The Mets are a very sharp 8-2, off a pair of wins vs the Dodgers. Meanwhile the home-town Padres took 3 of 4 against the Brewers, earning a pair of shutouts. Padres’ left-hander Snell has returned from the IL, and now has three starts under his belt. He has been progressively better in each of the three, and appears to be rounding in to shape, with a 6 inning, 2 run outing in his last start. He faces Carrasco who has a sparkling record of 6-1, but has also been uneven, ranging from an 8 inning shutout to a very rude 8 runs over 3+ innings. Most of Carrasco’s poor starts have been on the road, and opposing hitters are averaging a lusty .283.

The Mets are 3rd in offense, hitting for average and power this year, but drop all the way to 15th vs left- handers. The Padres have not been busting out on offense lately but they have had very solid pitching across the board.

I am on the Padres on Monday. Snell is due, the Mets are on the road & below .500 vs lefties, and Carrasco is a bit of a question mark on these days. Take the Padres to win..