Mets at Padres
The San Diego Padres look to post their 10th victory in 15 games when they host the New York Mets on Tuesday for the middle contest of their three-game series. New York is slumping with four straight losses, and Monday's 4-0 setback was its second shutout defeat in a six-game span.
San Diego rookie Chris Paddack registered a season-best 11 strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings to outduel reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom in the series opener. Hunter Renfroe followed his walk-off grand slam in Sunday's 8-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers with another homer and has gone deep in four of his last 10 contests. The Mets have scored just seven runs while losing five of their last six games and managed just four singles on Monday. Robinson Cano is just 2-for-26 over his last eight contests and Todd Frazier has gone 2-for-24 in his last seven.
TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), FS San Diego
PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Noah Syndergaard (2-3, 5.02 ERA) vs. Padres RH Cal Quantrill (0-1, 3.18)
Syndergaard won National League Pitcher of the Week honors by recording 10 strikeouts while tossing a four-hit shutout and adding a solo homer in a 1-0 win over Cincinnati on Thursday. The superb outing followed a four-start stretch during which the 26-year-old allowed 18 earned runs in 22 frames. Syndergaard is 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA in three career starts against San Diego, striking out 24 batters in 18 innings.
Quantrill is making his second career start after losing to Atlanta in his major-league debut. The 24-year-old allowed two runs and six hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out three and walking one. Quantrill, who was the eighth overall pick by the Padres in the 2016 draft, posted a 3-1 record and 4.68 ERA in five starts for Triple-A El Paso prior to being recalled.
WALK-OFFS
1. The Mets placed LHP Jason Vargas (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list, acquired RHP Wilmer Font from Tampa Bay for a player to be named or cash, activated LHP Justin Wilson (elbow) from the IL and optioned RHP Tim Peterson to Triple-A Syracuse.
2. San Diego 1B Eric Hosmer went 2-for-4 with two RBIs on Monday and is 19-for-44 over his last 11 games.
3. New York LHP Steven Matz (forearm) doesn't have structural damage and the team has decided to hold off putting him on the IL.