Padres vs. Mets: 7 Facts to Know About the Final Series Before the Break

Some interesting facts about the upcoming series at Petco Park

Coming off a sweep of the Los Angeles Angels, the Padres want to continue their winning ways against the New York Mets. Both the Padres and the Mets are disappointing after having an aggressive offseason.

1. The Padres came into the National League in the same year when the Mets won their first world championship in 1969.

2. The Padres won 258 and lost 253 games in their all-time series against the Mets.

3. The Padres sent Dave Kingman to New York for Bobby Valentine and Paul Seibert in 1977.

4. In 2022, the Padres met the Mets for the first time in the postseason. In the National League Wild Card series, the Padres won 2 and lost 1.

5. This season the Mets took two out of three games from the Padres.

6. The Mets have the highest and the Padres have the third-highest payroll in Major League Baseball.

7. Both the Mets and the Padres are in fourth place in their respective divisions.

Both teams will be hoping to finish the first half on a strong note and enter the All-Star break and second half of the season with some much-needed momentum.