In reality, however, these teams could not be more different. While their wins and losses columns look almost identical, the San Diego Padres have a future, and the Mets once again remain stagnant in their own missed opportunities. They’re far from the team that went to the World Series in 2015.
Joey Lucchesi is set to kick the series off against Jacob deGrom, one of the few bright spots left in Queens. While Eric Lauer was originally slated to kick off the series, I think even the Padres figured this matchup would be more of a pitchers duel.