San Diego Padres @ New York Mets

83-70, 36-42 Away

Final

79-74, 48-30 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
F. Tatis Jr.RF	2-4	1	0	0	.266
L. Arraez2B-1B	1-3	0	0	1	.287
M. Machado3B	1-4	0	0	0	.279
J. MerrillCF	0-4	0	0	0	.260
R. LaureanoLF	0-4	0	0	0	.279
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Laureano struck out looking. 4th: Laureano struck out swinging. 7th: Laureano grounded out to shortstop. 9th: Laureano popped out to third.
G. SheetsDH	1-3	0	0	0	.259
R. O'Hearn1B	0-2	0	0	0	.225
J. IglesiasPH-SS	0-1	0	0	0	.223
J. CronenworthSS-2B	1-3	0	0	0	.251
F. FerminC	0-3	0	0	0	.262

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
R. Vasquez	2.1	4	4	1	3	48-31	3.94
W. Peralta	1.2	1	1	1	1	29-17	3.33
K. Hart	1.0	1	0	1	2	26-16	5.27
Y. Matsui	1.0	0	0	0	0	10-8	4.05
R. Marinaccio	1.0	1	1	1	2	26-14	0.93
B. Rodriguez	1.0	0	0	0	1	14-10	2.08

According to ESPN Analytics

NYM

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Citi Field

1:10 PM, September 18, 2025Coverage: MLBN

Queens, New York

Attendance: 38,127

Game Time:2:46

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Alex Mackay
First Base Umpire - Alan Porter
Second Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Third Base Umpire - Chris Segal

Jonah Tong bounces back as Mets take series from Padres with 6-1 victory in finale

— Jonah Tong threw five encouraging innings and earned the win Thursday afternoon for the New York Mets, who lengthened their lead in the race for the final National League playoff spot with a 6-1 victory over the San Diego Padres.

Sep 18, 2026, 04:09 pm - AP


SD
NYM

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0
1	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	-	6	7	1

J. Tong2-2

5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 8 K, 0 BB

R. Vasquez5-7

2.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

		SD	NYM
1st	Alonso homered to center (445 feet).	0	1
3rd	Arraez hit sacrifice fly to left, Tatis Jr. scored.	1	1
3rd	J. Soto grounded out to second, Mullins scored, Lindor to third.	1	2
3rd	Nimmo homered to right center (389 feet), Lindor scored and Alonso scored.	1	5
7th	Alonso hit sacrifice fly to right, Lindor scored.	1	6

Data is currently unavailable.

Padres
3
Mets
8

Game 1

9/16

Padres
7
Mets
4

Game 2

9/17

Padres
1
Mets
6

Game 3

9/18

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	67	38	.638	-	W4
Arizona	55	50	.524	12	L1
San Diego	52	53	.495	15	W2
San Francisco	44	60	.423	22.5	W2
Colorado	42	64	.396	25.5	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	61	43	.587	-	L1
Philadelphia	56	49	.533	5.5	L4
Washington	53	52	.505	8.5	W1
Miami	52	53	.495	9.5	L11
New York	43	62	.410	18.5	L3

Cardinals and Reds meet with series tied 1-1

Cincinnati Reds (48-55, fifth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (53-51, third in the NL Central)

Mets head into matchup with the Dodgers on losing streak

Los Angeles Dodgers (67-38, first in the NL West) vs. New York Mets (43-62, fifth in the NL East)

Giants host the Angels on home winning streak

Los Angeles Angels (41-64, fifth in the AL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (44-60, fourth in the NL West)

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San Diego Padres @ New York Mets

Jonah Tong bounces back as Mets take series from Padres with 6-1 victory in finale

J. Tong2-2

R. Vasquez5-7

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