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(MLB) San Diego vs. NY Mets,
Money Line: 127.00 San Diego (Away)
Result: Win
Padres over Mets
Chris Bassitt (15-9, 3.42 ERA) is slated to start for the Mets against Joe Musgrove (10-7, 2.93 ERA) in a battle of right-handers. Bassitt is 0-2 with a 6.60 ERA in three career starts against the Padres. He absorbed both losses this season, posting a 7.84 ERA in two starts. Bassitt is 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA in two career postseason starts, both of which he made with the Oakland Athletics in 2020. Musgrove is 1-5 with a 5.83 ERA in six games (five starts) against the Mets. He opposed New York once this season and took the loss July 24, when he allowed four runs over 5 1/3 innings as the Padres fell, 8-5. Musgrove made all seven of his postseason appearances as a reliever with the World Series-winning Houston Astros in 2017, when he went 1-0 with an 8.10 ERA. Take SAN DIEDO!