Mets vs. Padres Game Highlights (8/24/24) | MLB Highlights

game three about ready to get underway here the two teams that split the first two games I think both managers have their teams locked and loaded for tonight's game which is a huge one not only for the Padres but also for the Mets Michael King indeed on the mound for the Padres and this right-hander no doubt has been the best starter for the Padre's this season overall making his 25th start more strikeouts than Innings pitched and fewer hits than Innings pitch Michael King is on some type of role since late June one thing we looked at Joe Musgrove last night was the velocity that maintained throughout the whole start that was 95 from king that's something that he has done lately is Joe enjoys a shake M Joo one two pitches in the air do shallow left Center Merrill coming in and under and he makes the catch for out number one 3-2 down low Vientos is on with a walk so the Mets have their first base runner three and two with one out Vientos at first not running and nmo takes inside ball four so King issues backto back walks King saying some things here wow that's a good pitch close enough where it could have gone either way but trying to keep guys off the base passes certainly want that firston second one away backto back walks for King and Pete breaks his Bat rolls it right along the line and hits the bag it's a fair ball Here Comes Vientos he's going to score nmo to third Alonzo slides in safely at second a cushion AED double for Pete Alonzo and the Mets have a one nothing nothing laad if it doesn't hit the bag Machado turns that into two outs that's how big that was softest double that Pete Alonzo has ever had 40 mil an hour off the bat JD Martinez coming up one two swing and a Miss Martinez went after a sweeper that ended up 2 feet outside that is out number two and now the only thing standing between Michael King and getting out of this thing without any more damage is Jesse Winker this pit tell you a lot 3-1 let's see if he gives anything for Winker right here then you'd have a force anywhere if he walks him here he does and that's a third walk of his first inning although he was not trying to walk him he was not heartbroken at that result yeah it was a pitch around certainly Runners leaded all three stations two and two the pitch to Marte is taken right at the bottom of the Zone strike threee call King works out of it and leaves him loaded David Peterson just watch his offense give him a run we go to the bottom of the first in San Diego last start for Peterson was against Baltimore he went seven sharp Innings gave up three runs only two of them earned with eight strikeouts two up and two down for David Peterson the onew swing and a miss Peterson puts him away with 94 in the inside corner a one two three inning for David Peterson the Mets take their one nothing lead here in San Diego to the second inning Peterson's retired the first four but now solano's AB board with a one out walk there's been a lot of traffic walks hits that usually would lead to runs but Peterson pulling a rabbit out of his hat has been getting out of a lot of those situations looking for one here the two- two swinging a line drive left center field Winker over to his left eyes and makes the catch Jesse Winker flying through the air oh Jesse Winker came out of nowhere he's left-handed so not only did he have to get to that Gap but he had to dive and backhand that play just a fabulous play from Winker couple of hard hit balls but Peterson Works around the walk thanks to Winker still one nothing two away here in the fourth inning two2 to Marte and Marte hits one down the right field line that's going to be down for a base hit cut off by Johnson and he holds Marte to a two out single breaks up a string of nine in a row retired by King Cisco trying to snap an 0 for 13 stretch he's gone 0 for nine in this series and gets a breaking ball and lines it right to Machado who lost it and everybody's safe that's a play that Manny makes in his sleep and he just didn't catch the ball very unusual ual Neil is hit by the pitch and that'll load him up and Lindor coming to the plate Lindor in the driver's seat here ahead two and0 and he smacks one to deep right center field but goes Johnson at the wall and it's out of here a grand slam for Francisco Lindor he was in the driver's seene and he drove it right out of the ballpark his seventh career Grand Slam his 26th home run of the year and it's 5 to nothing New York and the Mets take full advantage of machado's miscue to score four unearned runs on one big swing by Lindor it would be an understatement to say this is a big game for the Mets this is a game the Mets had to have against a really good pitcher and they cash in completely and Iggy loves every minute first and second one out you got Mason McCoy coming up next after this meeting at the mount as the Padre's try to Chip Away what is a five run deficit to Center blooped it'll fall in for hit from second comes aosa no they're going to stop him at third base the right decision and the bases are loaded with one down for the Padres here in the fifth o and one the pick arise swings hits it slowly to Third Base Vientos charges only plays to First Thea comes into score an RBI ground out and the pods are on the board 2-1 coming and Prof for H one right back to Peterson there was a good Change Up by David and he got the result he needed he retires proar and limits the damage to one one run Yuki matui the rookie left-hander is on the pitch for the Padres he's been the most used Bullpen arm comes into face Lindor hit his Grand Slam left-handed now gets the bat right-handed put him in the top 10 in RBI is among all his other categories and he slams this one to left Prof far back and it's out of here Francisco Lindor has homered from both sides of the plates burnishing his MVP credentials with every swing it's 6 to1 New York game of baseball is such a team game but every once in a while a star will take it over and that's what lindor's done tonight doing it for the better part of three and 1/2 months now we got some Italian ises going on there you know when you have a good game as a ball player you get ice cream well usually you go to Dairy Queen after the game not during but you know when you're a superstar who hit home runs from both sides of the plate you get whatever you want well right now Bader is really really struggling he's over for his last 20 right now the 2 Vader sends a high Smash in the air to deep left that ball is way out off the facing of the second deck Harrison Bader snaps out of an awful slump and snaps one right over the left field wall a solo home run in the eighth and it is 7 to one minuts Harrison Bader needed that well David Peterson's going to throw a pitch in the eighth inning for the first time this year this is the first time he's ever gone backto back seven Innings or more in his big career this is his 79th career start one out nobody on in the bottom of the eighth 7 to one Mets and proar hits it in the air deep down the Lefty line Nemo not going to get there he will look up and it will bounce over the little wall for an automatic double that is the first extra base hit of the night for the P 96 pitches now for Peterson NE Nunes is going to come on to release David Peterson who has his longest ding of the Year matches the longest Ting of his major league career exits after seven and a third with another another tremendous performance fantastic to see Daniel Nunes back on the mound for the first time in a month and a day was on the injured list with a pronator strain two down onew coming and he struck him out with a slider Nunes comes back with a flourish and gets Barts and Machado his first two batters off the injured list Final L was hard to come by in the first game of the series nun trying to do things in a little quicker order than that again the Padres are down to their final strike he struck him out and the ball game is over Daniel nun back from the injured list gets the final five outs and the Mets dominate tonight winning 7 to1