Padres drop fourth series in a row with 7-3 loss to the Mets
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The San Diego Padres (33-30) look to capture the series at Petco Park against the New York Mets (28-36) in the rubber match, game three.
The Padres have had a rough go the last month and a half, but a series win today vs the Mets could be a start in righting the ship. On the bump for the Padres was Randy Vasquez, and he dueled with Mets pitcher Huascar Brazoban as the opener for Sean Manaea.
Sunday matinee. pic.twitter.com/wQoPlDURwK
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) June 7, 2026
The Mets built an early lead
Over the past couple of games for the Padres, it feels like it’s rinse and repeat for this team, and today continued the trend of being in an early deficit. In the top of the first, Carson Benge got a leadoff single driven up the middle. Then, Bo Bichette would get a double to left to advance Benge to third and get two runners in scoring position with no outs. Following the back-to-back hits was former Padre Juan Soto, and he was able to drive one run across on a groundout to second. Mets lead 1-0. Starter Randy Vasquez was able get out of the inning, only giving up one.
However, New York was ready to add in the second. Leading off the inning was Marcus Semien, who hit a leadoff blast 360 feet over the leftfield wall to extend the lead to two. The Padres would have runners in scoring position in the first two innings and could not bring a run across.
Marcus Semien makes it back-to-back games with a homer ? pic.twitter.com/OXI5RUpyGM
— MLB (@MLB) June 7, 2026
New York adds onto their lead in the fifth as Freddy Fermin gets the Padres on the board
The dam is starting to break for the Padres’ starting pitching, who have been forced to try and hold teams scoreless to help win a game. To start the top of the fifth, Vasquez would give up a single by Carson Benge and Bo Bichette and a walk to Juan Soto. Following that, Jacob Young would get an RBI single to center. That would be it on the day for Randy Vasquez, but he is still on the hook for the runners on base. Yuki Matsui would enter and get AJ Ewing to line out to right, where Jase would throw out Juan Soto at third base to get the double play. Matsui would get Marcus Semien to fly out to stop the bleeding. NY leads 4-0.
With the vibes being low, the “Ferminator” Freddy Fermin is starting to contribute offensively. Bottom of the fifth with one out following a Samad Taylor single to left, Fermin would launch a 404ft homerun to left, his second in as many days. The Padres cut the lead in half, 4-2. Fernando Tatis Jr would then scorch a double to left, 110.7MPH off the bat. But Jackson Merrill would line out to left, and Tatis Jr would get caught stealing in the next at-bat to close the frame.
SDP – Freddy Fermin 2-run HR (2)
? 404 ft | ? 103.6 mph | ? 32°
⚾️ 88.1 mph four-seam fastball (NYM – LHP Sean Manaea)
?️ Out in 30/30 parks ?NYM (4) @ SDP (2)
? 5th#ForTheFaithful pic.twitter.com/dvCeTJhhxp— MLB Home Runs (@MLBHRs_) June 7, 2026
Mets’ offense takes a victory lap to close it out
Even after the Padres cut it in half, the Mets keep piling on runs. With one out in the sixth, MJ Melendez would go yard with a solo shot to right-center. Two batters later, Carson Benge, who was 3-3 on the day, kept his day perfect with a home run in the same spot to get the Mets up four once again.
Carson Benge wasn’t done yet as he got an RBI triple in the eighth to score Brett Baty, who had walked to get on base. New York was up 7-2 after eight. Benge would finish 5-5, with two RBI’s and scoring three times.
Freddy Fermin would get an RBI double after Samad Taylor walked with two outs in the ninth. But the Mets would close it out as the Padres drop their fourth straight series and are 14-22 since April.
What’s next for the Padres
The San Diego Padres (33-31) will stay at home and welcome the Cincinnati Reds (31-33). A huge series for both teams as they look to jockey for position in the NL Wildcard race. The Padres will start Walker Buehler, and the Reds will go with Andrew Abbott. Game one of the series is Monday, June 8, at 6:40 PM PST.
Hi Padres fans, I’m Wyatt Dearen. I am from Farmington, New Mexico, which is home to one of the most prestigious high school baseball tournaments in America, the Connie Mack World Series. When it comes around, I do color and statistics for the radio. I am currently pursuing a degree in Sports Administration at the University of Houston #GoCoogs. I have been a sports fan my whole life, following all the major sports leagues since I could walk, and it has been my dream my whole life to work in sports. Thankful to write about the team and for the East VillageTimes.