Overview
- Freddy Fermin hit a first-pitch, two-run homer off Austin Warren in the seventh that produced the decisive runs in a 3-2 Padres win that snapped San Diego’s six-game losing streak.
- Mets rookie Nolan McLean gave New York six strong innings, allowing one run on three hits with five strikeouts and setting the stage for a late lead.
- Marcus Semien tied the game with a solo homer earlier in the seventh before Warren, a versatile reliever who entered the appearance with an unusually low 1.33 ERA, yielded Fermin’s go-ahead shot.
- A key defensive play by Sung-Mun Song — a line-drive catch and throw that doubled off Carson Benge to end the eighth — and Mason Miller’s scoreless ninth preserved the Padres’ win with Bradgley Rodriguez credited with the victory.
- The series closes with Padres RHP Randy Vásquez scheduled to start and the Mets needing a win in the finale to salvage a .500 road trip, a result that could shift short-term momentum for both clubs.