N.Y. Mets at San Diego Padres preview

SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — The New York Mets visit the San Diego Padres on Friday at 7:10 p.m. PDT at PETCO Park in the opener of a three-game series.

Righthander Christian Scott (1-0) or righthander Michael King (4-4) is scheduled to start for New York. The Padres had not announced a starter as of Thursday.

The Mets (27-35) are coming off a 7-1 win Wednesday at Seattle, snapping a three-game losing streak. Righthander Freddy Peralta earned the win, allowing one earned run over six innings with six strikeouts. Shortstop Bo Bichette went 4 for 4 with three RBIs.

New York has lost six of its past 10 games.

San Diego (32-29) dropped the final game of its road trip Thursday, falling 6-4 at Philadelphia. Center fielder Jackson Merrill homered and drove in two runs. The Padres have lost five straight games and seven of their past 10.

Players to watch

Mets: Freddy Peralta, who has been a steady presence out of the bullpen. In his past five appearances, the right-hander has allowed two earned runs over 14 innings, striking out 31. He has not allowed a run in his past three outings, spanning 7 2/3 innings.

Padres: Lefty Wandy Peralta has been reliable recently. In his past six appearances, he has allowed two earned runs over eight innings, striking out six. He has not been charged with a run in five of those six outings.

Game notes

The Interstat game simulator projects a 4-2 Mets win.

San Diego opened as a -1.5 run-line favorite. The over/under is 7.5 runs.

Following this series, the Mets return home to host St. Louis for three games. The Padres remain home to face Cincinnati for three games before a six-game road trip to Baltimore and St. Louis.