The New York Mets open a three-game series against the San Diego Padres in San Diego on June 5, 2026, the first meeting between the clubs this season and the Mets’ final stop on their West Coast swing.
The series begins at Petco Park on June 5 and will cover three games in total, with New York arriving at 27-35 and San Diego at 32-29. This matchup is the teams’ first head‑to‑head of 2026 and the immediate chance for the Mets to steady a season that has yet to find consistent footing.
Last year the Padres dominated the pairing, taking four of six from New York and sweeping all three games at Petco Park. The recent history at Petco has been especially unkind to the Mets: since 2015 they have lost 20 of 34 games there, a record that compounds the pressure on the road club as it closes the West Coast schedule.
New York did not arrive in San Diego without a hiccup — the Mets dropped five straight games at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park earlier in the week, falling 3-2 in ten innings on Monday and 8-3 on Tuesday before snapping the skid with a 7-1 victory on Wednesday that ended the Mariners’ eight-game winning streak. That 7-1 win halted the immediate slide, but the Mets still travel west with a sub-.500 record and Petco figures weighing on expectations.
San Diego enters the series with a better record and momentum from last season’s success against New York; the Padres were 32-29 entering this set. The arithmetic and recent results at Petco Park sharpen a simple question: can the Mets flip a venue that has been a bane for them since 2015, or will the Padres extend the edge they established in 2025?
Practical details for fans: the series starts June 5 in San Diego and runs three games. For viewing and streaming options, check local listings and the teams’ official broadcast partners for final TV and streaming arrangements, as those distribution details were not part of the available game facts.
The immediate next item is straightforward — two more games follow after the opener, completing New York’s West Coast visit. If the Mets are to leave San Diego with momentum, they must convert Wednesday’s respite into multiple wins at a ballpark where they have struggled in recent years; the remaining two games of the series will say whether that recovery is possible or the season’s West Coast chapter closes with the familiar Petco problem intact.
