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Jake Peavy and the Padres take on the Mets today. (AP Images)

Ace Jake Peavy will take the hill for the San Diego Padres this afternoon, looking to help his team bounce back from its first loss in a week in the finale of a three-game set with the New York Mets.

New York made sure it wouldn't fall to 0-2 at their new stadium on Wednesday when they broke open a one-run game by scoring four times in the seventh, with Carlos Delgado homering in the eighth to help seal a 7-2 win.

Delgado and company will have a more taxing challenge in the series finale with the Padres, facing Peavy, the 2007 NL Cy Young Award winner. Peavy is 4-2 with a 3.32 ERA in nine career starts against the Mets.

John Maine will start for New York (-125 favorites) after a solid if shortened season debut Friday at Florida. Maine is 0-0 with a 5.40 ERA in two career starts against the Padres.

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