Losers of four of their past five, the Mets look to bounce back tonight when the unpredictable Oliver Perez takes on the Padres at Citi Field. Here is the 3-4 Mets’ order for the 7:10 p.m. game as Gary Sheffield makes his first start in right field:

Jose Reyes Ss

Daniel Murphy LF

David Wright 3 B

Carlos Delgado 1B

Carlos Beltran CF

Gary Sheffield RF

Brian Schneider C

Oliver Perez LHP (0-1, 16.62)

Perez’s numbers against the Padres’ hitters

The 6-2 Padres will counter with:

Scott Hairston CF

David Eckstein 2B

Brian Giles RF

Adrian Gonzalez 1B

Chase Headley LF

Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B

Nick Hundley C

Luis Rodriguez SS

Kevin Correia RHP (0-0, 4.50)

Correia’s numbers against the Mets’ hitters