New York Mets (8-6) vs. Oakland Athletics (3-11)
April 15, 2023 4:07 pm EDT
The Line: Oakland Athletics +170 / New York Mets -222; Over/Under: +8.5
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The New York Mets and Oakland Athletics meet Saturday in MLB action at Oakland Coliseum. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The New York Mets have scored 24 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 8 games. The Mets are 8-1 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Pete Alonso leads the Mets with 14 hits and 12 RBI, while Starling Marte and Francisco Lindor have combined for 25 hits and 20 RBI. Carlos Carrasco gets the ball, and he is 0-2 with a 11.42 ERA and 5 strikeouts this season. Carrasco is 4-2 with a 3.14 ERA and 56 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.
The Oakland Athletics have scored 21 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 4 straight games. The Athletics are 2-6 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Esteury Ruiz leads the Athletics with 14 hits and 6 RBI, while Ramon Laureano and Shea Langeliers have combined for 22 hits and 10 RBI. Shintaro Fujinami gets the ball, and he is 0-2 with a 17.55 ERA and 5 strikeouts this season. This will be Fujinami’s first career game against the Mets.
The Mets are 3-7 in their last 10 road games and 20-8 in their last 28 Saturday games. The Athletics are 2-5 in their last 7 Saturday games and 22-46 in their last 68 overall. The under is 4-1 in Mets last 5 overall. The over is 8-1-1 in Athletics last 10 overall. The Mets are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
The Oakland Athletics continue to find ways to lose, as they’re now 2-6 this season when they score 4 or more runs. It doesn’t help in this spot that Shintaro Fujinami has been dreadful through his first couple of games. It’s hard to back the A’s with any sort of confidence, given that they just can’t close out games. Give me the Mets and the RL for max betting value.
