Mets vs Athletics Prediction

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Mets vs Athletics Prediction

The New York Mets and Oakland Athletics face off on Sunday in an MLB showdown at Oakland Coliseum. The Mets have won the first two games of this series. 

Mets Betting Preview

The Mets come into this game with a 9-6 record overall and the pitching has really been good so far in this series. On Saturday the Mets offense scored two runs in the 7th inning and that was the difference as they got the job done. Overall this season the pitching has been strong giving up four runs per game which is 4th best in baseball. On the mound for the Mets will be Max Scherzer who sits with a 2-1 record and an ERA of 4.41. In his last start against the San Diego Padres he went five innings giving up one hit and zero runs. 

Athletics Betting Preview

On the other side of this matchup is the A’s who sit with a 3-12 record overall and the offense has been a major issue all season. Overall this season the A’s are averaging 3.93 runs per game which is 26th in the league. The pitching has also been a major issue giving up 8.07 runs per game. In this game if the ywant any chance the pitching is going to need to be strong. On the mound for the A’s is JP Sears who sits with an 0-1 record and an ERA of 5.59. In his last start against the A’s he went five innings giving up three hits and three runs. 

Mets vs Athletics Trends

Mets are 5-1 in their last 6 vs. American League West. Mets are 5-1 in their last 6 interleague games vs. a team with a losing record. Mets are 4-1 in their last 5 interleague games. Athletics are 1-11 in their last 12 interleague home games vs. a right-handed starter.

Shane’s Free Pick

JP Sears is on the mound for the A’s and the pitching isn’t going to get any better in this game. The Mets offense scored 17 runs in the first game of this series and they are going to have no issue running up the score again in this game. The A’s don’t have the offense to keep up, and that will lead to the Mets getting the job done. Back the Mets -3.5.

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Shane’s PickMets -3.5

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.