The Oakland Athletics (55-96) will host the New York Mets (96-56) on Saturday in one of the most lopsided matchup on the board. The Mets are -420 favorite, and the total sits at 7. New York took the opening contest of this three game series on Friday 9-2.
The Mets have been one of baseball's best all around teams this season. New York is fifth in batting average, sixth in runs scored, seventh in OPS, and 17th in home runs. New York's pitching is seventh with a 3.54 ERA, and fifth with 70 quality starts.
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— New York Mets (@Mets) September 20, 2022
You can expect another quality start on Saturday with Jacob deGrom (5-2, 2.32 ERA) on the mound. When healthy, deGrom is one of the most consistent pitchers to ever do it with a 82-55 record, 2.49 ERA and 0.99 WHIP in 207 career starts.