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Chris Bassitt will attempt to secure his 15th win of the season when the New York Mets (95-56) visit the Oakland Athletics (55-95) at Oakland Coliseum on Friday at 9:40 PM ET. The Mets are favored in the matchup (-232) against the Athletics (+192). Bassitt starts for New York while Oakland will counter with Cole Irvin.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Mets vs. Athletics
- Game Day: Friday, September 23, 2022
- Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Location: Oakland, California
- Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mets | -232 | 7 |
Mets Stats & Trends
Mets Batting
- The Mets rank eighth in MLB play with 155 home runs. They average one per game.
- The Mets are fourth in the majors with a .257 batting average.
- The Mets have a league-leading .331 on-base percentage.
- The Mets strike out 7.5 times per game, the fourth-best average in the league.
- The Mets have hit 83 home runs away from home this season (1.1 per game).
- The Mets are slugging .422 with 3.3 extra-base hits per game away from home.
- Away from home this season the team averages 9.2 hits per game and is batting .261.
Mets Key Batters
- Pete Alonso leads New York in total hits (149) this season while batting .265 with 62 extra-base hits.
- Among qualifying batters in MLB, Alonso ranks 50th in batting average, 37th in on-base percentage, and 13th in slugging.
- Francisco Lindor has an OPS of .798, fueled by an OBP of .344 and a team-best slugging percentage of .454 this season.
- Lindor ranks 38th in batting average, 37th in on-base percentage and 45th in slugging in MLB.
- Lindor has picked up at least one hit in eight games in a row. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .310 with a double, a triple, three home runs, three walks and eight RBI.
- Brandon Nimmo has collected 144 base hits, an OBP of .360 and a slugging percentage of .418 this season.
- Jeff McNeil has 154 hits this season and a team-best OBP of .372.
Athletics Stats & Trends
Athletics Batting
- The Athletics rank 18th in Major League Baseball with 126 home runs.
- The Athletics rank 20th in MLB with a .216 team batting average.
- The Athletics have the 20th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.281).
- The Athletics rank 15th with an average of 8.6 strikeouts per game.
- They’ve hit 47 homers, an average of 0.6 per game, in 75 home contests this season.
- In 75 home games this season, they’re slugging .319 with 172 hits going for extra bases.
- In 75 home games this season, they have a batting average of .205 while averaging 6.5 base hits per contest.
Athletics Key Batters
- Sean Murphy has put up a team-high OBP (.332) and slugging percentage (.434).
- Including all qualified hitters in the majors, Murphy is 77th in batting average, 59th in on-base percentage and 63rd in slugging percentage.
- Tony Kemp is batting .240 with 23 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 43 walks.
- Kemp is currently 100th in batting average, 93rd in on-base percentage and 127th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters.
- Seth Brown leads the Athletics with 104 hits.
- Chad Pinder has 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 14 walks while hitting .232.
Mets vs. Athletics Probable Pitchers
| Bassitt | Irvin | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | GS | 27 |
| 14-8 | W-L | 9-11 |
| 3.32 | ERA | 3.79 |
| 171.0 | IP | 166.1 |
| 45 | BB | 33 |
| 163 | SO | 114 |
