New York Mets (7-6, second in the NL East) vs. Oakland Athletics (3-10, fifth in the AL West)
Oakland, California; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Kodai Senga (0-0); Athletics: James Kaprielian (0-0)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Mets -205, Athletics +175; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics host the New York Mets to start a three-game series.
Oakland is 3-10 overall and 2-4 in home games. The Athletics have a 1-4 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
New York is 3-4 on the road and 7-6 overall. The Mets have the ninth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .326.
Friday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS:
LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 2-8, .000 batting average, 8.06 ERA, outscored by 33 runs
Mets: 5-5, .000 batting average, 4.66 ERA, outscored by six runs
INJURIES: Athletics: Freddy Tarnok: 60-Day IL (undisclosed), Domingo Acevedo: 15-Day IL (back), Seth Brown: 10-Day IL (oblique), Paul Blackburn: 15-Day IL (finger), Manny Pina: 10-Day IL (wrist), Drew Rucinski: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Kirby Snead: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Mets: Jose Quintana: 60-Day IL (rib), Omar Narvaez: 10-Day IL (calf), Sam Coonrod: 60-Day IL (lat), Bryce Montes de Oca: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tommy Hunter: 15-Day IL (back), Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (teres major), Stephen Ridings: 15-Day IL (lat), Edwin Diaz: 60-Day IL (knee), Elieser Hernandez: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
