New York Mets at Oakland Athletics 9/22/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The New York Mets continue a road trip on Friday as they travel out West to Oakland, CA for game one of three against the Oakland Athletics. New York comes into Friday 39 games above .500 as the top team in the National League East despite a 6-0 loss the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday that ended a long winning streak. Taijuan Walker got the start for New York giving up four runs on six hits across 6 innings of work leading to the loss. The New York bullpen struggled as well allowing two more runs on one hit over the final two innings of the game.

Jeff McNeil is the offensive leader for New York this season carrying a .314 batting average, while Francisco Lindor leads the team with 158 hits. Pete Alonso supplies the power in the New York lineup leading the team with 37 home runs and 121 RBIs this year.

The Oakland Athletics continue a home stand on Friday as they have struggled through the year 39 games under .500 following a 2-1 win over to Seattle in their last game. James Kaprielian got the start and win for Oakland after giving up no runs on two hits across 7 innings of work. The Oakland bullpen came on to seal the deal allowing one run on 2 two hits over the final two innings of the game.

Sean Murphy has carried the Oakland offense this season with a .252 batting average to go along with a team leading 125 hits. Seth Brown leads Oakland with 23 home runs at a team high .769 OPS.