In this article we will formulate an Athletics vs Mets prediction for this MLB game on Sunday, April 13th at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, California. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this MLB matchup.
Athletics Betting Preview
The Athletics are 6-9 this year after they won game two in this series by a score of 3-1 on Saturday. The Athletics scored two runs in the fourth inning and they added an insurance run in the seventh in the win. The Athletics recorded nine hits and they committed two errors in the game, while they were led by Soderstrom, Bleday, and Pereda, who all had one RBI in the win. The Athletics started Ginn, who allowed four hits and one earned run in 5.1 innings for the win, while Sterner, Ferguson, and Miller combined for 3.2 shutout innings out of the bullpen.
Prior to this series, the Athletics lost two out of three against the Padres and won two out of three against the Rockies. The Athletics pitching staff has a 4.77 ERA with a 1.51 WHIP and a .268 opponent batting average, while the offense has scored 65 runs with a .247 batting average and a .314 on base percentage this season. Tyler Soderstrom has led the Athletics with six home runs and 11 RBIs, while Brent Rooker has added four home runs and eight RBIs this year. The projected starting pitcher for the Athletics is Luis Severino, who is 0-2 with a 4.74 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP over 19.0 innings pitched this season.
New York Mets Betting Preview
The New York Mets are 9-5 this season after they lost game two in this series, but they did win game one by a score of 7-6 on Friday. In the game two loss, the Mets cut the deficit to just 2-1 in the sixth, but couldn’t find anymore offense in the loss. New York recorded five hits and they committed one error in the game, while they were led by Nimmo, who went 1-4 with one home run and one RBI in the loss. New York started Peterson, who allowed seven hits and two earned runs over 6.0 innings, while Butto allowed two hits and one earned run in two relief innings.
Prior to this series, the Mets won two out of three against the Marlins and swept the Blue Jays in three games. The New York pitching staff has a 2.47 ERA with a 1.23 WHIP and a .220 opponent batting average, while the offense has scored 53 runs with a .208 batting average and a .292 on base percentage this season. Pete Alonso has led New York with four home runs and 18 RBIs, while Brandon Nimmo has added four home runs and nine RBIs this year. The projected starting pitcher for New York is Kodai Senga, who is 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP over 10.0 innings pitched this season.
Why the Mets will beat the Athletics
- The Athletics have lost each of their last six home games against National League opponents following a home win.
- The Mets have won eight of their last nine road games following a loss.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six home games against National League opponents following a home win.
- The Mets have covered the run line in each of their last five Sunday day road games.
- The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in 14 of their last 15 Sunday games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in six of their last seven day games against opponents that held a winning record.
Total Runs Facts
- Eight of the Athletics’ last nine games as home underdogs have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Seven of the Mets’ last eight games against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Mets’ last seven games against AL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in eight of the last nine games between the Mets and Athletics.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Miguel Andujar has recorded at least one Single in each of his last 11 appearances with the Athletics as home underdogs.
- Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one Double in five of his last six appearances with the Athletics as home underdogs against the Mets.
- Miguel Andujar has recorded at least one hit in each of his 13 previous appearances with the Athletics as home underdogs against NL opponents.
- Zack Gelof has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances in day games against NL East teams that held a winning record.
- Zack Gelof has scored a run in each of his five previous appearances in day games against NL East teams that held a winning record.
- Luis Severino has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last 11 Sunday appearances with his team as an underdog.
- Luis Severino has recorded a win in three of his last four home appearances against NL East opponents.
- Seth Brown has recorded at least one RBI in each of his five previous appearances against the Mets.
New York Mets Player Prop Facts
- Brandon Nimmo has hit a home run in four of the Mets’ last five games as road favorites.
- Kodai Senga has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his four previous appearances in day games against teams that held a losing record.
- Brandon Nimmo has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Mets’ last six games as road favorites.
- Pete Alonso has scored at least one run in seven of the Mets’ last eight road games against the Athletics.
- Nick Madrigal has recorded at least one Single in eight of his last nine appearances in day games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Jeff McNeil has recorded a Double in three of his last four appearances with the Mets as favorites against AL West opponents.
- Nick Madrigal has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances with his team as a favorite against AL West opponents.
- Pete Alonso ranks 1st amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.778) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Athletics rank 30th in the league for steals this season (3).
- The Athletics rank 30th in the league for runs allowed this season (80).
- The Mets rank 1st in the league for ERA this season (2.41).
- The Mets rank 1st in the league for home runs allowed this season (7).
Athletics vs Mets Prediction
The A’s were able to pickup a nice win on Saturday in game two of this series and they will go for the series win here. The Mets are 4-4 on the road this year, while the Athletics are 2-6 at home. New York has scored one run or fewer in two of their last three games and they are just 21st in the MLB in runs scored so far this year. I think the Mets will have a bounce back performance in this game, as Severino has allowed five earned runs in each of his last two starts, while Senga should be fine against this Athletics lineup. Take New York here.