New York Mets vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Betting Preview | September 23

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

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