Wednesday's contest that pits the New York Mets (61-58) versus the Oakland Athletics (51-69) at Citi Field has a good chance to be a competitive matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 5-4 in favor of the Mets. First pitch is at 7:10 PM ET on August 14.

The Mets will give the ball to David Peterson (6-1, 3.34 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 7 on the season, and the Athletics will turn to Joey Estes (5-4, 4.70 ERA).

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Mets vs. Athletics Game Info & Odds

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Mets vs. Athletics Score Prediction

  • Our prediction for this game is Mets 5, Athletics 4.

Total Prediction for Mets vs. Athletics

  • Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs

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    • Mets Performance Insights

    • The Mets have played as the favorite in six of their past 10 games and have gone 2-4 in those contests.
    • When it comes to hitting the over, New York and its opponents are 2-7-1 in its last 10 games with a total.
    • The Mets have entered the game as favorites 63 times this season and won 34, or 54%, of those games.
    • New York has entered seven games this season favored by -189 or more and is 5-2 in those contests.
    • The moneyline for this contest implies a 65.4% chance of a victory for the Mets.
    • New York ranks 11th in the majors with 565 total runs scored this season.
    • The Mets have the 20th-ranked team ERA across all league pitching staffs (4.20).

    Athletics Performance Insights

    • The Athletics have played as the underdog in seven of their past 10 games and have gone 4-3 in those contests.
    • When it comes to the over/under, Oakland and its foes are 4-6-0 in its last 10 contests.
    • The Athletics have been chosen as underdogs in 101 games this year and have walked away with the win 37 times (36.6%) in those games.
    • Oakland has a win-loss record of 12-19 when favored by +155 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
    • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 39.2% chance of walking away with the win.
    • Oakland scores the 25th-most runs in baseball (490 total, 4.1 per game).
    • The Athletics have pitched to a 4.29 ERA this season, which ranks 22nd in baseball.

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    Mets Schedule

    Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
    August 8 @ Rockies W 9-1 David Peterson vs Austin Gomber
    August 9 @ Mariners L 6-0 José Quintana vs Bryce Miller
    August 10 @ Mariners L 4-0 Sean Manaea vs Logan Gilbert
    August 11 @ Mariners L 12-1 Luis Severino vs Luis Castillo
    August 13 Athletics L 9-4 Paul Blackburn vs Joseph Boyle
    August 14 Athletics - David Peterson vs Joey Estes
    August 15 Athletics - José Quintana vs Mitch Spence
    August 16 Marlins - Sean Manaea vs Edward Cabrera
    August 17 Marlins - Luis Severino vs Roddery Munoz
    August 18 Marlins - Paul Blackburn vs Max Meyer
    August 19 Orioles - David Peterson vs Dean Kremer

    Athletics Schedule

    Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
    August 7 White Sox W 3-2 Joey Estes vs Davis Martin
    August 9 @ Blue Jays L 3-1 Mitch Spence vs José Berríos
    August 10 @ Blue Jays W 1-0 Osvaldo Bido vs Yariel Rodriguez
    August 11 @ Blue Jays W 8-4 JP Sears vs Chris Bassitt
    August 13 @ Mets W 9-4 Joseph Boyle vs Paul Blackburn
    August 14 @ Mets - Joey Estes vs David Peterson
    August 15 @ Mets - Mitch Spence vs José Quintana
    August 17 Giants - Osvaldo Bido vs Hayden Birdsong
    August 18 Giants - JP Sears vs Blake Snell
    August 19 Rays - Ross Stripling vs Shane Baz
    August 20 Rays - Joey Estes vs Zack Littell

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