The New York Mets will be on the West Coast tonight to open a 3-game series with the Oakland Athletics. The 7-6 Mets are coming off a home victory on Wednesday over the Padres and had yesterday off so travel will not be a factor. The expected starter for New York is Kodai Senga and he has been brilliant. Senga is 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. On the flip side, Oakland is 3-10 and expected to have James Kaprielian on the hill, who has been awful. In his two starts, Kaprielian was lit up by Cleveland and Tampa, and has a bloated ERA of 11.17 with a 1.97 WHIP. The Mets are by far the better team in this one and should get to the struggling Kaprielian.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK METS