On Tuesday, August 13 at 7:10 p.m. ET, the New York Mets (61-57) will face the Oakland Athletics (50-69) in the series opener at Citi Field. Paul Blackburn will get the ball for the Mets, while Ross Stripling will be on the mound for the Athletics.

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• Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024
• Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
• TV channels: NBCS-CA
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• Location: Queens, New York
• Venue: Citi Field

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Pitching duel

Mets: Paul Blackburn

• The Mets send Blackburn (5-2) to his 12th start of the season. He has a 5-2 record, a 3.86 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 63 2/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander last appeared on Thursday against the Colorado Rockies, when he threw six innings, allowed one earned run and allowed five hits.
• The 30-year-old has posted a 3.86 ERA with 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 11 games this season. Opponents have a .236 batting average against him.
• Blackburn is hoping for his third quality start in a row.
• Blackburn will look to build on his four-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he averages 5.7 frames per game).
• This season, he has prevented his opponents from scoring any earned runs in three appearances.

Athletics: Ross Stripling

• Stripling (2-11 with a 5.72 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 72 1/3 innings pitched) starts for the Athletics, his 15th of the season.
• His last appearance was on Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox, when the right-hander threw 5 1/3 innings, allowing four earned runs and five hits.
• The 34-year-old has an ERA of 5.72 and 5 strikeouts per nine innings in 14 games this season. His opponents’ batting average is .308.
• Stripling has had two good starts this year.
• Stripling will attempt to go five or more innings in his fourth consecutive start. He is averaging 5.2 innings per outing.
• In one of his 14 games this season, he was able to hold his opponents without a single earned run.

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Team comparison

Mets offensive leader

• Francisco Lindor’s batting average this season is .260, and he has an on-base percentage of .333 and a slugging percentage of .457. He has 22 home runs and 67 RBIs, as well as 76 runs scored and 24 stolen bases in 28 attempts. His strikeout rate is 17.8% and his walk rate is 8%.
• So far this season, Pete Alonso’s batting average is .240, along with a .325 on-base percentage and a .464 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 22.5% and his walk rate is 9.8%. He has 25 home runs and 63 RBIs, along with 67 runs scored.
• Brandon Nimmo has a batting average of .230, with 16 home runs and 66 RBIs, plus 65 runs scored and 11 steals in 11 attempts. He has an OPS of .750 (.346 on-base, .404 slugging). His strikeout rate is 25.1% and his walk rate is 13%.
• Jesse Winker of the Mets has a batting average of .259 and an OPS of .781 (.369 on-base, .411 slugging). He has 11 home runs and 46 RBIs, as well as 52 runs scored and 14 steals in 18 attempts. His strikeout rate is 22.1% and his walk rate is 13.2%.

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Offensive leader of athletics

• Brent Rooker has posted a .291 batting average, .367 OBP, and .585 SLG in 431 at-bats this year. He has also hit 29 home runs with 83 RBI and 58 runs, including seven steals, while posting a 29.9% K% and 10% BB%.
• In 469 at-bats this year, JJ Bleday has a .243 batting average, .323 OBP, and .442 SLG. He has also hit 14 home runs with 41 RBI and 52 runs scored, while posting a 17.9% strikeout rate and 10.2% walk rate.
• So far this season, Shea Langeliers of the Athletics has a slash line of .217/.278/.445 and he has hit 21 home runs with 40 runs scored and 57 RBIs. He is allowing walks 7.3% of the time and striking out 27.6% of the time.
• At bat, Lawrence Butler has a .248 batting average with a .776 OPS (.307 OBP; .469 SLG) this season while hitting 13 home runs with 37 runs and 38 RBIs. He has an 8.1% walk rate and a 26.9% strikeout rate. On base, he has stolen nine bases in nine attempts.

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