The A’s kicked off their first interleague series of 2023 with the NL East’s New York Mets coming to the Oakland Coliseum for a three game series. Righty James Kaprielian got the nod for the series opener while the Mets sent righty Kodai Senga to the mound. Senga is 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA and his “ghost forkball” has kept hitters completely off balance early in the season.
The Mets came into the game with the 28th ranked team batting average at .218, but top to bottom they have a dangerous offense which can erupt at any time.