Oakland Athletics (55-95) vs New York Mets (95-56)
Friday, September 23, 2022 at 9:40 pm
Chris Bassitt makes his return to the site of 13 previous wins when he and the New York Mets continue their pursuit of the National League East title against the host Oakland Athletics on Friday night.
The teams kick off a three-game series.
The Mets (95-56) had Thursday off to fly to Oakland, where they were able to relax and watch as the Atlanta Braves, who began the day one game behind, lost to the Philadelphia Phillies.
New York had a six-game winning streak snapped Wednesday in a 6-0 home loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. One of the wins was authored by Bassitt (14-8, 3.32 ERA), who earned his career-best 14th victory with six innings of shutout ball in a 5-1 home triumph over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
The 33-year-old has gone 7-1 with a 2.25 ERA in his last nine starts.
Bassitt was an All-Star when he went 12-4 with a 3.15 ERA for the A's last season. He was 30-24 for the A's, including 13-13 at home, over six seasons before being dealt to the Mets in March for pitchers J.T. Ginn and Adam Oller.
The A's (55-95) and Mets are meeting for the first time since the trade.