The New York Mets are near the bottom of the NL East with a 35-41 record, but they’re only 5.5 games out of first place. The division has been one of the worst in the league this year, and the Mets recently took three of four from the Miami Marlins. Now they return to Citi Field with the AL West leading Oakland A’s as the next team on the Mets schedule. The A’s have been the best team in baseball through the early season, owning the best record and run differential in the league. Mets tickets are averaging $69.63 for the series, down 19 percent from the season average of $86.36.
- 6/24 OAK Scott Kazmir at NYM Bartolo Colon | Avg. Price: $82.99 | Get-in Price: $32
Former Mets top prospect, Scott Kazmir, is set to make the start the series opener tonight. Kazmir last faced the Mets when he was with the Indians last season and shut them out over six innings, adding 12 strikeouts. For the Mets, they’ll send a former A’s pitcher to the mound in Bartolo Colon. Colon led the A’s in ERA last season, and had one of the best figures in the league. He’s won his last five decisions for the Mets after getting bombed by the Yankees for six runs. In that six game stretch he hasn’t let up more than two runs, and went eight innings on just 86 pitches his last time out. The game is the most expensive of the series with an average price of $82.99 and a get-in price of $32.
- 6/25 OAK Brad Mills at NYM Zack Wheeler| Avg. Price: $56.26 | Get-in Price: $15
Lefty Brad Mills makes his second start of the season Wednesday. He hadn’t pitched since 2012 before pitching against the Boston Red Sox on Friday. He needed 94 pitches to go four innings, conceding three runs in that time. Zack Wheeler gets the start for the Mets, and he’s coming off arguably the best performance of his career. He had a complete game shutout against the Marlins, only facing one batter above the minimum. The average price for New York Mets vs Oakland Athletics tickets Wednesday night is $56.26 with a get-in price of $15, less than half of the previous night.
