The A’s won’t be mistaken for a major league operation anytime soon, so the Mets really have no excuse if they fail to sweep this weekend series.
For much of Saturday afternoon manager Buck Showalter’s crew looked somewhat lethargic, but finally a late-inning surge arrived that got the Mets two-thirds of the way toward that goal.
This one wasn’t nearly as easy as the previous night’s laugher in which the Mets set a franchise record by drawing 17 walks. In a rebound performance, Carlos Carrasco pitched five-plus innings and allowed two earned runs on four hits with a walk and two hit batters.Carrasco in his previous two starts had surrendered five and six runs, respectively, against the Brewers and Marlins.
Conner Capel’s RBI ground out put the A’s ahead before Carlos Perez was hit by a pitch with two outs and Esteury Ruiz delivered a single for the second run.
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