#975/976 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* Over 9 Runs – New York Mets @ Oakland A's, Saturday at 4:07 PM ET - Both these starting pitchers have struggled this season. Expected starters are Shintaro Fujinami for Oakland and Carlos Carrasco for the Mets. We like the over here regardless of the starting pitchers as we look for today's match-up to pick up right where yesterday's game left off. That one was a 17-6 Mets win and we look for the runs to keep piling up in this day game in Oakland. The Mets have scored an average of 7 runs in their 8 wins this season. In New York's 5 most recent losses, they have allowed an average of 7.4 runs per game. That is why, win or lose, Mets find themselves in a high-scoring game Saturday the way we see it. Oakland opened the season with a 2-1 win. Since then, 10 of their 13 games have totaled double digits in runs. Those 13 games have averaged 13 runs per game! We only need 10 to be a winner here and 9 is a push. We like the odds on this one getting to double digits in runs with consideration to the above. About the expected starting pitchers, Fujinami has more walks than strikeouts this season and has allowed 13 earned runs in his two outings even though those starts have totaled less than 7 innings combined. Carrasco also has more walks than strikeouts and he has allowed at least 5 earned runs in each of his two starts though he failed to complete 5 innings in either start. Carrasco has allowed 3 homers in less than 9 innings of work this season. The Mets bullpen has been middle of the pack so far this season while the Athletics relievers ERA ranks 29th out of 30 teams so far this season. Over is the call in this one Saturday afternoon.