Mets 7, Athletics 6
The Athletics yielded three unearned runs en route to a 7–6 loss to the New York Mets Friday night in West Sacramento, California.
Mets first baseman Pete Alonso led the Mets offense, going 3-for-3 with three RBI and a home run. The homer gave the Mets their seventh run.
Athletics – Mets Game Summary
The Mets took a 2–0 lead against Athletics starter JP Sears in the top of the second. They came thanks to a leadoff homer by Brandon Nimmo and back-to-back one-out doubles by Luisangel Acuña and Luis Torrens. The Athletics countered in the bottom half off Mets starter Griffin Canning, an RBI single by Miguel Andujar cutting the lead in half. It became a 3–1 game in the top of the fifth when a Pete Alonso double scored Juan Soto from first. That run was particularly frustrating for the Athletics, as a 2–2 slider to Soto from Sears was called ball three despite replay showing it was in the strike zone. He ultimately singled.
The Mets took a 6–1 lead in the top of the sixth after three unearned runs, all scoring with two outs. A bases-loaded, one-out sacrifice fly by Pete Alonso scored the first run. The remaining two came on a Starling Marte double. However, the Athletics got all three back in the bottom of the inning. A one-out single by Jacob Wilson plated the first run, and a homer by Miguel Andujar brought in the other two runs.
Alonso struck again in the top of the eighth, making the score 7–4 with a no-doubt homer to left.
The Athletics had a chance to win in the bottom of the ninth against Mets closer Edwin Diaz. A pair of walks and a wild pitch put runners on the corners with one out. Shea Langeliers roped a double to the left-field corner, bringing the A’s to within 7–5. With runners now on second and third, JJ Bleday lofted a sacrifice fly to left, bringing up Wilson with the tying run on second and two outs. However, he grounded to second for the game-ending out.
What Went Right for the Athletics
In It to the End
The Mets held both a five-run lead and three-run lead at some point in this game. Yet the Athletics fought back to within a run and had the tying run in scoring position when the game ended. The Athletics have yet to win a one-run game in 2025 (0–4). However, if they keep the games close, they’re bound to start winning some of them.
Heart of the Order Produced
Langeliers, Bleday, Wilson, and Andujar combined to go 6-for-17 with two doubles, a home run, and six RBI. Additionally, they scored four of the Athletics’ six runs.
What Went Wrong for the Athletics
Pete Alonso Showed Up
The only out Alonso made all game was on a sacrifice fly. He went 3-for-3 with two singles, a double, a home run, three RBI, and a run scored.
Missed Opportunities
The Athletics had runners on first and second with nobody out in the second but grounded into an inopportune double play. That inning ended with two runners left on base, one in scoring position. The fifth ended with the same baserunner situation — two runners left on, one in scoring position. Despite scoring three runs in the sixth, they left the bases loaded when the inning ended. They also left a runner in scoring position in the ninth. In total, they stranded nine men on base, with five in scoring position.
Costly Defensive Miscues
All three runs the A’s allowed in the sixth came with two outs. Since Lindor reached on an error that inning with one out, all three runs were unearned. That took the Mets from four total runs to seven. In the season preview, we noted that the A’s needed to improve defensively so they don’t give away winnable games.
Quick Hits
Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson went 1-for-5, extending his hitting streak. He has hit safely in all 14 games of the 2025 season. It is the longest season-opening hitting streak by an Athletics player since Stan Javier opened the 1994 season with a 17-game hitting streak. … Friday marked the 50th time Pete Alonso cracked three hits or more in a game. Additionally, his eighth-inning home run was the 230th of his career. All have come with the Mets, placing him third all-time in home runs by a Met. Only David Wright (242) and Darryl Strawberry (252) have more.
Looking Ahead
Canning (1–1) earned the win as Sears (1–2) took the loss. There was no save.
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The Athletics (5–9) and Mets (9–4) will play the second game of their three-game interleague series Saturday at Sutter Health Park. Athletics right-hander J.T. Ginn will make his first start of the season, facing Mets left-hander David Peterson (1–0). First pitch will be at 1:05 pm Pacific.
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