{"id":673550,"date":"2026-04-11T21:15:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T21:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/673550\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T21:15:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T21:15:42","slug":"mets-vs-as-prediction-mlb-saturday-odds-picks-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/673550\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets vs. A\u2019s prediction: MLB Saturday odds, picks, bets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/betting-editorial-standards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:editorial standards;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">editorial standards<\/a> for more information. <\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"New York Mets starting pitcher Kodai Senga (34) delivers a pitch against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning at Oracle Park.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"828\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5eafc122adfcb4c603417e17f62859c3.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>New York Mets starting pitcher Kodai Senga (34) delivers a pitch against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning at Oracle Park.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets must be pleased with Kodai Senga\u2019s start to the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/news\/best-mlb-betting-sites-sportsbooks-173709695.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MLB;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">MLB<\/a> season.<\/p>\n<p>The Japanese right-hander has turned in two solid starts thus far during the early going of the year, and he gets another favorable opportunity to keep it up on Saturday afternoon in Queens.<\/p>\n<p>In just 11 \u2154 innings this season, Senga has punched out a whopping 16 batters.<\/p>\n<p>His 34 percent strikeout rate is the 13th best in baseball among hurlers with at least 10 innings on the mound through Thursday\u2019s play this season.<\/p>\n<p>Senga\u2019s stuff has looked much improved from last season, suggesting he may have finally recovered from the hamstring injury that hampered him much of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>His fastball velocity is up nearly two miles per hour, and he\u2019s getting batters to swing and miss 34.5 percent of the time, which would be a career high.<\/p>\n<p>Senga and the Mets will take on the A\u2019s in the second of a three-game set.<\/p>\n<p>The A\u2019s have been one of the worst hitting teams to date, posting an 88 wRC+ heading into Friday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Kodai Senga #34 of the New York Mets pitches against the San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the fourth inning at Oracle Park on April 05, 2026 in San Francisco, California. Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/c0d2283fffc6c9cd1a3f5b906656a246.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kodai Senga #34 of the New York Mets pitches against the San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the fourth inning at Oracle Park on April 05, 2026 in San Francisco, California. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Strikeouts have been one of their biggest problems.<\/p>\n<p>Their 28.9 percent strikeout rate is the second-highest in baseball, ahead of only the Angels (29.2 percent).<\/p>\n<p>Learn all you need to know about MLB Betting<\/p>\n<p>The Mets also catch a break in avoiding two-time All-Star outfielder Brent Rooker, who tweaked his back in the series finale against the Yankees on Thursday and is expected to miss some time.<\/p>\n<p>The play: Kodai Senga Over 6.5 strikeouts (-105, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/article\/bet365-bonus-code\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:bet365 Sportsbook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">bet365 Sportsbook<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Why Trust New York Post Betting<\/p>\n<p>Dylan Svoboda is a versatile writer and analyst across many sports. He\u2019s particularly knowledgeable about the big three \u2014 MLB, the NFL and the NBA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":673551,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2391],"tags":[537,5,545,1716,4,3226,61,1792,378,66,5167,142],"class_list":{"0":"post-673550","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-athletics","8":"tag-athletics","9":"tag-baseball","10":"tag-brent-rooker","11":"tag-kodai-senga","12":"tag-mlb","13":"tag-mlb-athletics","14":"tag-new-york-mets","15":"tag-oracle-park","16":"tag-san-francisco","17":"tag-san-francisco-giants","18":"tag-strikeout-rate","19":"tag-yankees"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116388151430337402","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=673550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/673551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=673550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=673550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=673550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}