The Oakland Athletics faced off against the New York Mets today in the rubber match of their three-game series at Citi Field in Flushing, NY. Rookie righthander Mitch Spence took the mound against 35-year-old lefty Jose Quintana for the Mets.
The A’s got things going in the first inning after base hits by Daz Cameron, and She Langeliers, and a walk to Tyler Nevin. With two outs, Zack Gelof worked a full count putting the runners in motion before swinging over the top of a 77-mph curveball to end the threat. In the bottom of the second inning, Pete Alonso walked, and Jose Iglesias popped out.