The Athletics vs New York Mets Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 04/12/26

The Athletics and the New York Mets will be battling something much greater than Aaron Civale and Freddy Peralta in this matchup, as Mother Nature figures to have a significant impact on the hitters in this game. Citi Field is known to be a pitcher-friendly ballpark, and adding in a chilly day with increasingly cold winds has the bats expecting to go cold along with it in the rubber match of this series.

One of the Mets’ big offseason additions, Peralta, has been average to start the season, but his expected numbers signal a turnaround that could come on Sunday afternoon against an Athletics offense that has its fair share of doubters. Peralta’s strikeout rate is up, his walk rate is down and his xERA is over 2 points lower than his actual ERA over his first 3 starts. I expect the Mets’ newest ace to prove why he deserves that moniker in this start.

Civale has been exactly what people expect of him this season, as a pitcher who isn’t going to blow anyone away but will give his team a solid number of reliable innings. In 2 starts, Civale pitched 5 innings both times, allowing just 3 earned runs and 6 hits over those 2 outings.

Take these pitchers to build on their recent starts and continue to silence these offenses.

Athletics vs Mets prediction: Under 8 (-115) available at time of publishing. Playable to that number.

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