played in his last game of the season Friday. He wasted absolutely no time preparing for his next task: managing the Miami Marlins in the season finale on Sunday.Marlins manager Don Mattingly is handing the reins to Realmuto when Miami closes out 2018 by visiting the New York Mets in a battle of the National League East’s fourth- and fifth-place teams at Citi Field.The Marlins’ Sandy Alcantara (2-2 Orlando Cepeda Jersey , 4.00 ERA) is scheduled to oppose the Mets’ Noah Syndergaard (12-4, 3.22 ERA) in a matchup of right-handers.Article continues below ...The Mets posted a 1-0, 13-inning victory Saturday night when Austin Jackson’s walk-off RBI double ensured David Wright would exit a winner in his final big-league game. Wright, whose pinch-hitting appearance Friday was his first major league at-bat since May 27, 2016, went 0-for-1 with a walk before leaving to a standing ovation in the top of the fifth inning.Wright, who has undergone neck, back and shoulder surgeries since 2016 and is battling spinal stenosis, said earlier this month that he can no longer physically play baseball. It is believed he and the Mets (76-85) will negotiate a settlement on the remainder of his contract, which runs through 2020.“I’m at peace with the work and the time and the effort and the dedication that I put into this Keith Hernandez Jersey ,” Wright said afterward. “I’m certainly not at peace with the end result, but tonight was special.”The Marlins (63-97) are hoping for a memorable afternoon when Realmuto slides into Mattingly’s spot on the bench. Mattingly tries to let a player manage the season finale when the game has no playoff implications, a tradition he learned while serving as a coach with the New York Yankees under Joe Torre. Infielder Martin Prado was the Marlins’ manager in the season finale last year, which Mattingly said was an eye-opening experience for the player.“Prado’s like ‘I’m never going to question you again,’ there was so much stuff going on in that game he managed,” Mattingly said with a grin Saturday afternoon. “It’s good for them to see the other side a little bit.”Mattingly said Realmuto jumped right into managerial mode after the Marlins’ 8-1 win Friday night.“He told me (Friday) night that we had to talk about who I used out of the bullpen (Saturday), because he wanted to keep certain guys available for (Sunday),” Mattingly said. “He was taking over. He took over as soon as the game’s over (Friday) night.”Alcantara took the loss in his most recent start last Monday, when he gave up six runs in four innings as the Marlins fell to the Washington Nationals 7-3. Syndergaard didn’t factor into the decision Tuesday, when he allowed three hits in six scoreless innings as the Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 7-3.Alcantara is 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA in two career starts against the Mets. He beat the Mets on June 29 when he gave up one run in five innings and allowed two runs in seven innings of a no-decision on Sept. 13.Syndergaard is 5-0 with a 1.96 ERA in seven career starts against the Marlins. This season http://www.stlouiscardinalsteamshop.com/authentic-marcell-ozuna-jersey , he’s 2-0 against them and has allowed four earned runs in 13 innings. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Back home from an 0-2 trip to Japan, the slugging Oakland Athletics got “comfy.”Reigning homer run champion Khris Davis went deep for the second time this season , Marcus Semien added a solo shot and the A’s beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-0 on Thursday for their first win after a pair of losses to Seattle last week in Japan.“It was important to us to get that first win out of the way and it feels good that we showed up today and got the job done,” Davis said. “I think guys are over the jet lag. I’m glad we could bounce back. … Just a better rhythm. We’re just kind of back in tune to what’s going on over here. It was kind of a circus. I like the way we responded today. A little more comfy at home.”Before the game, Davis stood behind the cage with Make-A-Wish Foundation friend Anthony Slocumb , who was wearing a Davis jersey signed by the boy that the slugger wore Aug. 20 against Texas when he hit homer No. 37 of his 48 last year.Mike Trout singled and walked going 1 for 3 in his first game since signing a $426.5 million, 12-year contract, and manager Brad Ausmus lost his Angels debut after taking over for Mike Scioscia.Stephen Piscotty added an RBI double as the A’s backed Mike Fiers (1-1), who lost in Japan last week in his first opening-day start.Fiers allowed one hit — not until Tommy La Stella’s one-out double in the fifth — struck out two and walked three in six innings. Three relievers completed the three-hit shutout that breezed by in 2 hours Willie McGee Jersey , 18 minutes.Trout drew a trainer and Ausmus out in the eighth after he made a hard slide into second and jarred his right leg. He said first hurt the same leg sliding into second after drawing a leadoff walk in the fourth.“Then I put a pad on it and had a little bit of compression on my calf and my calf cramped up a little bit,” Trout said. “That’s what scared me. But it’s all good. Other than that I have a strawberry, that’s it.”Albert Pujols went 0 for 3 with a strikeout as he began his 19th season. Pujols has 633 homers and is back at 39 after season-ending left knee surgery in August and a right elbow procedure in September to remove bone spurs,Angels starter Trevor Cahill (0-1) allowed four runs and six hits over six innings against his former A’s club.Chad Pinder followed Jurickson Profar’s second-inning triple with a sacrifice fly to put his team ahead.The Angels have won five straight series from the A’s, who are coming off a 97-win season and returned to the playoffs last year for the first time since 2014.TROUT’S MILESTONEWith his seventh start in center field on opening day, Trout became the first Angels player to do so at the position. Tim Salmon holds the franchise record for most starts at any spot with 11 consecutive starts in right field from 1993-2003.ROBINSON REMEMBEREDLate Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, who attended high school in Oakland, was remembered with a tribute on the big screen before the game.STRATTON’S NEW TEAMNew Angels fifth starter Chris Stratton stayed in the Bay Area after being traded by the Giants late Tuesday, joining his new Los Angeles teammates for a dinner Wednesday night.TRAINER’S ROOMAngels: LHP Andrew Heaney will see a doctor after feeling something in his elbow during a bullpen session earlier this week. Heaney, who had Tommy John surgery in 2016 Red Schoendienst Jersey , had been experiencing discomfort in the elbow and missed a week earlier this month. “I’m a little concerned,” Ausmus said. … DH/RHP Shohei Ohtani hit on the field for the first time Wednesday since Tommy John surgery Oct. 1.Athletics: LHP Sean Manaea played catch on flat ground from 90 feet Monday and Wednesday and is scheduled to do so again Friday in his throwing progression as he works back from shoulder surgery. A 12-game winner before the September operation, Manaea pitched a no-hitter against Boston last April 21. He is expected to be out until around the All-Star break. … New INF Kendrys Morales was available off the bench after arriving in time for first pitch following his trade from Toronto a day earlier. Morales is set to start at first base Friday. To clear roster room, INF Franklin Barreto was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas.UP NEXTAngels: RHP Matt Harvey makes his Angels debut after signing an $11 million, one-year contract in December.Athletics: New RHP Marco Estrada (0-0, 5.40 ERA) pitches in front of the home fans for the first time after giving up two homers in his initial A’s start, a no-decision during last Thursday’s 12-inning loss to Seattle in Japan.