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Friday, July 13, 2018

Mets Game Note 7/13/18



NATIONALS (47-46)
THIRD PLACE, NL EAST, -5.5 GB
New York Mets (37-54)
FRIDAY THE 13TH: The Mets are 11-3 in their last 14 games on Friday the 13th...Overall, the Mets are 25-27 all-time when playing on Friday the 13th.
ROSTER MOVE: Prior to tonight's game, the Mets will return RHP Noah Syndergaard from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstate him from the Disabled List...Syndergaard has been on the DL since May 26 with a strained ligament in his right index finger...His last start came May 25 at Milwaukee and his last start at Citi Field was on May 20 vs. Arizona...A corresponding roster move will be made prior to the game.
SYN-SENTIONAL: Among active pitchers with at least 60 starts, Noah Syndergaard's 2.92 ERA (139 earned runs/428.2 innings) trails only Clayton Kershaw's 2.37 ERA, Jacob deGrom's 2.78 ERA and percentage points behind Chris Sale (2.92).
METSCELLANEOUS: The Mets are 4-6 in their last 10 games... New York is 12-33 in its last 45 contests...The Mets have gone 15 straight series without a series victory dating to their sweep of Arizona from May 18-20 at Citi Field...The 54 losses by the Mets prior to the All-Star break are their highest total since losing 60 games before the break in 1993.
AT HOME: New York is 3-5 on their season-high 11-game homestand...The Mets have lost 20 of their last 25 home games... New York is 17-31 at home this year.
ADDITIONAL WALK-OFF NOTE: Each of the Mets’ last four home wins have come in their final at-bat, with the last three of those on walk-off home runs...According to Elias, the Mets have tied a major league record (done 10 other times) with each of their last three home wins coming on a walk-off home run (José Bautista, WIlmer Flores and Brandon Nimmo)...The Mets had one other streak like that, from May 31-June 4, 1988 (Kevin Elster; Howard Johnson and Kevin McReynolds), which was the second such instance in major league history; the Cubs did it first, in April 1961...In addition, over the last three seasons, no other major league team has had four straight home wins come in the bottom of the final inning...The only other times the Mets have produced four consecutive home wins on walk-offs were in 1962 and 1983.
ALL-STAR: Jacob deGrom leads the majors with a 1.68 ERA, is second in the NL and seventh in the majors with 149 strikeouts, second in the NL in WHIP (0.97) and is second in the majors with a .291 slugging percentage against mark...DeGrom's 1.68 ERA(actually1.678)isthesecond-lowestERAbyaMetspitcher before the All-Star break in team history...Dwight Gooden posted a 1.68 ERA (actually 1.677) before the All-Star break in 1985.
JOSÉ BAUTISTA: Has five homers, four doubles, 13 RBI and a .367 on-base percentage over his last 19 games dating to June 22...Bautista is hitting .321 (27-84) with a 1.079 OPS in 25 career games vs. Washington.
TOP 100: Bautista is one home run shy of 339 for his career, which would tie him for 99th place on major league baseball's all-time home run list with Dave Parker, Boog Powell and Tino Martinez.
HONORING RUSTY STAUB: Mets Hall of Famer Rusty Staub passed away on March 29 at age 73... The Mets will wear a patch on the right sleeve on their home and away uniforms during the 2018 season honoring Staub...A six-time All-Star, he had 2,716 hits and 292 homers during his 23-year career.
ASDRÚBAL CABRERA: Has 52 RBI, the most prior to the All-Star break in his career...Cabrera also has 17 homers, already the third- most in his career (25 in 2011 and 23 in 2016)...His 17 homers are the most by a Mets second baseman prior to the All-Star break... He's hitting .433 (13-30) with four doubles, three homers, six RBI and nine runs scored in seven games vs. Nationals this year.
AMED ROSARIO: Is hitting .429 (6-14) over his last five games...He has a .436 OBP over his last 13 games.
NIMMO NOTES: Brandon Nimmo has a career-high 13 homers... He is 13th in the NL with a .377 on-base percentage, 14th with a .504 slugging percentage, 13th with a .881 OPS, tied for fourth in the majors with six triples and fourth in the majors with 13 HBP, one shy of the single-season franchise record set by Lucas Duda in 2015.
HOME RUNS: New York has 14 homers in its last 12 games and 33 home runs in its last 27 contests.
DSL ALL-STARS: Catcher Andres Regnault, LHP Christofer Dominguez and LHP Cesar Loaiza will represent the Mets in the Dominican Summer League All-Star Game on July 15...Regnault is hitting .345 (38-110) with 10 doubles, six homers and 22 RBI in 30 games...Loaiza is 4-0 with a 0.88 ERA (three earned runs/30.2 innings) with 38 strikeouts in seven games...Dominquez is 4-0 with a 1.46 ERA (six earned runs/37.0 innings) with 32 strikeouts.
JASON VARGAS: Will start tomorrow for Brooklyn (A) of the New York-Penn League vs. Williamsport at 6 p.m. at MCU Park.
WOMEN'S BASEBALL WORLD CUP: The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) World Cup Trophy Tour will kick off today at Citi Field...The trophy is for the upcoming 2018 WBSC championship that will feature 12 national teams representing five continents and will take place August 22-31 in Viera, FL.
FOOD DRIVE: The Mets will host their annual Summer Food Drive presented by Hain Celestial benefiting The River Fund NY on Saturday, July 14 from 2:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. and Sunday, July 15 from 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. by the Jackie Robinson Rotunda. ...Fans donating at least 10 non-perishable items will receive a voucher redeemable for two tickets to a remaining select Mets home game.
N.L. EAST
DIVISION CHAMPIONS
Friday, July 13, 2018 • 7:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
RHP Tanner Roark (3-11, 4.76) vs. RHP Noah Syndergaard (4-1, 3.06)SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050
TIED FOR FOURTH PLACE, NL EAST, -14.5 GB
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NATIONALS-METS NOTES: New York is 17-46 vs. the Nationals at Citi Field since 2012.
2018: 4-3 @NY: 1-3 @WAS: 3-0
2017: 6-13 @NY: 2-8 @WAS: 4-5
History 413-431 @NY: 210-219 @WAS: 66-55 @MON: 135-152 @PR: 2-5
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VS. WASHINGTON
Sat., July 14 Sun., July 15
UPCOMING OPPONENTS & PITCHING
RHP Austin Voth (ML debut) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (2-6, 4.42) 4:10 p.m. (PIX11, MLBN, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) RHP Jeremy Hellickson (3-1, 3.47) vs. RHP Corey Oswalt (0-2, 6.75) 1:10 p.m. (PIX11, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM)
NOAH SYNDERGAARD RHP #342018 STATS: 4-1, 3.06 ERA
HE'S BACK: Syndergaard tonight makes his 12th start of the season and his first since May 25 at Milwaukee...Was activated from the 10-Day Disabled List prior to tonight's start after straining a ligament in his right index finger...Was his second trip to the DL in his career (also, last year's partial tear in his right lat)...Made one rehab start with Single-A Brooklyn on July 8, pitching 5.0 innings and allowing one run, earned, on two hits with seven strikeouts and one walk...Threw 71 pitches in that rehabilitation outing.
LAST MLB START: Pitched his second-straight quality start, his sixth in his last seven outings, on May 25 at Milwaukee...Allowed three runs, earned, on six hits while fanning eight and walking none...Was his fourth game this season with at least six strikeouts and no walks, tied for the fifth-most such games in the majors this year.
VS. WASHINGTON: Has lost four-straight decisions against the Nationals after winning his first two against Washington...Has completed at least 7.0 innings in five of his 10-career starts against the club...Last started against the Nats on September 23 of last season as he worked his way back from a partial tear of his right lat, pitching 1.0 scoreless inning in his first start in nearly five months...Is 2-2 with a 2.08 ERA in six starts against the club at home.
SYN-CITI: Syndergaard tonight makes his eighth home start of the season...Has won each of his last two home starts and is 3-1 with a 3.20 ERA (14 earned runs/39.1 innings) overall in seven starts at Citi Field this season with 50 punchouts and 11 walks...The Mets are 5-2 in those seven starts...Has yielded three or fewer earned runs in 26 of his last 29 home starts...Owns a 2.68 ERA (72 earned runs/241.2 innings) in 40 games (39 starts) at Citi Field, the second-lowest ERA among all pitchers with at least 120.0 innings pitched at the ballpark, trailing only staffmate Jacob deGrom and his 2.21 ERA at home.
RECENT SYNDERGAARD: Has not allowed more than three runs in each of his last 10 starts since surrendering four runs in his Opening Day win and has pitched at least 5.0 innings in his last nine outings...Among current NL starters, only Jacob deGrom (16) has a longer active streak of starts with no more than three runs allowed...Is 3-1 with a 2.63 ERA (16 earned runs/54.2 innings) in his last nine starts.
APPROACHING A MILESTONE: Syndergaard is six punchouts away from career strikeout number 500...The fastest Mets pitcher to 500 strikeouts (by innings pitched) is Dwight Gooden, who fanned his first 500 batters in 445.1 innings... Syndergaard has thrown 428.2-career innings in the regular season...Only five Mets pitchers have reached the mark before their 26th birthday (Syndergaard turns 26 on August 29), they are: Dwight Gooden (1,391 strikeouts before turning 26), Tom Seaver (866), Sid Fernandez (765) Jon Matlack (747) and Gary Gentry (563)...WIth Syndergaard's final strikeout of his last outing, he surpassed Nolan Ryan's 493 punchouts before turning 26.
HE'S AN AVENGER: The Mets 14-5 in their last 19 games when Syndergaard starts after a team loss (.737 win percentage)...In those 19 starts, Syndergaard is 8-3 with a 2.43 ERA (32 earned runs/118.1 innings) and 141 strikeouts.
IN ELITE COMPANY: Syndergaard is one of only four active major league hurlers with at least 70 career starts to sport a sub-3.00 ERA...His 2.92 career ERA (139 earned runs/428.2 innings) trails only Clayton Kershaw's 2.37 career ERA, staffmate Jacob deGrom's 2.78 career ERA and (by decimal points) Chris Sale's 2.92 ERA...Ranks third in the NL in strikeout-to-walk ratio since 2015 (5.49 SO/BB), topped only by Kershaw (7.76) and Max Scherzer (5.64).
JULY IS HIS HOTTEST MONTH: Has a 1.85 ERA (13 earned runs/63.1 innings) in 10-career July starts, the lowest ERA in a single calendar month in his career... That is the third-lowest July ERA among active pitchers since 2015, trailing Clayton Kershaw (0.64) and Zack Greinke (1.73)...Has allowed more than two earned runs once in his 10 July outings...Tonight's start marks his first start in July since 2016.
TOMORROW'S STARTER: RHP ZACK WHEELER (2-6, 4.42)
PREVIOUS START: Threw 4.2 innings, allowing three runs, earned, on seven hits in the Mets' 4-3, extra-inning victory over the Phillies while walking three and fanning eight...Did not complete at least 5.0 innings for the first time since May 16 vs. Toronto and for the third time overall this year.
AT CITI: The Mets won Wheeler's last home start, snapping a season-opening eight-game losing streak when he started at Citi Field...That is the longest such streak to begin a season in team history...Is 0-2 in his last six home starts despite posting a 2.39 ERA (10 earned runs/37.2 innings) in that span...Overall, Wheeler is 0-5 with a 4.53 ERA (27 earned runs/53.2 innings) in nine starts at home in 2018.
2018 GAME LOG (11 GS/7 QS) METS RECORD: 7-4
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Date Opp. Dec.
Regular Season
3/29 STL W, 9-4
4/4 PHI ND, 4-2
4/9 @MIA W, 4-2
4/15 MIL ND, 3-2
4/20 @ATL ND, 5-3
4/26 @STL ND, 3-4
5/1 ATL L, 2-3
5/6 COL ND, 2-3
5/15 TOR W,12-2
5/20 ARI W, 4-1 7.0 6 1 1 5/25 @MIL ND, 3-4 6.0 6 3 3

With Single-A Brooklyn (rehab)
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Height/Weight: 6-6/242Born: Mansfield, TXResides: Mansfield, TX
Bats/Throws: L/RAge: 25 (August 29, 1992)Signed Through: 2018
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AWARDS + HONORS
» 2016 NL All-Star
» 
2015 Topps Rookie All-Star» 2014 Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game (USA)
medical history
» Strained ligament in rt. index finger (5/26/17)» Partial tear in right lat (4/30/17)
» On 60-Day D.L. from 5/1-9/23/2017
7/8 SI
ND, 2-1 5.021 10 1
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W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB K
2018 4-1 3.06 11 11 64.2 63 25 22 5 13 762017 1-2 2.97 7 7 30.1 29 14 10 0 3 34
Career 28-19 2.92 73 72 428.2 386 160 139 35 90 494
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SYNDERGAARD VS. WASHINGTON
IP H R ER HR BB K NP ERA
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6.0 6
4.0 4
6.0 5
5.1 2 1 0 0
0 10 85 6.00 2 7 92 5.40 2 5 90 3.94 1 11 101 2.95
4 4 2 2 2 0 2 1 0
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6.0 7 7.1 6 6.0 10 6.0 6 5.0 5
3 3 2 1 3 3 2 2 2 2
1
0 0 0 1

1 4 0 2 0 1 1 0
6 103 3.29 7 101 2.86 3 91 3.10 595 3.09 7 103 3.14 7 102 2.91 878 3.06
7 71 1.80
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Last Win: 5/17/16 vs. Washington Last Loss: 4/30/17 at WashingtonCareer Record vs. Washington (10 starts): 2-4, 3.53 ERA (20 ER/51.0 IP)Career vs. Washington at Home (6 starts): 2-2, 2.08 ERA (8 ER/34.2 IP)Career at Washington on Road (4 starts): 0-2, 6.61 ERA (12 ER/16.1 IP)
AVG
2018 Season
2 (2x, last, 5/15-present) 11 (4/15 vs. MIL)
2 (last, 4/15 vs. MIL)
6.0 IP (2x, last, 5/1-6) N/A

10 (5/1 vs. ATL) 2 (3/29 vs. STL) 4 (3/29 vs. STL) 4 (5/6 vs. COL) 7.1 (4/26 @ STL) 0
0
.000 (0/1) .000 (0/1) .278 (5/18) .214 (3/14)
HR BBSO
AVG
.167 (1/6) .286 (2/7) .111 (1/9) --- (0/0)
HRBB SO
0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0
Adams
Eaton
Harper
Murphy
Rendon .350 (7/20) 1
2 0 4 1
1 1 6 2
Reynolds Taylor Turner Wieters
Nationals Batters vs. Syndergaard
0 0 0 0
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1 5 Total .219 (23/105) 1 9 34SYNDERGAARD SEASON + CAREER HIGHS
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SYNDERGAARD VS. LHB
YEAR AVG. AB H HR
2018 .276 123 34 2
SYNDERGAARD VS. RHB
YEAR AVG. AB H HR
2018 .228 127 29 3
Win Streak Strikeouts 10+ K Games Scoreless Streak Low Hits, CG
Career
6 (5/11-6/22/16) 13 (7/10/15 vs. ARI) 13 (last, 4/15/18 vs. MIL) 13.0 IP (9/27/16-4/9/17) N/AHigh Hits, Game 10 (3x, last, 5/1/18 vs. ATL)High HR, Game 2 (6x, last, 3/29/18 vs. STL)
High Runs, Game High Walks, Game IP, Game Complete Games Shutouts
7 (6/2/15 @ SD) 5 (7/22/15 @ WSH) 8.1 (6/15/16 vs. PIT)
0 0
Career .249 759 189 18 Career .229 863 197 17
SYNDERGAARD BATTING STATISTICS
YEAR AVG. AB R H RBI SAC
2018 .091 22 0 2 2 1
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Career Career XBH:
.182
132 8 24 12 10
Six doubles (last, 5/15/18 vs. TOR) Four home runs (last, 8/16/16 @ ARI) 3 (5/27/15 vs. PHI)
4 (5/11/16 @ LAD)
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Most Hits, Game: Most RBI, Game:
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WHEELER VS. WASHINGTON
Last Win: 8/5/14 at Washington Last Loss: 4/17/18 vs. Washington Career Record vs. Washington (11 starts): 2-8, 4.81 ERA (34 ER/63.2 IP) Career vs. Washington at Home (6 starts): 0-6, 5.71 ERA (22 ER/34.2 IP) Career at Washington on Road (5 starts): 2-2, 3.72 ERA (12 ER/29.0 IP)
LAST START VS. NATIONALS: Was defeated on April 17 at Citi Field despite throwing a quality start...Pitched 6.0 innings, allowing three runs, earned, on seven hits with three walks and two strikeouts in the Mets' 5-2 setback.
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NEW YORK METS PITCHING BREAKDOWN
W-L-S ERA IP H R ER BB K HR AVG
STARTERS 18-32 4.03 493.1 475 240 221 154 505 66 .251
RELIEVERS 19-22-21 4.70 327.2 318 179 171 146 315 53 .256
TOTALS 37-54-21 4.30 821.0 793 419 392 300 820 119 .253 TOTALS 37-54-21 4.30 821.0 793 419 392 300 820 119 .253

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