Mets Game #131, Road #67
	New York Mets (65-65) @ Atlanta Braves (75-55)
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Braves Injury Report

Tidbits of Interest

• Recent – The Mets start a 10-game road trip tonight, traveling to Atlanta, Chicago and Washington…It’s the club’s second longest road trip of the season …New York went on an 11-game road trip, July 15-25, going 2-9…The Mets went 4-3 on their last road trip, August 16-22 (at Houston and Pittsburgh)…It was New York’s second winning road trip of the year…The Mets went 7-2 on a nine-game road trip June 11-20 (at Baltimore, Cleveland and Yankees)…The Mets went 3-3 on their most recent six-game homestand…New York is 17-25 since the All-Star break…The 17 wins since the break are tied for 23rd in the majors…After June 27, when the Mets were a season-best 11 games over .500, they have gone 21-33.
• On the Road – Overall, the Mets have a winning record on two of their nine road trips this year…The Mets are 9-16 in their last 24 road games and 12-22 in their last 34 games away from Citi Field…Overall, New York is 26-40 on the road this season…The .394 winning percentage on the road ranks 21st in the majors.
• Series Notes – The Mets are 23-19 in the first game of a series, including 7-14 on the road, going 2-2 overall vs. the Braves and 1-1 at Atlanta…The Mets are 3-14-4 in road series.
• Starters – Mets starters are 8-9 with a 2.58 ERA (44 earned runs/153.1 innings) over their last 22 games dating back to August 6…The staff as a whole has pitched to a 2.78 ERA during this stretch, the second lowest mark in the majors…Oakland is first (2.36)…Since the All-Star break, Mets starting pitchers have allowed three earned runs or fewer in 31 of their 42 starts…The starting staff has allowed six or more runs in six of these 42 starts…New York starters are 11-18 with a 3.27 ERA (98 earned runs/269.2 innings) and 13 no-decisions during this span….New York’s pitching staff has posted a 3.36 ERA since the All-Star break, the third-lowest mark in the majors during that span…Only Oakland (2.64) and San Diego (3.35) have a lower ERA….New York’s starting pitchers have thrown 175.1 innings in the month of August, the most by any National League rotation.
• Offense – The Mets are hitting .223 (315-1410) with 127 runs scored, 56 doubles, nine triples and 27 home runs in 42 games since the All-Star break…The Mets are 17-25 in these games…New York is batting .232 (196-844) in August…..The Mets have scored first in 11 of their last 13 contests…The Mets are 6-5 in these games…Overall, New York is 53-24 this year when scoring first….Since July 1, the Mets have a .297 on-base percentage ranking 28th in the majors…New York’s team batting average during that period is .230, ranking 29th in the majors and the club’s .342 slugging percentage is 29th…The Mets have 118 extra-base hits during this span, ranking 29th in the majors.
• RISP – New York was 2-7 with runners in scoring position last night and has hit .191 (26-136) with RISP over its last 19 games…Overall, the Mets are 19th in the majors with a .253 (275-1087) batting average with runners in scoring position…They rank 18th with 1087 at-bats with RISP…The Mets are hitting .248 (135-544) with runners in scoring position on the road…New York is batting .203 (106-521) with runners in scoring position and two outs, ranking 30th in the majors…The Mets are hitting .183 (28-153) with runners in scoring position after the seventh inning, ranking 29th in the majors…New York went 1-2 yesterday with the bases loaded with R.A. Dickey’s two-run single…The Mets are hitting .196 (21-107) with the bases loaded, ranking 30th in the majors.
• Josh Thole – Is hitting .300 (21-70) with three doubles, one home run and four RBI this month…Thole has five multi-hit games in his last seven starts.
• Ike Davis – Needs 18 runs to tie Cleon Jones’ rookie franchise record…Jones scored 74 runs in 1966 with the Mets…Davis is also 17 RBI shy of Darryl Strawberry’s rookie team mark of 74 RBI set in 1983.

This Date in Mets History

Five weeks after breaking his hip, Casey Stengel formally announces his retirement as the manager of the Mets on August 30, 1965…Bob Friend beats the Dodgers, 10-4 at Shea, in Sandy Koufax’s final decision against the Mets on August 30, 1966…Koufax finished his brilliant career with a 17-2 mark vs. the Amazin’s…Howard Johnson cracks a home run in a 9-3 win at LA to give him his second 30 home run-30 stolen base season of his career on August 30, 1989…The Mets beat the Astros, 17-1, on August 30, 1999…Edgardo Alfonzo ties or sets four club marks by going 6-6 with three home runs, six runs scored and five RBI.

It's Tug McGraw birthday and he was born in 1944 and also John Adkins born in 1977.

New York Mets sold Dale Murray to the Montreal Expos on August 30, 1979….New York Mets traded Kevin Brown and Julio Machado to the Milwaukee Brewers for Charlie O'Brien and Kevin Carmody on August 30, 1990….Montreal Expos claimed Orlando Mercado of the New York Mets on waivers on August 30, 1990….New York Mets traded Nikco Riesgo and Rocky Elli to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tom Herr on August 30, 1990….New York Mets traded Archie Corbin to the Kansas City Royals for Pat Tabler on August 30, 1990….New York Mets traded Nelson Cruz to the Oakland Athletics for Jorge Velandia on August 30, 2000….New York Mets traded Victor Diaz to the Texas Rangers for Mike Nickeas on August 30, 2006.

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