New York Mets (NL East – 5th Place – 11-15) @ Philadelphia Phillies (NL East – 1st Place – 17-8)
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Phillies Lineup

Team Rankings

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Tidbits of Interest

• Mets at a Glance – The Mets dropped their second straight game after winning a season-high six games…The Mets are 6-7 on the road this year and have won two of their first four road series…The Mets won five road series all of last year.
• Series History  – The Mets are 32-36 all-time at Citizens Bank Park…The Mets are 1-5-1 in their last seven series vs. the Phillies at CBP dating back to 2010…The last series the Mets won at Philadelphia was September 24-26 last year…The Mets’ 391 victories vs. Philadelphia are their most vs. any major league team.
• At Philly – The Mets have allowed 31 runs in their last three games vs. the Phillies and yielded 32 runs over their four contests this year…Philadelphia is hitting .343 off New York pitchers this season…Mets pitchers have surrendered 49 hits with 15 walks and 33 strikeouts in 33.0 innings against the Phillies.
• April – As the Mets play their last game of the month, they have 11 victories, their fewest in the month of April since 2009 (9-12)…New York won 14 games in April last season.
• Doubles – For only the second time this year, the Mets did not have a double last night…The only other game with the Mets were held without a double was April 10 vs. Washington…New York is tied for second in the majors with 53 doubles, five behind Kansas City (58)…Ike Davis, Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes are tied for fifth in the NL with eight doubles…Beltran is one double shy of tying Darryl Strawberry for seventh place on the club’s all-time list with 187.
• Home Runs – The Mets hit two home runs last night…New York has hit 14 home runs over its last 10 games…The Mets are tied for sixth in the National League with 23 home runs…New York pitchers allowed two home runs last night…The staff has surrendered 28 home runs, ranking sixth in the NL.
• Stolen Bases – The Mets are tied for fourth in the National League with 41 stolen bases…Jose Reyes is tied for sixth in the NL with eight stolen bases.
• Jose Reyes – Has at least two hits in five of his last six games at Citizens Bank Park…Reyes is a career .311 (75-241) hitter at Citizens Bank Park, his third-highest average in any major league park (minimum 70 at-bats)…Houston’s Minute Maid Park (.356) is first and Arizona’s Chase Field is second (.333)…Reyes’ eight career home runs at Citizens Bank Park are the most in any road ballpark.
• Jason Bay – The Mets are 6-2 since the return of Jason Bay from the Disabled List (April 21)…Bay has at least one hit in six of those eight games and is batting .300 (9-30) with six runs scored, two doubles, one home run, three RBI and a .364 on-base percentage …The club has scored 45 runs (5.6 per game) during these eight games…Over the team’s first 18 games (without Bay), the Mets hit .238 (146-614) and scored 72 runs (4.0 runs per game).
• Ike Davis – Extended his hitting streak to a career-high 11 games with a solo home run last night…Davis is batting .462 (18-39) with five doubles, four home runs and nine RBI during that streak…Davis’ streak is tied for the second-longest current hitting streak in the majors, behind the Dodgers’ Andre Ethier’s 25 game-hitting streak…Since he started the streak on April 17, Davis has the fourth best average in the majors (.462) and has the second-best slugging percentage (.897)….Davis has scored a run in eight straight games, the longest streak of his career and tied for the longest streak in the majors in 2011…If Davis scores a run today, the streak of nine games would be tied for the fifth-longest in team history…David Wright holds the record scoring at least one run in 13 straight games….Davis is tied for seventh in the National League with 20 RBI, 10th with a .352 batting average, tied for fifth with eight doubles, 10th with a .430 on-base percentage and seventh with a .626 slugging percentage…Davis is hitting .383 (18-47) on the road, tied for the eighth-best mark in the majors.
• Lucas Duda – went 2-3 with a double and a home run to help Buffalo (AAA) of the International League knock off Rochester…Duda has two home runs in his last three games
• Matt den Dekker – scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth-inning as St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League edged Bradenton…Den Dekker had three hits, including two doubles last night and is hitting .535 (23-43) with 13 RBI over his last 10 games.

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	New York Mets (NL East – 5th Place – 11-14) @ Philadelphia Phillies (NL East – 1st Place – 16-8)
Citizen Bank Park	———

NL East Standing

Pitching Match-Up

Mets Lineup

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Phillies Lineup

Team Rankings

Team Leaders

Tidbits of Interest

• Mets at a Glance – The Mets had their season-high six-game winning streak snapped last night at Washington…The Mets are 6-6 on the road this year and have won two of their first four road series…The Mets won five road series all of last year.
• Series History  – The Mets are 32-35 all-time at Citizens Bank Park…The Mets are 1-5-1 in their last seven series vs. the Phillies at CBP dating back to 2010…The last series the Mets won at Philadelphia was September 24-26 last year…The Mets’ 391 victories vs. Philadelphia are their most vs. any major league team.
• Series First Game – The Mets are 3-5 in the first game of a series this season, 2-2 when opening a series on the road and 1-0 at Philadelphia.
• Offense – The Mets rank 13th in the majors with a .254 team batting average and 11th with 114 runs scored…Last night, they were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and overall they rank 18th with a .246 batting average with RISP…The club scored one, two-out run last night and has plated 46 runs with two outs, ranking sixth in the majors.
• Doubles – New York had two doubles last night…The Mets have had at least one double in 24 of their 25 games and are tied for second in the majors with 54 doubles, one behind St. Louis (55)…Ike Davis, Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes are tied for fourth in the NL with eight doubles…Beltran is one double shy of tying Darryl Strawberry for seventh place on the club’s all-time list with 187.
• Jason Bay – The Mets are 6-1 since the return of Bay from the Disabled List (April 21)…Bay has at least one hit in six of those seven games and is batting .333 (9-27) with six runs scored, two doubles, one home run, three RBI and a .379 on-base percentage …The club has scored 42 runs (6.0 per game) and has a .297 (69-232) batting average during these seven games…Over the team’s first 18 games (without Bay), the Mets hit .238 (146-614) and scored 72 runs (4.0 runs per game).
• Ike Davis – Extended his hitting streak to a career-high 10 games with two hits last night…Davis is batting .472 (17-36) with five doubles, three home runs and eight RBI during that streak, the fourth longest current hitting streak in the majors…Since he started the streak on April 17, Davis is tied for the fourth-best average in the majors (.464) and has the fourth-best slugging percentage (.861)…He has scored a run in seven straight games, the longest streak of his career and tied for the second longest in the majors in 2011….Davis is ninth in the National League with 19 RBI, 10th with a .349 batting average, tied for fourth with eight doubles, 10th with a .427 on-base percentage and seventh with a .602 slugging percentage.
• Ronny Paulino – Is expected to be activated from the Disabled List tonight…He will wear uniform #9…A corresponding roster move will be made prior to the game…Paulino, who was placed on the DL on April 10 with anemia, went 2-4 with a double, run scored and a RBI last night for Buffalo (AAA) of the International League at Rochester…Paulino hit .190 (8-42) with two doubles and four RBI in 12 major league rehabilitation games.
• Pitching – Over the last seven games, New York’s pitching staff has a 2.47 ERA (17 earned runs/62.0 innings)…New York’s starting pitchers have gone 6.0 or more innings in seven of their last nine games.
• Bullpen – Over the last seven games, the Mets bullpen has allowed two earned runs over 18.0 innings (1.00 ERA)…Dating back to April 15, the Mets pen has a 1.93 ERA (seven earned runs/32.2 innings)…Overall, the Mets pen has a 3.62 ERA (32 earned runs/79.2 innings), ranking 16th in the majors.
• Pedro Beato – Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings last night at Washington…Beato has thrown 14.0 innings over 10 appearances without allowing an earned run (he has yielded three unearned runs)…He has held lefthanded batters to a .150 (3-20) mark and righties are hitting .160 (4-25) off him.
• Fernando Martinez – The outfielder was 2-4 with three RBI last night for Buffalo (AAA) of the International League at Rochester…is hitting .353 (12-34) with five RBI in 10 contests.

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Scouting Report:

METS: Pelfrey pitched through an illness to pick up his first win of the season in a seven-inning, one-run effort against the D-backs. The righty pitched past the sixth inning for the first time, striking out four and walking two.

PHILLIES: Worley will start against the Mets in place of Joe Blanton, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list.

Scouting Report:

METS: Niese snapped a personal six-game losing streak when he beat the D-backs on Sunday. He struck out three and walked two and has pitched six or more innings in four of his five starts this season. He has now allowed two homers in 30 innings.

PHILLIES: Halladay comes off a 3-1 victory over the Padres in San Diego when he threw 130 pitches before giving up a run and being pulled with two outs in the ninth. He's allowed three runs and 17 hits in his three wins, six runs, 10 hits in his loss.

Scouting Report:

METS: One of several Mets battling the flu this week, Young will be making his second appearance since a bout of right biceps tendinitis landed him on the disabled list in mid-April. In Young's first start back, he allowed three runs over 4 2/3 innings.

PHILLIES: Lee threw a five-hitter against the D-backs in Phoenix, but recorded his second loss because Arizona made the most of those hits to score four runs. He whiffed 12 to match a season high. His career high is 13 in 2010 vs. the A's.

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The Mets (11-14) lost to the Washington Nationals (11-13) last night by the final score of 4-3. The loss end ther six game winning streak and their perfect record since Jason Bay returned from the DL. 

Ian Desmond returned from paternity leave and the Mets would have preferred he spent and extra day with his newborn son. He went 2-4 with a triple, a home run and two runs scored.  

Chris Capuano (2-2) started for the Mets and didn't have his best stuff. He went 5.2 innings, giving up four runs on ten hits, no walks and two strike outs. He was pulled in the sixth inning after 92 pitches. After this start, his ERA went from 5.95 to 6.04. 

Livan Hernandez (3-2) haunted his ex-team not only with his arm, but with his bat. He went eight innings, giving up seven hits, three runs (two earned), one walk and five strike outs. His ERA dropped from 3.48 to 3.23 as he earned his third win of the year. He also went 1-2 with an RBI and a run scored. 

The Mets were down 1-0 in the fourth inning, when Jose Reyes doubled to right field. The Mets got him in on back-to-back ground outs by Daniel Murphy and David Wright to tie the game at 1-1. 

In the bottom of the inning the Nats came right back, with Desmond starting the inning with a leadoff triple. The Nats would then get back-to-back singles, scoring Desmond to make it 2-1, and giving them runners on first and second with no one out. Hernandez then put down a sac bunt, but there was miscommunication by the Mets, which led to everyone being safe and allowed Jerry Hairston Jr. to score from third, making it 3-1. The Nats would eventually load the bases with two out, but Capuano struck out Jayson Werth to end the inning.  

The Mets would come back in the top of the fifth, with Ike Davis and Josh Thole getting things started with singles. Capuano put down a bunt, but like the Mets, they were unable to execute it right, and everyone was safe. The bases were load for Reyes and he hit a sac fly to center field to make it 3-2. Murphy then struck out to end the inning. 

Again, the Nats would come back in the bottom of the inning, when Desmond cracked a solo home run to left, his third of the year, to make it 4-2. 

The Mets would fight back once again. After a one out single by Carlos Beltran, he was moved to second base by a Jason Bay ground out. Davis then continued his hot hitting, ripping a double down the right field line to make it 4-3. 

After that, there was o more scoring by either team.

In the ninth inning Thole singled for the third time in the game and was pinch ran for by Chin-lung Hu. With two outs he stole second base, and Willie Harris just needed a single off Drew Storen to possibly tie the game. Harris couldn't put the ball in play, striking out to end the game, giving the Nationals a 4-3 victory. 

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Next Game:

The Mets will travel to Philadelphia to take on the Phillies for three games. Mike Pelfrey takes the mound for the Mets and he'll take on Vance Worley, who was just called up to replace the injured Joe Balanton. Game time is set for 7:05 PM and the game will be aired on SNY. 

	New York Mets (NL East – 4th Place – 11-13) @ Washington Nationals (NL East – 5th Place – 10-13)
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NL East Standing

Pitching Match-Up

Mets Lineup

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Team Rankings

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Tidbits of Interest

• Mets at a Glance – The Mets have won a season-high six games in a row…It’s the club’s longest winning streak since winning eight straight games from June 10-17, 2010…With last night’s victory, the Mets won their second road series of the year…They won five road series all of last year…The Mets are 6-5 on the road.
• Series History  – The last time the Mets swept the Nationals in a three-game series was May 25-27, 2009 at Citi Field…The last time it occured at Washington was August 12-14, 2008…The Mets are 66-48 against the Nationals since the franchise moved to Washington, D.C. in 2005…Including this series, the Mets are 3-1-2 in their last six series vs. Nationals.
• Offense – During New York’s six-game winning streak, the Mets have scored 39 runs (averaging 6.5 runs per game)…The Mets have outscored the opposition, 39-17, over those six contests.
• Early Scoring – The Mets have scored first in three straight games and are 8-5 when plating the first run of the game.
• Two-Out Runs – The Mets scored four of their six runs with two outs last night…New York has scored 15 runs with two outs over its last four contests…The Mets have scored 45 runs with two outs this season, tied for the fifth most in the majors.
• Come From Behind – New York won its first game of the year when trailing after the eighth inning…The Mets had only one such victory last season…Last night was the Mets fifth come-from behind win of the year…In 2010, the club had 21 such wins.
• Doubles – New York had two doubles last night…The Mets have had at least one double in 23 of their 24 games and are tied for first in the majors with 51 doubles…Carlos Beltran is tied for third in theNL with eight doubles…Beltran is one double shy of tying Darryl Strawberry for seventh place on the club’s all-time list with 187.
• RISP – New York was 3-7 with runners in scoring position last night …The Mets are hitting .249 (55-221) with RISP, ranking 17th in the majors…The 221 at-bats are the fifth most in the majors…New York pitchers held Washington to 1-9 (.111) with runners in scoring position last night…Overall, opponents are hitting .254 (64-252) against the Mets with RISP, ranking 18th in the majors.
• Jason Bay – The Mets are 6-0 since the return of Jason Bay from the Disabled List (April 21)…Bay has at least one hit in all six games and is batting .391 (9-23) with six runs scored, two doubles, one home run, three RBI and a .440 on-base percentage…The club has a .305 (61-200) batting average during these six games…Over the team’s first 18 games (without Bay), the Mets hit .238 (146-614) and scored 72 runs (4.0 runs per game).
• Ike Davis – Extended his hitting streak to a career-high nine games with two hits last night…Davis is batting .469 (15-32) with four doubles, three home runs and seven RBI during that stretch…Since he started the streak on April 17, Davis is tied for the fourth-best average in the majors (.464) and has the second-best slugging percentage (.875)….Davis is tied for seventh in the National League with 18 RBI, eighth with 12 extra-base hits, seventh with a .595 slugging percentage, tied for ninth with seven doubles, 10th with a .424 on-base percentage and 11th with a .345 batting average.
• Daniel Murphy – Hit his third career pinch-hit home run in the eighth-inning last night off Tyler Clippard…He later added a two-run, two-out double in the ninth-inning…Murphy is hitting .500 (5-10) with six RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs and ranks fifth in the majors with a .553 (8-15) mark with runners in scoring position…The Mets hit three pinch-hit home runs in 2010.
• Ronny Paulino – Is expected to catch tonight for Buffalo (AAA) of the International League at Rochester…Paulino is then expected to join the Mets on Friday at Philadelphia…Paulino went 0-4 yesterday at Rochester…Paulino is hitting .158 (6-38) with one double and three RBI in 11 major league rehabilitation games.
• Pitching – Over the last six games, New York’s pitching staff has a 2.17 ERA (13 earned runs/54.0 innings)…Over their last nine contests, the staff has a 2.67 ERA (24 earned runs/81.0 innings)…The Mets are 7-2 in these games…New York’s starting pitcher has gone 6.0 or more innings in seven of their last eight games.
• Bullpen – During New York’s six-game winning streak, the bullpen has allowed two runs over 15.2 innings (1.15 ERA)…Over their last 11 games, the Mets pen has a 2.08 ERA (seven earned runs/30.1 innings)…Overall, the Mets pen has a 3.72 ERA (32 earned runs/77.1 innings), ranking 16th in the majors.
• Pedro Beato – Earned his first major league win last night…Beato has thrown 12.0 innings over nine appearances without allowing an earned run (he has yielded three unearned runs)…He has held lefthanded batters to a .158 (3-19) mark and righties are hitting .190 (4-21) off him.
• Francisco Rodriguez – Has converted six straight save situations, including last night…Rodriguez has not allowed a run in eight of his last nine appearances…Opponents are 1-12 (.083) with runners in scoring position and two outs against him this season.
• Matt den Dekker – The Mets fifth-round pick last year, went 2-4 with a three-run home run and finished with four RBI as St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League beat Bradenton, 9-4…Den Dekker is batting .370 (30-81) with one home run and 15 RBI.

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