Mets Game #126, Home #60
Milwaukee Brewers NL Central – 1st Place – (75-52) Road (28-37) – Last Ten (8-2)
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New York Mets NL East – 4th Place – (60-65) Home (25-34) – Last Ten (2-8)

NL Wild Card Standing

Pitching Match-Up

Brewers Lineup

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Mets Lineup

Team Rankings

Team Leaders

Tidbits of Interest

• Mets at a Glance – The Mets lost their second straight game and are 5-14 in their last 19 contests and 14-20 since the All-Star break.
• Series History  – The Mets are now 7-6-1 in home season series vs. the Brewers… New York is 4-8 in their last 12 home games vs. Milwaukee… The Brewers have never swept the Mets in a three-game series in New York… Milwaukee has only swept one three-game series from the Mets since the clubs began playing each other in 1998… That occurred on April 24-26, 2001.
• Near Future – The Mets will play eight of their next 11 games at Citi Field… The Mets have a winning record on only one homestand (minimum four games) this year (April 19-24, when they went 4-2) … New York is 24-26 at Citi Field this year after starting the year 1-8 at home… Overall, the Mets are 25-34 at home this season, including 6-12 after the All-Star break.
• Home – The Mets have a .424 winning percentage at home (25-34) this season…That percentage would rank as the 11th-worst in franchise history.
• August – The Mets are 5-12 this month… New York’s starting pitchers have posted a 4.88 ERA (54 earned runs/99.2 innings) this month, going 2-7… The bullpen has gone 3-5 in August with a 5.96 ERA (34 earned runs/51.1 innings)… The Mets are hitting .260 (153-589) with 16 home runs and 76 RBI this month.
• Blown Leads - Yesterday the Mets led by two runs heading into the ninth inning… It was New York’s 30th blown lead this year… The Mets are 51-3 when leading after eight innings… It was the second time this year the Mets lost a game after leading by two or more runs in the ninth inning… New York led the Braves, 8-6, in the ninth, before losing 9-8 in 10 innings on June 16 at Atlanta… The Mets suffered their 12th loss in their opponents final at-bat on Saturday.
• Offense – New York ranks second in the NL and seventh in the majors with a .266 batting average… New York is hitting .266 at home, the 10th-highest mark in the majors… The Mets rank second in the NL and fourth in the majors with a .336 on-base percentage.
• RISP – New York went 6-12 with runners in scoring position yesterday… The Mets are hitting .261 (143-547) with 12 home runs and 189 RBI with RISP at home and they are batting .280 (170-608) with 12 home runs and 247 RBI on the road…. Overall, the Mets are hitting .271 with runners in scoring position, ranking sixth in the majors.
• Walks - The Mets drew three walks yesterday and lead the National League and rank third in the majors with 443 walks.
• Doubles - The Mets collected five doubles yesterday equaling their season-high… It was the fifth time New York has had five doubles in one game and first since August 10 vs. San Diego… Ruben Tejada equaled his career-best with two doubles … The Mets shortstop also had two doubles on August 10 vs. the Padres…New York ranks second in the National League and fifth in the majors with 240 doubles.
• Angel Pagan – Went 3-5 with two runs scored and a go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning yesterday… Pagan has eight hits over his last three games… Pagan has reached base safely in all 16 games he’s played this month, including collecting at least one hit in 14 of those contests… Pagan is batting .377 (26-69) with 11 runs scored, six doubles, three home runs and eight RBI this month… Pagan has the fourth-highest batting average in the NL in August…. Angel Pagan hit a two-run home run and had one stolen base yesterday…It was the fourth time in Pagan’s career and the second time this year, he’s hit a home run and had a stolen base in the same game… Pagan last accomplished the feat on July 8 earlier this year at San Francisco.
• Ruben Tejada -Went 2-3 yesterday with two runs scored and one RBI… Tejada has a five-game hitting streak (8-15, .533)… Tejada has hit .375 (15-40) with six doubles and five RBI since he was recalled from Buffalo (AAA) of the International League on August 8…His .375 mark is the sixth-highest in the NL since August 8… Despite playing in 14 fewer games this year compared to 2010, Tejada already has nine more RBI (24 to 15).
• Hairston Brothers – Jerry Jr. and Scott Hairston were both in yesterday’s starting lineup… It was the 10th time they have started against one another and the fourth time this season… Despite yesterday’s loss, Scott holds a 7-3 overall mark and a 3-1 record in 2011.
• Bullpen – Has allowed at least one run in 20 of its last 25 games, posting a 5.74 ERA (47 earned runs/73.2 innings) over these 25 contests dating back to July 23… The bullpen has a 5.96 ERA (34 earned runs/51.1 innings) this month, the worst mark in the majors after posting a 2.97 ERA (23 earned runs/69.2 innings) in July, the seventh-best mark in the majors… In addition, the Mets bullpen has five losses in August, tied for the most in the majors … Overall, the pen ranks 27th in the majors with a 4.34 ERA.
• R.A. Dickey – Has five straight quality starts, the longest streak of his career… Dickey has posted a 3.48 ERA (28 earned runs/72.1 innings) since June 22… Dickey is 2-4 during this stretch over 11 starts… He has walked 14 batters and recorded 49 strikeouts while allowing three runs or less in eight of these starts… Among National League pitchers who have tossed 70.0 or more innings since June 22, Dickey ranks ninth in ERA (3.48).

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NL East – 4th Place – (60-64)

Home (25-33) – Last Ten (3-7)

NL Wild Card Standing

Pitching Match-Up

Brewers Lineup

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Mets Lineup

Team Rankings

Team Leaders

Tidbits of Interest

• Mets at a Glance – The Mets dropped last night’s contest, 6-1, and they are 5-13 in their last 18 contests and 14-19 since the All-Star break.
• Series History  – The Mets are 7-5-1 in home season series vs. the Brewers… The Mets have lost the season series just once to Milwaukee since 2003…New York is 4-7 in their last 11 home games vs. Milwaukee.
• Homestands – The Mets tied their own major league record for consecutive losses to begin a homestand in one season last night … New York is 0-10 in homestand openers… New York lost the first game of their last 10 homestands in 1979… Information courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau.
• August – The Mets are 5-11 this month…New York’s starting pitchers have posted a 4.69 ERA (49 earned runs/94.0 innings) this month, going 2-7… The bullpen has gone 3-4 in August with a 5.63 ERA (30 earned runs/48.0 innings)… The Mets are hitting .257 (142-552) with 15 home runs and 67 RBI this month.
• Home – The Mets will play nine of their next 12 games at Citi Field… The Mets have a winning record on only one homestand (minimum four games) this year (April 19-24, when they went 4-2) … New York is 24-25 at Citi Field this year after starting the year 1-8 at home…Overall, the Mets are 25-33 at home this season.
• Offense – The Mets scored one run on seven hits last night… New York ranks second in the NL and seventh in the majors with a .265 batting average… New York is hitting .265 at home, the ninth highest mark in the majors…  The Mets rank second in the NL and fourth in the majors with a .336 on-base percentage.
• RISP – New York went 1-7 with runners in scoring position and is hitting .200 (8-40) in such situations over their last five games… The Mets are hitting .258 (137-535) with 11 home runs and 181 RBI with RISP at home and they are batting .280 (170-608) with 12 home runs and 247 RBI on the road…. Overall, the Mets are hitting .269 with runners in scoring position, ranking sixth in the majors.
• Angel Pagan – Went 3-4 with two doubles last night and has five hits in his last two games… Pagan has reached base safely in all 15 games he’s played this month, including collecting at least one hit in 13 of those contests… Pagan is batting .359 (23-64) with nine runs scored, six doubles, two home runs and six RBI this month.
• Ruben Tejada -Went 2-3 last night and has hit .351 (13-37) with four doubles and four RBI since he was recalled from Buffalo (AAA) of the International League on August 8…His .351 mark is the eighth-highest in the NL since August 8.
• Bullpen – Has allowed at least one run in 19 of its last 24 games, posting a 5.50 ERA (43 earned runs/70.1 innings) over these 24 contests dating back to July 23… The bullpen has a 5.63 ERA (30 earned runs/48.0 innings) this month, the third-worst mark in the majors after posting a 2.97 ERA (23 earned runs/69.2 innings) in July, the seventh-best mark in the majors… Overall, the pen ranks 27th in the majors with a 4.27 ERA..
• Chris Capuano – Is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA (one earned run/6.0 innings) in one career start against his former team…Also allowed six hits, walked two, and recorded five strikeouts….. In his last start, received the loss in a 5-3 defeat at Arizona on August 14… Tossed 6.0 innings and allowed four runs, earned… Also allowed nine hits and one home run… Recorded six strikeouts and threw 98 pitches, 68 for strikes… Capuano has recorded at least five strikeouts in 11 of his past 13 starts and 14 of 17… Capuano did not permit a walk for his fifth start this season.
• BMets – The Binghamton Mets will play the Portland Sea Dogs, Boston’s Eastern League affiliate today at 1:05 p.m. at Fenway Park.
• Brandon Nimmo – Made his professional debut yesterday, going 1-6 with a single for the rookie-level Gulf Coast Mets in their 9-7 win over the Nationals in Viera, Fla… Nimmo, the 13th overall pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, was the designated hitter.

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