Mets Game #51, Home #24
Philadelphia Phillies (NL East – 1st Place – 32-19) @ New York Mets (NL East – 4th Place – 23-27)
———	Citi Field

NL East Standing

Pitching Match-Up

Phillies Lineup

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Mets Lineup

Team Rankings

Team Leaders

Tidbits of Interest

• Mets at a Glance – The Mets have lost two games in a row…New York began its 10-game homestand with a 6-4 lost last night to the Phillies…The 10-game homestand equals the longest of the year…New York is also home for 10 straight games from August 1-11…The Mets are 11-9 in their last 20 games and after starting the year 5-13, the Mets have gone 18-14…The 18 wins since April 21 are tied for the eighth-most in the majors.
• Series History  – The Mets have lost their first two series vs. the Phillies (both on the road) this year…Since 2009, the Mets are 2-10-1 in 13 series vs. Philadelphia…The Mets are 28-28 vs. the Phillies at home since 2005…New York’s 392 wins vs. the Phillies are the most vs. any major league club…Last year, the Mets shut out the Phillies five times, including four times at Citi Field.
• Home Games – The Mets are 9-5 in their last 14 games at Citi Field…Overall, the Mets are 10-13 at home.
• Scoring – New York scored four runs last night, the second time in their last 10 games they have scored more than three runs…The Mets are 4-6 over this span.
• RISP – The Mets were 5-12 with runners in scoring position last night and over their last nine games, the team is 20-86 (.233) in such situations…The Mets are batting .227 (100-440), ranking 25th in the majors with runners in scoring…The 440 at-bats are the eighth-most in the majors…New York’s pitching staff is holding opponents to a .246 (123-500) batting average with runners in scoring position, the 14th lowest mark in the majors.
• May Showers – Jose Reyes leads all National League players with 34 hits, four triples and nine stolen bases this month and he is tied for the NL lead with eight doubles…Carlos Beltran is tied for sixth in the NL with seven doubles and tied for sixth with five home runs in May.
• Jose Reyes – Collected two hits last night to raise his season total to 70…The 70 hits in the team’s first 50 games of the year tie the franchise record set by Lance Johnson in 1996…Research courtesy of Elias Sports….Reyes equaled his career-high scoring three times last night…It was the 22nd time he’s scored three runs in a game…The last time he accomplished that feat was September 14, 2010 vs. Pittsburgh…The Mets are 17-5 when Reyes scores three runs in a game….Reyes passed David Wright and Darryl Strawberry to become the Mets all-time leader in runs scored on Wednesday at Chicago…Reyes has now 667 runs scored…According to Elias, the only other active player who is his current team’s all-time leader in runs scored is Colorado’s Todd Helton.
• Angel Pagan – Returned to the Mets lineup last night and equaled his season-high collecting two hits, scored one run and had a stolen base.
• Daniel Murphy – Extended his hitting streak to seven games last night…Murphy is hitting .370 (10-27) during this stretch which dates back to May 20.
• Justin Turner – collected a career-high four hits and drove in a run last night…Turner is hitting .333 (22-66) with seven runs scored, seven doubles, one home run and 17 RBI in 19 games this month…Since May 13, Turner is tied for second in majors with 15 RBI, four behind Cincinnati’s Jay Bruce.
• Bullpen – New York’s bullpen allowed four runs last night…Over the last five games, the pen has an 11.81 ERA (21 earned runs/16.0 innings)…Francisco Rodriguez had his 19.2 scoreless inning streak snapped last night…They were the first runs Rodriguez had ever allowed vs. Philadelphia (18.2 innings entering last night)…Rodriguez has 15 saves, tied for second in the majors…New York allowed three runs in the ninth-inning last night after yielding two runs all season in the ninth.
• Mike Pelfrey – In 15 games, all starts, Pelfrey is 6-5 with a 5.35 ERA (49 earned/84.0 innings) during his career against the Phillies….In his last start, he received the loss in a 9-3 defeat to the Yankees on May 22, at Yankee Stadium…Tossed 6.0 innings and allowed five runs, earned…Pelfrey allowed eight hits and walked two while surrendering a home run…Also hit a batter and struck out four on 101 pitches…The loss snapped a personal two-game win streak.
• Matt Harvey – Mets 2010 first round pick tossed 7.0 shutout innings with a career-high 10 strikeouts last night for St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League vs. Dunedin…Harvey allowed only three hits and issued one walk…He is 6-2 with a 2.50 ERA (15 earned runs/54.0 innings) with 62 strikeouts in 10 starts in his first year of professional baseball.

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Mets Game #50, Home #23
Philadelphia Phillies (NL East – 1st Place – 31-19) @ New York Mets (NL East – 4th Place – 23-26)
———	Citi Field

NL East Standing

Pitching Match-Up

Phillies Lineup

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Mets Lineup

Team Rankings

Team Leaders

Tidbits of Interest

• Mets at a Glance – The Mets begin a 10-game homestand tonight vs. the Phillies…The Pirates and Braves will also visit Citi Field during this stretch…The 10-game homestand equals the longest of the year…New York is also home for 10 straight games from August 1-11…The Mets are 11-8 in their last 19 games and after starting the year 5-13, the Mets have gone 18-13…The 18 wins since April 21 are tied for the sixth-most in the majors.
• Series History  – The Mets have lost their first two series vs. the Phillies (both on the road) this year…Since 2009, the Mets are 2-10-1 in 13 series vs. Philadelphia…The Mets are 28-27 vs. the Phillies at home since 2005…New York’s 392 wins vs. the Phillies are the most vs. any major league club…Last year, the Mets shut out the Phillies five times, including four times at Citi Field.
• Home Games – The Mets are 9-4 in their last 13 games at Citi Field…Overall, the Mets are 10-12 at home.
• Scoring – New York has scored three or fewer runs in eight of their last nine games, going 4-5 over that span.
• Two-Outs Runs – The Mets scored two, two-out runs yesterday and have plated 79 runs with two outs this year, tied for the 11th most in the majors…New York’s pitching staff surrendered two, two out runs yesterday and have yielded 76 runs with two outs this season, tied for 13th in the majors.
• RISP – The Mets were 1-12 with runners in scoring position yesterday and over their last eight games, the team is 15-74 (.203) in such situations…The Mets are batting .222 (95-428), ranking 26th in the majors with runners in scoring…New York’s pitching staff is holding opponents to a .242 (118-488) batting average with runners in scoring position, the 12th lowest mark in the majors.
• May Showers – Jose Reyes leads all National League players with 32 hits, four triples and nine stolen bases this month…Carlos Beltran is tied for third in the NL with seven doubles, tied for sixth with five home runs and tied for fourth with 14 walks in May.
• Jose Reyes – Leads the majors with six triples and 23 multi-hit contests, is second in the majors with 68 hits and tied for second with 17 stolen bases and is tied for second in the NL with 15 doubles with teammate Carlos Beltran.
• Jason Bay – Is hitting .304 (7-23) with two runs and three walks over his last seven games, dating to 5.19 vs. Washington…Has two multi-hit games over this span and a hit in four of the seven games.
• Daniel Murphy – Is hitting .409 (9-22) over a six-game hitting streak…Tied his career-best with three hits on 5.26 at Chicago…It was his second three-hit game of the season.
• Chris Capuano – In five games against the Phils, In five games, four starts, against the Phillies during his career, Capuano is 0-2 with a 3.20 ERA (nine earned runs/25.1 innings pitched)….In his last start, he lost, 7-3, at Yankee Stadium on May 21…Tossed 5.1 innings and allowed six runs, earned…Also allowed six hits and recorded five strikeouts on 79 pitches, 53 for strikes…Capuano also surrendered a career-high four home runs.
• Francisco Rodriguez – Tossed 0.2 scoreless innings yesterday at Chicago to extended his scoreless inning streak to 19.2 innings, the longest active streak in the majors…Rodriguez has converted 15 straight save chances, his longest such stretch since saving 16 straight to start the 2009 season…Rodriguez is second in the majors with 15 saves and fourth among major league relievers with a 0.70 ERA.
• R. A. Dickey – Will be examined today at the Hospital for Special Surgery…Dickey left yesterday’s game in Chicago with a right heel injury.

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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Mets
	Citi Field

Scouting Report:

PHILLIES: Oswalt suffered his first career loss at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday, but it wasn't because he pitched poorly. He allowed just one run in seven innings against the Rangers, but the Phillies offered him no help in a 2-0 loss.

METS: Capuano fell victim to the long ball in his Saturday start at Yankee Stadium. He saw his season homer total jump from five to nine in giving up six runs in 5 1/3 innings. The fly ball shouldn't be as lethal this time around at cavernous Citi Field.

Scouting Report:

PHILLIES: Hamels allowed five hits, three runs, two walks and struck out four in six innings Monday against the Cincinnati Reds. He certainly wasn't his best, but he was good enough and finally got a little run support. He would welcome more against the Mets.

METS: Pelfrey was cruising through six innings May 22 against the Yankees before a ground-ball single, a walk and a hit-by-pitch undid him in an eight-run seventh. In two starts against the Phils this year, he has allowed 10 earned runs in 6 1/3 innings.

Scouting Report:

PHILLIES: Worley is taking Joe Blanton's spot in the rotation. Blanton has an elbow injury. Worley didn't have his best command Tuesday against the Cincinnati Reds. He allowed six hits, three runs, four walks and struck out three in five innings.

METS: Multiple errors led to four unearned runs last Tuesday for Niese, who lowered his ERA six points despite giving up six runs in five innings. Niese is 0-2 against the Phillies this year with a 6.97 ERA, both outings coming at Citizens Bank Park.

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Mets Game #49, Road #27
	New York Mets (NL East – 4th Place – 23-25) @ Chicago Cubs (NL Central – 5th Place – 21-26)
Wrigley Field	———

NL East Standing

Pitching Match-Up

Mets Lineup

Cubs Lineup

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Today's Tidbits

• At a Glance – The Mets snapped their three-game losing streak with last night’s 7-4 win…The Mets are 11-7 in their last 18 games and after starting the year 5-13, the Mets have gone 18-12 …The 18 wins since April 21 are tied for the fifth-most in the majors …After today, the Mets return home for a 10-game homestand as the Phillies, Pirates and Braves visit Citi Field…The 10-game homestand equals the longest of the season.
• Series History – The Mets and Cubs have met 690 times all-time with the series tied, 344-344 with two ties…The Mets have won three of their last five series at Wrigley Field dating back to 2006…Since 2000, the Mets are 14-21 at Wrigley Field…New York is 7-4-2 in their last 13 season series vs. the Cubs.
• Against the Cubs  – With last night’s win, the Mets are now 344-344 with two ties all-time vs. the Cubs…According to Elias, this is the most games (690) played between any pair of teams in major league history in a series that is tied all-time.
• Comebacks – The Mets rallied from a 4-1 first-inning deficit to win 7-4…The Mets recorded their 10th come-from-behind win of the season after having 21 such victories last year.
• Rain Shorten – The Mets won last night’s game after it was stopped in the seventh-inning due to rain…The Mets won two rain shortened games in 2010, 5-1, on August 21 at Pittsburgh and 1-0 vs. Atlanta on April 25…The Mets have won five straight rain-shorten games dating back to 2007.
• May Showers – Jose Reyes leads all National League players with four triples and nine stolen bases this month…Reyes is also tied for third in the NL with 30 hits this month…Carlos Beltran is tied for second in the NL with seven doubles, tied for fifth with five home runs and tied for fourth with 14 walks in May
• Big Innings – Last night the Mets scored five times in the second inning…New York has scored five or more runs in an inning three times this season…The Mets scored five runs in the fifth on April 6 at Philadelphia after plating a season-high six runs in the third on April 5 at Philadelphia.
• Road Games – The Mets are 7-5 in their last 12 road games…The Mets are 13-13 on the road this season…The 13 road wins are tied for the sixth-most in the majors…The Mets were 8-18 after 26 road games in 2010.
• Series Notes – The Mets are 4-3 in rubber games this year, including 3-2 on the road…New York is 4-4 in road series this season…The Mets won five road series in 2010…Overall, the Mets have won four of their last six series.
• Bases Loaded – The Mets were 2-2 with two walks, a sacrifice fly and six RBI with the bases loaded last night…New York is batting .244 (10-41) with 28 RBI with the bases loaded…The .244 average ranks 22nd in the majors while the 28 RBI are the 13th most…The Cubs were 1-1 with a two-run double off Dillon Gee last night with the bases loaded…New York pitchers have held the opposition to a .308 (16-52) mark with the bases full, the 12th highest mark in the majors in such situations.
• Jose Reyes – Leads the majors with six triples, 22 multi-hit contests, is tied for second in the majors with 66 hits and 17 stolen bases and is tied for fourth in the NL with 14 doubles, one behind teammate Carlos Beltran.
• Carlos Beltran – went 2-3 with a double, triple, a walk and two RBI last night…Beltran is 8-15 (.533) in his last four games at Wrigley Field…Beltran’s career batting average (.406) and slugging percentage (.781) are the highest among active players with at least 100 plate appearances at Wrigley Field…Beltran has nine home runs in 96 at-bats at Wrigley (one every 10.7 at-bats), the second-best mark, behind Adam Dunn (one every 9.6 at-bats).
• The Pitching – The Mets are 11th in the majors with a 3.48 ERA (73 earned runs/189.0 innings) this month…The Mets bullpen ranks third among all major league teams with a 2.29 ERA (15 earned runs/59.0 innings) in May.
• R.A. Dickey – In one career start against the Cubs, Dickey is 0-1 with a 10.50 ERA (seven earned runs/6.0 innings pitched)….In his last start he picked up the win in a 2-1 victory against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium on May 20…Tossed 6.0 innings, allowed one run, earned, gave up four hits, walked three and surrendered one home run…He also struck out six on 101 pitches, 62 for strikes…The four hits allowed are the least he has given up in a start this season…It was Dickey’s fourth quality start of the season.
• Francisco Rodriguez -  Has converted 15 straight save chances, his longest such stretch since saving 16 straight to start the 2009 season…Rodriguez, who is second in the majors in saves, has a 19.0 scoreless inning streak, the second-longest active streak in the majors…Rodriguez ranks fourth among major league relievers with a 0.76 ERA.
• Angel Pagan – Went 1-4 with a single last night for Port St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League at Daytona…He played the entire game in centerfield….Pagan is 6-23 (.261) with one double, one home run and two RBI in six major league rehabilitation games.

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Mets Game #48, Road #26
	New York Mets (NL East – 4th Place – 22-25) @ Chicago Cubs (NL Central – 5th Place – 21-25)
Wrigley Field	———

NL East Standing

Pitching Match-Up

Mets Lineup

Cubs Lineup

Team Rankings

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Today's Tidbits

• At a Glance – The Mets have lost three games in a row after winning three straight…The Mets are 10-7 in their last 17 games and after starting the year 5-13, the Mets have gone 17-12…The 17 wins since April 21 are tied for the fifth-most in the majors…After this series, the Mets return home for a 10-game homestand as the Phillies, Pirates and Braves visit Citi Field…The 10-game homestand equals the longest of the season…New York is also home for 10 straight games from August 1-11.
• Series History – The Mets and Cubs have met 689 times all-time with the Cubs holding a one game lead, 344-343 with two ties…The Mets have won three of their last five series at Wrigley Field dating back to 2006…Since 2000, the Mets are 13-21 at Wrigley Field…New York is 7-4-2 in their last 13 season series vs. the Cubs.
• Against the Cubs  – With last night’s loss, the Mets are now 343-344 with two ties all-time vs. the Cubs…According to Elias, that had been the most games (688) played between any pair of teams in major league history in a series that was tied all-time.
• Road Games – The Mets are 6-5 in their last 11 road games…The Mets are 12-13 on the road this season…The 12 road wins are tied for the sixth-most among National League teams and tied for 10th in the majors…The Mets were 8-17 after 25 road games in 2010.
• After the 6th – The Cubs scored five times from the sixth inning on last night after the Yankees plated eight runs in the seventh inning…The Mets have been outscored 97-73 from the sixth inning on this year.
• RISP – The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position last night…Over their last six games, the team is 9-48 (.188) with RISP…The Mets are hitting .221 (89-402), ranking 26th in the majors in such situations…New York’s pitching staff is holding opponents to a .239 (112-469) batting average with runners in scoring position, the 11th lowest mark in the majors.
• Jose Reyes – Leads the majors with six triples, 21 multi-hit contests, is tied for third in the majors with 64 hits and is tied for third in the NL with 14 doubles with teammate Carlos Beltran.
• Carlos Beltran – batting average (.398) and slugging percentage (.753) are the highest among active players with at least 100 plate appearances at Wrigley Field…Beltran has nine home runs in 93 at-bats at Wrigley (one every 9.7 at-bats), the second-best mark, behind Adam Dunn (one every 9.6 at-bats).
• Jason Bay – Left last night’s game with tightness in his right calf.
• The Pitching – Despite allowing 20 runs (15 earned) over their last two games, the Mets are fifth in the National League with a 3.39 ERA (69 earned runs/183.0 innings) this month…The Mets bullpen yielded four runs over 3.0 innings last night, but ranks third among all major league teams with a 2.29 ERA (15 earned runs/59.0 innings) in May.
• Dillon Gee – Fired 7.2 scoreless innings and allowed only two hits on May 19 vs. Washington…Gee became the first Mets rookie starter to win a 1-0 game since May 30, 1996 when Paul Wilson beat the Giants at Shea…Gee held the Nationals hitless in that start for 5.2 innings, the longest no-hit bid by a Mets rookie since August 16, 1999, when Octavio Dotel kept the Padres hitless through the first 6.0 innings of a game at San Diego.
• Francisco Rodriguez -  Has converted 15 straight save chances, his longest such stretch since saving 16 straight to start the 2009 season…Rodriguez, who is second in the majors in saves, has a 19.0 scoreless inning streak, the second-longest active streak in the majors…Rodriguez ranks fourth among major league relievers with a 0.76 ERA.
• Mike O'Connor – Prior to having his contract selected from Buffalo (AAA) of the International League, Mike O’Connor had not pitched in the majors since 2008 with Washington…O’Connor has pitched 6.2 scoreless innings in his seven appearances with eight strikeouts…Opponents are just 2-22 (.091) off the lefthander this season.
• David Wright – Was examined Monday by back specialist Dr. Robert Watkins in Los Angeles…Wright will continue to rest as part of the 10-day process with no baseball activities.
• Angel Pagan – Is expected to play for St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League tonight at Daytona (Cubs)…Pagan went 1-3 with two walks, a run scored, a double and an RBI yesterday for St. Lucie at Daytona…He was also caught stealing…Pagan played nine innings in centerfield…He is 5-19 (.263) in five major league rehabilitation games.
• Johan Santana – Threw off the mound for the first time on Monday, tossing 25 pitches in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

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