Mets Game #141, Road #75
New York Mets NL East – 3rd Place – (69-71) Road (39-35) – Last Ten (7-3)
@	Sun Life Stadium
Florida Marlins NL East – 5th Place – (63-78) Home (28-43) – Last Ten (4-6)

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 nine of their last 12 games… New York is 11-14 in its last 25 games and 23-26 since the All-Star break… The Mets improved to 7-5 in extra-inning games this season.
• Series History - The Mets snapped their seven-game losing streak at Sun Life on April 2 earlier this year.
• Road Games – New York is 39-35 on the road this season… The 39 road wins are tied for the fifth-most in the majors… The Mets are 6-10 in their last 16 road games… New York is 4-1 in extra frame this year
• Rubber Games – The Mets are 8-10 in rubber games this season, including 7-6 in such contests on the road… The Mets are 1-1 vs. the Marlins in rubber games this season.
• Goodbye – The Mets are playing their final game ever at Sun Life Stadium today… Next year the Marlins will open a new ballpark… The Mets are 73-72 all-time at Sun Life Stadium, also known as Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Stadium, Dolphins Stadium and Land Shark Stadium… New York posted its best record at Sun Life in 2007 when they went 8-1… The Mets were 0-6 at Sun Life in 2010… Among all Mets, Jose Reyes has played the most games at the facility (60)… David Wright has the most hits (73) and is second in RBI (41), one behind Carlos Beltran… On the pitching side, Al Leiter owns the most wins in a Mets uniform at Sun Life (5)… Johan Santana owns the lowest ERA in this building (0.86 ERA – two earned runs/21.0 innings) and Armando Benitez, John Franco and Billy Wagner are tied for first with six saves.
• Team Rankings – New York ranks second in the NL and seventh in the majors with a .266 batting average… The Mets rank second in the NL and sixth in the majors with a .335 on-base percentage… The Mets are fifth in the majors with 263 doubles, second with 37 triples, fourth with 484 walks, 13th with 629 runs, and ninth with a .267 batting average with runners in scoring position… The Mets lead the majors with 1,082 runners left on base.
• Jose Reyes – Was 3-6 with an RBI and run scored last night and has at least one hit in all eight games since returning from the Disabled List… Reyes leads the the National League with a .334 batting average… Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun is second (.333)… The Mets have never had a batting champion in team history… Reyes leads the majors with 16 triples and is fourth in the National League with 35 stolen bases… He is also tied for eighth with 85 runs scored… Reyes is one triple shy of 100 for his career.
• David Wright – Major League Baseball named David Wright the National League Player of the Week for the period of August 29-Spetember 4… In eight games last week, Wright led the National League with 13 hits and five doubles while finishing tied for second in the NL with seven RBI and 21 total bases… Wright’s .500 batting average (13-26) and .594 on-base percentage both ranked third among qualifying National League players and his .808 slugging percentage was fifth… Wright collected at least one hit in each of the eight games, including five multi-hit performances… It was Wright’s third career Player of the Week award, having won previously for the weeks ending August 28, 2005 and June 18, 2006.
• Lucas Duda – Drove in a run in his fifth straight game on Sunday and has two home runs in his last four games… Five of Duda’s nine home runs have either tied the game or given the Mets a lead… Duda has 16 RBI over his last 16 games… He is batting .326 (47-144) since the All-Star break, ranking ninth in the NL… His .405 on-base percentage since the break is eighth in the NL and he has 33 RBI during that same span, tied for the 11th-most in the NL.

   

  METS ROOKIE MOST SECOND-HALF HR/RBI
  Player	Year	HR		Player	Year	RBI
  Darryl Strawberry	1983	18		Carl Everett	1995	45
  David Wright	2004	14		Steve Henderson	1977	46
  Mike Jacobs	2005	11		Darryl Strawberry	1983	46
  Greg Jefferies	1989	11		David Wright	2004	40
  Ryan Thompson	1993	11		Jason Phillips	2004	36
  Lucas Duda	2011	9		Jay Payton	2000	35
  Jeromy Burnitz	1993	9		Lucas Duda	2011	33
  Carl Everett	1995	9		Ike Davis	2010	31
  John Miller	1972	9		Ty Wigginton	2003	30
  Jay Payton	2000	9		Greg Jefferies	1989	29

   

• Nick Evans – Had three go-ahead RBI last night in New York’s 7-4, 12-inning victory over the Marlins… Evans was the fourth player in Mets history to record three go-ahead RBI in one game… The others were Cleon Jones (August 1, 1972 vs. Philadelphia in 18 innings), Mike Piazza (July 29, 2001 vs. Philadelphia) and Jason Phillips (August 10, 2003 at Arizona)… Evans is only the second player this season to have three go-ahead RBI in one game… Oakland’s Coco Crisp did it on August 24 at Yankee Stadium… Research courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau… Evans has hit .373 (19-51) with nine runs scored, four doubles, one triple, three home runs and 12 RBI over his last 13 games.
• The Pen – has allowed 11 earned runs in its last 38.2 innings (2.56 ERA) dating back to August 24… Overall the pen ranks 26th in the majors with a 4.19 ERA (188 ER/404.0 IP)…. The pen has a 3.04 ERA (8 ER/23.2 IP) in Sept, ranking eighth in the majors… Had a 5.05 ERA (43 ER/76.2 IP) in August, the third-worst in the majors that month after posting a 2.97 ERA (23 ER/69.2 IP) in July, the seventh-best in the majors…. The pen has allowed 40 home runs, tied for the 11th most in the majors.
• R.A. Dickey – In his last start, picked up the win in a 7-3 victory at Washington on September 2…Pitched 6.0 innings and allowed three runs, earned… Also allowed nine hits and one home run… Recorded one strikeout and threw 100 pitches, 68 for strikes… The start came with three days of rest… Did not issue a walk for the third time in his last six starts; has not permitted more than two walks in a start since allowing three on June 28 at Detroit… The Mets are 9-5 in Dickey’s last 14 starts despite his record only being 4-4… Has eight straight quality starts, the longest stretch of his career… His 18 quality starts on the season lead the team.
• Minor League Playoffs – St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League defeated Bradenton, 4-2, last night in game one of their first -round playoff series… LHP Darin Gorski tossed 7.0 innings and  allowed two runs with six strikeouts… Wilmer Flores was 1-3 with an RBI…Savannah (A) of the South Atlantic League earned its postseason berth by winning the first-half Southern division championship … The Sand Gnats will begin the playoffs tonight against Augusta… Brooklyn (A) of the New York-Penn League was rained out last night…The Cyclones will play the Staten Island Yankees in the first round of the NYPL playoff tonight.
• Happy Birthday – Jason Isringhausen turns 39 today.

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Mets Game #140, Road #74
New York Mets NL East – 3rd Place – (68-71) Road (38-35) – Last Ten (7-3)
@	Sun Life Stadium
Florida Marlins NL East – 5th Place – (63-77) Home (28-42) – Last Ten (5-5)

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Tidbits of Interest

• Mets at a Glance – The Mets have won eight of their last 11 games… New York is 10-14 in its last 24 games and 22-26 since the All-Star break.
• Series History - The Mets won their first series of the year at Florida and in the process snapped their seven-game losing streak at Sun Life Stadium.
• Road Games – New York is 38-35 on the road this season… The 38 road wins are tied for the seventh-most in the majors… The Mets are 5-10 in their last 15 road games.
• Labor Day – The Mets are 23-32 all-time on Labor Day
• Team Rankings – New York ranks second in the NL and seventh in the majors with a .265 batting average… The Mets rank second in the NL and sixth in the majors with a .335 on-base percentage… The Mets are fifth in the majors with 263 doubles, fourth with 476 walks, 13th with 622 runs, and ninth with a .266 batting average with runners in scoring position… The Mets lead the majors with 1,067 runners left on base.
• Home Runs – The Mets hit one home run last night (Jason Bay)… New York has seven home runs over its last four games after not hitting a home run during their six-game homestand… New York has hit at least one home run in each of their last six road games (10 total)… The road home run streak is the longest since they hit a home run in eight consecutive games from August 26-September 3, 2008.
• Jose Reyes – Was 1-4 last night and has at least one hit in all seven games since returning from the Disabled List… Reyes is second in the National League with a .332 batting average… Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun is first (.335)… The Mets have never had a batting champion in team history… Reyes leads the majors with 16 triples and is fourth in the National League with 35 stolen bases… He is also tied for eighth with 84 runs scored… Reyes is one triple shy of 100 for his career.
• David Wright – Extended his hitting streak to nine games last night… He has five RBI over his last five games and is batting .460 (17-37) with five doubles, two home runs and nine RBI over his last 10 contests.
• Lucas Duda – Drove in a run in his fifth straight game on Sunday and has two home runs in his last four games… Five of Duda’s nine home runs have either tied the game or given the Mets a lead… Duda has 15 RBI over his last 15 games… He is batting .326 (47-144) since the All-Star break, ranking ninth in the NL… His .405 on-base percentage since the break is eighth in the NL and he has 32 RBI during that same span, tied for the 11th-most in the NL.

   

  METS ROOKIE MOST SECOND-HALF HR/RBI
  Player	Year	HR		Player	Year	RBI
  Darryl Strawberry	1983	18		Carl Everett	1995	45
  David Wright	2004	14		Steve Henderson	1977	46
  Mike Jacobs	2005	11		Darryl Strawberry	1983	46
  Greg Jefferies	1989	11		David Wright	2004	40
  Ryan Thompson	1993	11		Jason Phillips	2004	36
  Lucas Duda	2011	9		Jay Payton	2000	35
  Jeromy Burnitz	1993	9		Lucas Duda	2011	32
  Carl Everett	1995	9		Ike Davis	2010	31
  John Miller	1972	9		Ty Wigginton	2003	30
  Jay Payton	2000	9		Greg Jefferies	1989	29

   

• Nick Evans – Was 2-4 last night… Has hit .356 (16-45) with seven runs scored, four doubles, one triple, three home runs and nine RBI over his last 12 games.
• Ruben Tejada – Was 2-4 last night and since joining the Mets on August 8 is hitting .350 (28-80), the fifth-highest average in the National League.
• The Pen – Was 2-4 last night and since joining the Mets on August 8 is hitting .350 (28-80), the fifth-highest average in the National League.
• Starters – Over their last 11 games, Mets starters are 6-2 with a 4.18 ERA (30 earned runs/64.2 innings).
• Miguel Batista – In his last start, received his 100th career victory in a 7-5 win vs. Florida on September 1 at Citi Field…Pitched 6.0 innings and allowed two runs, earned, six hits, and three walks… Also recorded three strikeouts and threw 97 pitches, 57 for strikes… The outing also marked Batista’s first start as a Met… The win marked his first victory as a starter since July 27, 2010 vs. Atlanta, while playing for the Washington Nationals.
• Roster Additions – The team will recall outfielder Mike Baxter and purchase the contracts of righthanded pitcher Chris Schwinden and first baseman Valentino Pascucci from Buffalo (AAA) of the International League prior to tonight’s game… Baxter will wear #23, Schwinden will wear #63 and Pascucci will wear #15…All three players will be available tonight… Baxter, 26, was with the Mets from August 8-29, batting .250 (4-16) with one double, one triple and two RBI… The Mets claimed Baxter off waivers from the San Diego Padres on July 22 earlier this year… Baxter, a Whitestone, Queens native, had surgery earlier this year to repair ligaments in his left thumb injured during Spring Training…He hit .188 (12-64) with one home run and seven RBI in 18 games with the Bisons… Baxter starred at Archbishop Molloy in Queens before he spent one season at Columbia University and eventually transferred to Vanderbilt University where he teamed up with Tampa Bay Rays lefthanded pitcher David Price… Schwinden, 24, was the Mets’ 22nd round pick in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft… He was 8-8 with a 3.95 ERA (64 earned runs/145.2 innings) and named to the IL All-Star team with Buffalo this season… The 6-3, 165-pounder allowed 138 hits, issued 48 walks and struck out 134 batters… Pascucci, 32, hit .259 (114-440) with 58 runs scored, 29 doubles, one triple, 21 home runs and 91 RBI in 129 games with the Bisons this year… The 6-6, 268-pounder appeared in 32 major league games with the Montreal Expos in 2004… He hit .177 (11-62) with six runs scored, two home runs and six RBI.
• Minor League Playoffs – Three of New York’s minor league teams have qualified for the postseason… St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League won the first half Southern division title… They will play Bradenton in the first round beginning tonight…Savannah (A) of the South Atlantic League earned its postseason berth by winning the first half Southern division championship… The Sand Gnats lead the second half Southern division by 1.5 games with two games to play… They will begin the playoffs tomorrow against Augusta… Brooklyn has qualified for the postseason in eight of its 11 seasons… The Cyclones will play the Staten Island Yankees in the first round of the playoffs beginning tonight.

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Mets Game #139, Road #73
New York Mets NL East – 3rd Place – (68-70) Road (38-34) – Last Ten (8-2)
@	Sun Life Stadium
Florida Marlins NL East – 5th Place – (62-77) Home (27-42) – Last Ten (4-6)

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• Mets at a Glance – The Mets have won eight of their last 10 games…New York is 10-13 in its last 23 games and 22-25 since the All-Star break.
• Series History - The Mets won their first series of the year at Florida and in the process snapped their seven-game losing streak at Sun Life Stadium.
• Road Games – The Mets won their first series of the year at Florida and in the process snapped their seven-game losing streak at Sun Life Stadium.
• Labor Day – The Mets are 23-31 all-time on Labor Day
• Sun Life Stadium – The Mets will play their final series ever at Sun Life Stadium…Next year the Marlins will open a new ballpark…The Mets are 72-71 all-time at Sun Life Stadium, also known as Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Stadium, Dolphins Stadium and Land Shark Stadium…New York posted its best record at Sun Life in 2007 when they went 8-1…The Mets were 0-6 at Sun Life in 2010…Among all Mets, Jose Reyes has played the most game at the facility (58)…David Wright has the most hits (72) and is second in RBI (41), one behind Carlos Beltran…On the pitching side, Al Leiter owns the most wins in a Mets uniform at Sun Life (5)…Johan Santana owns the lowest ERA in this building (0.86 ERA – two earned runs/21.0 innings) and Armando Benitez, John Franco and Billy Wagner are tied for first with six saves…..The Mets first ever game at Sun Life Stadium was on June 29, 1993…New York scored three runs in the eighth highlighted by a two-run home run by Jeff Kent and another run in the 12th on a sacrifice fly by Tim Bogar to win, 10-9…Dave Telgheder was the winning pitcher…Jae Seo, David Weathers and Armando Benitez combined to throw a one-hitter in a 5-0 win on June 17, 2003…Jose Vizcaino went 5-5 on September 23, 1995 at Florida…Robin Ventura hit two home runs and drove in a franchise record six runs at Sun Life Stadium on June 28, 1999.
• Additional Coaches – Buffalo Bisons Manager Tim Teufel will join the Mets coaching staff on September 9 and will remain with the club through September 18…Binghamton Manager Wally Backman will join the Mets on September 20 and will be with the team the remainder of the year…Minor League Hitting Coordinator Lamar Johnson will assist the major league club from September 9-15…Buffalo pitching coach Ricky Bones will join the Mets on September 16 and work with the staff through September 25.
• Team Rankings – New York ranks second in the NL and seventh in the majors with a .265 batting average…The Mets rank second in the NL and sixth in the majors with a .335 on-base percentage…The Mets are fifth in the majors with 262 doubles, fourth in the majors with 476 walks and eighth with a .267 batting average with runners in scoring position…The Mets lead the majors with 1,061 runners left on base.
• Home Runs – The Mets hit one home run yesterday (Lucas Duda)…New York has six home runs over its last three games after not hitting a home run during their six-game homestand…New York has hit at least one home run in each of their last five road games (nine total).
• Jose Reyes – Did not play yesterday and has at least one hit in all six games since returning from the Disabled List…Reyes is second in the National League with a .333 batting average…Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun is first (.335)…The Mets have never had a batting champion in team history…Reyes also leads the majors with 16 triples and is fourth in the National League with 35 stolen bases…He is also tied for eighth with 84 runs scored…Reyes is one triple shy of 100 for his career.
• David Wright – Extended his hitting streak to eight games yesterday..He has five RBI over his last four games and is batting .485 (16-33) with five doubles, two home runs and nine RBI over his last nine contests.
• Lucas Duda – Drove in a run in his fifth straight game on Sunday and has two home runs in his last three games…Five of Duda’s nine home runs have either tied the game or given the Mets a lead…Duda has 15 RBI over his last 14 games…He is batting .326 (47-144) since the All-Star break, ranking ninth in the NL…His .405 on-base percentage since the break is eighth in the NL and he has 32 RBI during that same span, tied for the 11th-most in the NL.

   

  METS ROOKIE MOST SECOND-HALF HR/RBI
  Player	Year	HR		Player	Year	RBI
  Darryl Strawberry	1983	18		Carl Everett	1995	45
  David Wright	2004	14		Steve Henderson	1977	46
  Mike Jacobs	2005	11		Darryl Strawberry	1983	46
  Greg Jefferies	1989	11		David Wright	2004	40
  Ryan Thompson	1993	11		Jason Phillips	2004	36
  Lucas Duda	2011	9		Jay Payton	2000	35
  Jeromy Burnitz	1993	9		Lucas Duda	2011	32
  Carl Everett	1995	9		Ike Davis	2010	31
  John Miller	1972	9		Ty Wigginton	2003	30
  Jay Payton	2000	9		Greg Jefferies	1989	29

   

• Nick Evans – Has hit .341 (14-41) with seven runs scored, three doubles, one triple, three home runs and nine RBI over his last 11 games.
• Josh Satin – Made his first major league start yesterday and collected a single in his first major league at-bat off Livan Hernandez. 
• The Pen – Tossed 4.1 scoreless innings yesterday…The pen has permitted eight runs over their last 28.2 innings (2.51 ERA) dating back to August 24…Overall, the pen ranks 27th in the majors with a 4.23 ERA
• Starters – Over their last 10 games, Mets starters are 6-1 with a 3.56 ERA (24 earned runs/60.2 innings)…They have issued 20 walks and notched 47 strikeouts..
• Chris Capuano – In his last start, received a no-decision in a 3-2 win vs. Florida on August 31 at Citi Field…Pitched 5.0 innings and allowed two runs, earned, seven hits, and two walks…Also recorded four strikeouts and threw 99 pitches. 60 for strikes…He has recorded at least five strikeouts in 13 of his past 16 starts and 16 of 20.

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New York Mets @ Florida Marlins
	Sun Life Stadium

Scouting Report:

METS: Capuano was an inning shy of a quality start Wednesday against Florida, giving up two runs in five innings. He has made it through at least five frames in each of his 26 starts this season. Capuano is a lifetime 7-11 in September with a 4.68 ERA.

MARLINS: Vazquez became the 30th pitcher to reach 2,500 strikeouts when he beat the Mets in New York on Aug. 30. With two more, he will tie Christy Mathewson for 29th all-time. Vazquez is 3-3 with a 3.08 ERA and 60 strikeouts since July 16.

Scouting Report:

METS: Batista earned his 100th career win in his Mets debut Thursday in a win over the Marlins. The veteran will give a banged-up pitching staff some experience that should help in the final month.

MARLINS: Volstad deserved better in his last start, when he had some tough luck vs. the host Mets. In 6 1/3 innings, he allowed three runs, two earned, on seven hits. He had 13 groundouts. Volstad is 1-3 in his career vs. New York, including 0-1 this year.

Scouting Report:

METS: An unfortunate trend continued for Dickey against the Brewers, when he pitched well enough to win but got only a no-decision. The knuckleballer has not won any of his last five outings, despite logging quality starts in each of them.

MARLINS: Hand takes over Clay Hensley's spot in the rotation with the latter's move back to the bullpen. In his last start against the Phillies, Hand lost after going five innings and giving up four runs — three earned — on four hits with three walks.

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Mets Game #138, Road #72
New York Mets NL East – 3rd Place – (67-70) Road (37-34) – Last Ten (7-3)
@	Nationals Park
Washington Nationals NL East – 4th Place – (64-73) Home (38-29) – Last Ten (2-8)

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