Mets Game #126, Home #60
Milwaukee Brewers NL Central – 1st Place – (75-52) Road (28-37) – Last Ten (8-2)
@	Citi Field
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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6) – Last Ten (8-2)

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New York Mets

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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Mets Game #125, Home #59
Milwaukee Brewers NL Central – 1st Place – (74-52) Road (27-36) – Last Ten (8-2)
@	Citi Field
New York Mets 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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Mets Game #124, Home #58
Milwaukee Brewers NL Central – 1st Place – (73-52) Road (26-36) – Last Ten (8-2)
@	Citi Field
New York Mets NL East – 3rd Place – (60-63) Home (25-32) – Last Ten (4-6)

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 have won two of their last three games following a stretch where they went 3-11… New York is 14-18 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 4-6 in their last 10 home games vs. Milwaukee.
• August – The Mets are 5-10 this month… New York’s starting pitchers have posted a 4.65 ERA (46 earned runs/89.0 innings) this month, going 2-6… The bullpen has gone 3-4 in August with a 5.73 ERA (28 earned runs/44.0 innings)… The Mets are hitting .260 (135-520) with 15 home runs and 66 RBI this month.
• Home – The Mets will play 10 of their next 13 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) and they are 0-9 in the first game of a homestand… New York is 24-24 at Citi Field this year after starting the year 1-8 at home… The Mets went 3-6 on their last homestand… Overall, the Mets are 25-32 at home this season.
• Big Three – Including the Brewers, the Mets next three opponents (Milwaukee, Philadelphia and Atlanta) have the top three records in the National Leauge and are a combined 226-146 (.608)… The Mets are 2-1 vs. the Brewers, 6-6 vs. the Braves and 4-8 vs. the Phillies this season.
• Offense – The Mets rank second in the NL and seventh in the majors with a .266 batting average… New York is hitting .266 at home, the ninth-highest mark in the majors… The Mets rank second in the NL and fourth in the majors with a .337 on-base percentage.
• RISP – New York is hitting .258 (136-528) with 11 home runs and 180 RBI with runners in scoring position at home and they are batting .280 (170-608) with 12 home runs and 247 RBI on the road and …. The Mets have played 57 home games and 66 road games … Overall, the Mets are hitting .269 with runners in scoring position, ranking sixth in the majors.
• David Wright – Has hit in four straight games and is batting .314 (32-102) since returning from the Disabled List on July 22…In 25 games since his return, Wright has eight doubles, four home runs and 21 RBI… He has reached base safely in 23 of these 25 games … His 21 RBI since July 22 are tied for the fourth-most in the National League…. Wright connected on his 10th home run, a three-run shot, on August 17 at San Diego… Wright has eight straight seasons of double digit home runs… Only Mike Piazza and Darryl Strawberry accomplished that feat and Wright joined Strawberry as the only players in team history to do it in their first eight seasons in the majors.
• Angel Pagan – Went 2-5 with three RBI on Wednesday at San Diego and has reached base safely in all 14 games he’s played this month… Pagan is batting .333 (20-66) with nine runs scored, four doubles, two home runs and six RBI this month.
• Ruben Tejada -Has hit .324 (11-34) with four doubles and four RBI since he was recalled from Buffalo (AAA) of the International League on August 8.
• Bullpen – Has allowed at least one run in 18 of its last 23 games, posting a 5.56 ERA (41 earned runs/66.1 innings) over these 23 contests dating back to July 23… The bullpen has a 5.73 ERA (28 earned runs/44.0 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… Overall, the pen ranks 26th in the majors with a 4.27 ERA.
• Jason Isringhausen – Prior to tonight’s game, there will be an on-field ceremony commemorating Jason Isringhausen’s 300th save… Isringhausen became the 23rd pitcher in major league history to reach that plateau after closing out a 5-4, 10-inning win on August 15 at San Diego.
• Mike Pelfrey – In his last game, made his second career relief appearance on August 16 at San Diego…Pitched 0.1 innings, allowing one run, earned and two hits… Threw eight pitches, five strikes… The outing was Pelfrey’s first since leaving his last start on August 13 with a right elbow contusion.
• Brandon Nimmo – The Mets first-round pick and the 13th overall selection in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, will make his professional debut today with the rookie-level Gulf Coast Mets at Viera against the Nationals… He will be the designated hitter and bat leadoff.

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Milwaukee Brewers @ New York Mets
	Citi Field

Scouting Report:

BREWERS: Marcum is 3-0 with five no-decisions in his last eight starts, but he pitched well against the Pirates on Sunday. He allowed a first-inning run, but hurled 7 2/3 innings. Marcum pitched six shutout innings against the Mets on June 7.

METS: Though Pelfrey left his last start in the fifth inning after taking a line drive off his pitching elbow, X-rays were negative and he should make his next start. That will come against the Brewers, whom he held to two runs over six innings on June 8.

Scouting Report:

BREWERS: Wolf has won four straight starts, and has worked eight innings in each of the last two. He wasn't particularly sharp against the Dodgers on Monday but benefited from four double plays and the sixth triple play in Brewers history.

METS: For the second time this season, Capuano will face his former team. The lefty's first reunion was a success, as he held the Brewers to one run over six innings in a June 7 victory. Prior to joining the Mets, Capuano spent five seasons in Milwaukee.

Scouting Report:

BREWERS: Gallardo is coming off his fifth start of at least eight innings, and has worked at least seven innings in four of his last five starts. He allowed 10 hits against the Mets when he faced them June 9.

METS: Monday was the same old story for Dickey, who pitched well enough to win in San Diego but did not. The knuckleballer has not won any of his last four starts, despite pitching at least six innings and allowing three or fewer runs in all of them.

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Mets Game #62, Road #30
	New York Mets (NL East – 4th Place – 29-32) @ Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central – 2nd Place – 35-27)
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NL East Standing

Pitching Match-Up

Mets Lineup

Brewers Lineup

Team Rankings

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Tidbits of Interest

• Mets at a Glance – The Mets had their three-game winning streak snapped last night…New York is 6-4 in its last 10 games …After starting the year 5-13, the Mets have gone 24-19…The 24 wins since April 21 are tied for the ninth-most in the majors…The Mets are 14-15 on the road this season …New York was 11-18 after 29 road games in 2010.
• Series History  – The Mets lost last year’s season series…It was the first time since 2003 that they lost the season series to Milwaukee…New York has won nine of their 14 series in Milwaukee…New York is 18-13 at Miller Park.
• Rubber Games – The Mets are 4-4 in rubber games this year, including 3-3 in such games on the road.
• Road Series – New York has won four of its nine road series this season…The Mets won five road series in 2010.
• Dynamic Duo – Daniel Murphy, who went 0-2 last night, is hitting .429 (27-63) since May 20, the highest batting average in the majors during that span…Jose Reyes, who was 2-4 last night, is batting .409 (27-66) over that same period, the second-highest mark in the majors…They are the only two over .400.
• Offense – Since May 22, the Mets are batting .293 (160-547), the highest mark in the majors…The Mets are hitting .302 (48-159) with runners in scoring position during this span, the third-highest average in the majors…The team’s .344 on-base percentage during this stretch is the sixth-highest in the majors…The club’s three home runs over that span are the fewest in the majors.
• Five-Run Innings – For the second time in less than a week and for the fifth time this season, the Mets scored five or more runs in an inning when they scored five runs in the eighth inning last night…New York also scored five times in the seventh inning on June 4 vs. Atlanta.
• After Seven – The Mets scored five runs in the eighth inning last night but also allowed five runs over the final two innings…New York has been outscored 108-72 from the seventh inning on this season…The 108 runs allowed are the second-most in the majors…Houston has yielded 111.
• Jose Reyes – Has hit in 12 straight games and is batting .462 (24-52) during this span…The Mets shortstop hit in 13 consecutive games earlier this season from April 2 through April 16 (first game of doubleheader)…His hitting streak is the third-longest current streak in the majors…Houston’s Hunter Pence (19-game hitting streak and 15-game hitting streak) is the only other player this year with two separate hitting streaks longer than 12 or more games….Collected two hits last night…Reyes leads the majors with 86 hits, 30 multi-hit games and 11 triples…He is tied for the major league lead with 20 doubles, is second in the majors with a .341 batting average and is third in the majors with 20 stolen bases.
• Angel Pagan – Went 1-5, scored a run, drove in a run and had a stolen base last night…Since returning from the Disabled List on May 27, the Mets centerfielder is batting .333 (16-48) with six runs scored, two doubles, five RBI and four stolen bases in 12 games…Pagan was hitting .159 (11-69) in his first 19 games this season before ending up on the Disabled List.
• Bullpen – Allowed five runs over the final 2.2 innings last night…It was the first walkoff loss suffered by the Mets this season…Since May 16, the pen is 1-6 with a 7.99 ERA (45 earned runs/50.2 innings)…New York relievers rank 28th in the majors with a 4.48 ERA…From April 30-May 20, the pen posted a 1.02 ERA (six earned runs/53.0 innings).
• Mets Starters – Over their last 13 games, Mets starters have posted a 2.93 ERA (27 earned runs/83.0 innings)…The team is 6-7 during this stretch…The 2.93 ERA is the fourth-lowest in the majors over this span…New York starters have allowed three runs or less in 11 of these 13 starts.
• Jonathon Niese – In his last start on June 3 vs. Atlanta, Jonathon Niese hurled a season-high 7.2 innings and struck seven…Over his last four starts, Niese has compiled a 1.38 ERA (four earned runs/26.0 innings) with 25 strikeouts.
• Francisco Rodriguez – Is tied for third in the majors with 17 saves and is one save shy of tying Rod Beck for 28th place on the all-time save list with 286…He is also seven saves shy of tying Roger McDowell for sixth place on the club’s all-time list with 84.

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