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

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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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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 #135, Home #66
Florida Marlins NL East – 5th Place – (60-75) Road (35-34) – Last Ten (3-7)
@	Citi Field
New York Mets NL East – 3rd Place – (65-69) Home (29-36) – Last Ten (5-5)

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Mets Game #134, Home #65
Florida Marlins NL East – 5th Place – (60-74) Road (35-33) – Last Ten (3-7)
@	Citi Field
New York Mets NL East – 3rd Place – (64-69) Home (28-36) – Last Ten (4-6)

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• Mets at a Glance – The Mets had their four-game winning streak snapped last night… New York is 6-12 in its last 18 games and 18-24 since the All-Star break… A win tonight or tomorrow will give the Mets their ninth series win at home… The Mets won 15 home series in 2010.
• Series History  – The Mets are 2-5 vs. the Marlins at Citi Field this year won their 150th career game vs. the Marlins with the victory in the second game of yesterday’s doubleheader… The Mets are 10-15 all-time vs. Florida at Citi Field.
• Home -The Mets will play 11 of their next 17 games at Citi Field… The Mets are 3-1 during this six-game homestand… New York has a winning record on one homestand (minimum four games) this year (April 19-24, when they went 4-2)… Overall, the Mets are 28-35 at home this season, including going 9-14 after the All-Star break.
• Offensive – 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 fourth in the majors with a .335 on-base percentage… The Mets are fifth in the majors with 254 doubles, eighth with a .265 batting average with runners in scoring position… The Mets lead the majors with 1,033 runners left on base.
• Jose Reyes – Leads the National League with a .335 batting average…Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun is second (.331)… Reyes would be the first batting champion in team history… The Mets shortstop also leads the majors with 16 triples and is tied for second in the National League with 35 stolen bases… He is also tied for eighth with 81 runs scored… Reyes is one triple shy of 100 for his career.
• David Wright – Has collected multiple hits in consecutive games and is batting .444 (8-18) with a home run and four RBI over his last five contests.
• Angel Pagan – Has reached base safely in 21 of the 24 games he’s played this month, including collecting at least one hit in 19 of those contests… He is batting .330 (34-103) with 15 runs scored, eight doubles, three home runs and nine RBI this month… Pagan is 14th in the NL with his .330 August batting average.
• Lucas Duda – Has nine RBI over his last nine games…Duda is batting .328 (42-128) since the All-Star break, ranking ninth in the NL… His .405 on-base percentage since the break is fifth in the NL and he has 26 RBI during that same span… Duda’s seven second half home runs lead the team.
• Ruben Tejada – Has hit .364 (24-66) with seven doubles and five RBI since he was recalled from Buffalo (AAA) of the International League on August 8… His .364 mark is the fourth-highest in the National League since August 8.
• Bullpen – Allowed two runs over 3.0 innings yesterday after permitting two runs over their previous 12.0 innings dating back to August 24… The bullpen has surrendered at least one run in 29 of its last 35 games, posting a 5.07 ERA (59 earned runs/104.2 innings) dating back to July 20… Overall, the pen ranks 29th in the majors with a 4.30 ERA.
• Starters – Over their last five games, Mets starters are 4-1 with a 2.12 ERA (eight earned runs/34.0 innings)… They have issued nine walks and notched 30 strikeouts… During New York’s five-game losing streak from August 19-23, Mets starters went 0-3 with a 9.24 ERA (26 earned runs/25.1 innings).
• Walks – New York’s pitching staff issued five walks last… Mets pitchers have issued 408 walks this season, the 12th-fewest in the majors… Offensively, the Mets have drawn 464 walks, ranking fourth in the majors.
• Chris Capuano – Became the third pitcher in franchise history to throw a shutout while striking out at least 13 batters and allowing no more than two hits in his last start on August 26 vs. Atlanta… The other Mets to do that were Nolan Ryan, with a one-hit, 15-strikeout game vs. the Phillies on April 18, 1970, and Tom Seaver, who had two such games: a one-hit, 15-strikeout game at Philadelphia on May 15, 1970, and a 13-strikeout, two-hitter at Pittsburgh on September 29, 1972… Capuano was the second pitcher in team history to hurl a one or two-hit shutout with at least ten strikeouts and no walks … Seaver did that in his “imperfect game” against the Cubs on July 9, 1969 (one hit, 11 strikeouts)…Research courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau.
• Happy Birthday – Mets bullpen coach Jon Debus celebrates his 53rd birthday today.
• Arizona Fall League – The Mets will send eight players to the Arizona Fall League this winter to play for Peoria under manager Pedro Lopez, who is currently St. Lucie’s manager… Second baseman Reese Havens, catcher Juan Centeno, third baseman Jefry Marte, and pitchers Taylor Whitenton, Collin McHugh, Robert Carson and Brandon Moore will represent the organization for Peoria, while outfielder Juan Lagares will be on the taxi squad.

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