Mets Game #120, Road #63
New York Mets NL East – 3rd Place – (58-61) Road (33-29) – Last Ten (3-7)
@	Chase Field
Arizona Diamondbacks NL West – 1st Place – (67-53) Home (35-26) – Last Ten (6-4)

NL Wild Card Standing

Pitching Match-Up

Mets Lineup

Diamondbacks Lineup

Team Rankings

Team Leaders

Tidbits of Interest

• Mets at a Glance – The Mets have lost four games in a row…It’s the third time this year New York has lost four or more straight games and first time since they dropped five consecutive contests from July 30-August 5…The Mets lost a season-high six games from April 10-16…New York is 3-10 in its last 13 contests and 12-16 since the All-Star break.
• Series History - New York swept a three-game series from the Diamondbacks at Citi Field, April 22-24…The last time the DBacks swept the Mets was July 19-21, 2010 at Chase Field…Since 2005, the Mets are 14-9 at Chase Field, but are 1-7 since 2009…Arizona is the only National League team the Mets have a winning record against on the road but a losing record at home.
• Road Games – New York is 33-29 on the road this season despite losing their last four road contests…The 33 wins are tied for the fifth most in the majors…The Mets won 32 total road games in 2010…The Mets have posted four straight winning road trips (minimum of six games)…The last time that occurred was 1999 when they won five straight road trips…After losing the first two games of this series, the Mets are now 10-9-1 in road series this year after winning only five road series in 2010.
• First Place – The Mets play the final game of their series against the National League West-leading Diamondbacks today …New York swept Arizona earlier this year at Citi Field in a three game series, April 22-24…The Mets have a winning record against four of the current first place teams in baseball, going 2-1 vs. Detroit, 2-1 vs. Texas, 2-1 vs. Milwaukee and 3-2 vs. Arizona…The Mets are 4-8 vs. Philadelphia and did not play Boston this season…Overall, the Mets are 13-13 against teams currently in first place.
• August – The Mets fell to 3-8 this month with last night’s loss…New York’s starting pitchers have posted a 4.92 ERA (35 earned runs /64.0 innings) this month, going 1-4…The bullpen has gone 2-4 in August with a 5.56 ERA (21 earned runs/34.0 innings)…The Mets are hitting .271 (104-384) with 11 home runs and 50 RBI this month.
• Below .500 – The Mets are three games under .500 for the first time since losing 7-3 on June 21 vs. Oakland (35-38).
• Team Batting Average – The Mets rank second in the National League and fifth in the majors with a .267 batting average…The club record for batting average in a single-season is .279, set in 1999…New York is hitting .268 on the road, the second-highest mark in the majors, behind only St. Louis (.275).
• Scoring First – Arizona plated two first inning runs last night after scoring one first inning run on Friday…The Mets have outscored their opponents 70-56 in the first frame…The 56 runs allowed in the first inningare tied for 17th in the majors while the 70 runs are tied for sixth in the majors…Opponents have scored first in six of New York’s last seven games…The Mets fell to 17-39 when their opponent scores first.
• RISP – The Mets went 3-6 last night with runners in scoring position …This year, New York is batting .283 (163-575) with 11 home runs and 236 RBI on the road and .258 (136-528) with 11 home runs and 180 RBI with runners in scoring position at home …The Mets have played 57 home games and 62 road games…Overall, the Mets are hitting .271 with runners in scoring position, ranking fifth in the majors.
• Doubles – Ruben Tejada and Ronny Pauluino doubled to extend the Mets streak to 11 consecutive games with at least one double (21 total)…The streak dates back to August 1…The Mets rank second in the National League and fifth in the majors with 227 doubles overall.
• David Wright – Was 0-4 last night and is batting .326 (28-86) since returning from the Disabled List on July 22…In 21 games since his return, Wright has six doubles, three home runs and 18 RBI …He has reached base safely in 19 of these 21 games…His 18 RBI since July 22 is tied for the fourth-most in the National League.
• Jason Bay – Went 0-4 last night and since July 28, he’s batting .386 (22-57) with 12 runs scored, five doubles, three home runs and 10 RBI…He has six multi-hit games since July 28, including three, three-hit contests…Bay has 12 RBI in his last 18 contests.
• The Pen – The pen has allowed at least one run in 12 of its last 16 games…During those 16 games, the pen has a 5.14 ERA (28 ER/49.0 IP)….The bullpen has a 5.56 ERA (21 ER/34.0 IP) this month, the fourth-worst in the majors this month after posting a 2.97 ERA (23 ER/69.2 IP) in July, the seventh-best in the majors….The pen has allowed 36 home runs, tied for the 9th most in the majors.
• Starters – Mets starting pitchers had gone at least 5.0 innings in each of the team’s last 37 games prior Mike Pelfrey’s start last night…Pelfrey was removed from last night’s contest after 4.0 innings after getting hit on his right elbow by a line drive…It was the third-longest streak in team history and two shy of the franchise record, 39 games, done twice (1985 and 1992).
• Chris Capuano – In six career games, five starts, Capuano is 1-3 with a 3.77 ERA (13 earned runs/31.0 innings pitched) vs. Arizona…… In his last start, received a no-decision in a 5-4 victory vs. San Diego on August 9…Pitched 6.0 innings and allowed four runs, earned…Also allowed nine hits and one walk…Recorded three strikeouts and threw 86 pitches, 61 strikes…Capuano has recorded at least five strikeouts in 10 of his past 12 starts and 13 of 16.
• Jeurys Familia – Tossed 5.0 shutout innings for Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League vs. Richmond last night picking up the win…Familia allowed two hits and fanned seven batters…Familia has posted a 2.97 ERA in 19 minor league starts this season with 113 strikeouts in 103.0 innings
• Zack Wheeler – Hurled 5.0 innings, allowing five hits and one run with three strikeouts for St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League last night vs Charlotte…Wheeler, who suffered the loss, has 112 strikeouts in 103.0 innings this year.

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Mets Game #119, Road #62
New York Mets NL East – 3rd Place – (58-60) Road (33-28) – Last Ten (3-7)
@	Chase Field
Arizona Diamondbacks NL West – 1st Place – (66-53) Home (34-26) – Last Ten (6-4)

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Tidbits of Interest

• Mets at a Glance – The Mets have lost three games in a row and are 3-9 in their last 12 contests… New York is 12-15 since the All-Star break.
• Series History - New York swept a three-game series from the Diamondbacks at Citi Field, April 22-24… Since 2005, the Mets are 14-8 at Chase Field, but are 1-6 since 2009… Arizona is the only National League team the Mets have a winning record against on the road but a losing record at home…. The Mets won 13 straight games in Arizona from 2004-2007, but have won three of their last 11 games since.
• Road Games – New York is 33-28 on the road this season… The 33 wins are tied for the fifth-most in the majors… The Mets won 32 total road games in 2010… The Mets have posted four straight winning road trips (minimum of six games)… The last time that occurred was 1999 when they won five straight road trips… The Mets are 10-8-1 in road series this year after winning only five road series in 2010.
• First Place – The Mets continue their series against the National League West-leading Diamondbacks this weekend… New York swept Arizona earlier this year at Citi Field in a three-game series, April 22-24… The Mets have a winning record against four of the current first place teams in baseball, going 2-1 vs. Detroit, 2-1 vs. Texas, 2-1 vs. Milwaukee and 3-1 vs. Arizona…The Mets are 4-8 vs. Philadelphia and did not play Boston this season… Overall, the Mets are 13-12 against teams currently in first place.
• August – The Mets fell to 3-7 this month with last night’s loss… New York’s starting pitchers have posted a 4.95 ERA (33 earned runs /60.0 innings) this month, going 1-4… The bullpen has gone 2-3 in August with a 5.40 ERA (18 earned runs/30.0 innings)…The Mets are hitting .275 (96-349) with 11 home runs and 46 RBI this month .
• Scoring First – Arizona plated one first inning run last night… The Mets have outscored their opponents 70-54 in the first frame… The 54 runs allowed in the first inning rank 20th in the majors while the 70 runs are tied for sixth in the majors… New York fell to 17-38 when its opponent scores first and 8-46 when scoring three runs or fewer.
• Team Batting Average – The Mets rank second in the National League and fourth in the majors with a .267 batting average… The club record for batting average in a single-season is .279, set in 1999…New York is hitting .268 on the road, the second-highest mark in the majors, behind only St. Louis (.275).
• RISP – The Mets went 1-10 last night with runners in scoring position … This year, New York is batting .281 (160-569) with 11 home runs and 230 RBI on the road and .258 (136-528) with 11 home runs and 180 RBI with runners in scoring position at home … The Mets have played 57 home games and 61 road games… Overall, the Mets are hitting .270 with runners in scoring position, ranking sixth in the majors.
• LOB – The Mets left nine runners on base last night… New York has left nine or more runners aboard in each of their last three losses… New York leads the majors with 920 runners left on base this season.
• Walks – New York has drawn 30 walks in its last seven games … The Mets lead the NL and are third in the majors with 419 base-on-balls.
• Doubles – Jason Bay doubled to extend the Mets streak to 10 consecutive games with at least one double (19 total)… The streak dates back to August 1… The Mets rank second in the National League and fifth in the majors with 225 doubles overall. 
• David Wright – Is batting .341 (28-82) since returning from the Disabled List on July 22… In 20 games since his return, Wright has five doubles, three home runs and 18 RBI… He has at least one hit in 16 of these 20 games and has reached base safely in 19 of these 20 games… His 18 RBI since July 22 is tied for the third-most in the National League.
• Jason Bay – Has reached base safely in his last 14 games after going 3-4 with an RBI last night… Since July 28, the Mets leftfielder is batting .415 (22-53) with 11 runs scored, five doubles, three home runs and 10 RBI… He has six multi-hit games since July 28, including three, three-hit contests… Bay has 12 RBI in his last 17 contests.
• Lucas Duda -  Is hitting .313 (10-32) with seven RBI in 10 August games… Duda was hitting .226 (21-93) through his first 34 games this season, dating back to July 9.
• The Pen – The pen has allowed at least one run in 11 of its last 15 games… During those 15 games, the pen has a 5.00 ERA (25 ER/45.0 IP)…. The bullpen has a 5.40 ERA (18 ER/30.0 IP) this month, the fifth-worst in the majors this month after posting a 2.97 ERA (23 ER/69.2 IP) in July, the seventh-best in the majors…. The pen has allowed 35 home runs, tied for the 10th most in the majors
• Mike Pelfrey – Won last game against D'backs, 4-1, on April 22 at Citi Field… Pitched 7.0 innings and allowed one run, earned, five hits, and two walks… Also recorded four strikeouts….. In his last start, Received a no-decision in a 9-8 victory vs. San Diego on August 8… Pitched 6.1 innings and allowed four runs, earned, nine hits and two walks… Also recorded four strikeouts and threw 107 pitches, 66strikes… Pelfrey has pitched at least 6.0 innings in six of his last seven starts, 10 of his last 12, and 15 of his last 18.
• Darin Gorski – Improved to 11-1 last night for St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League after tossing 6.0 shutout innings vs. Charlotte… Gorski allowed one hit and did not issue a walk while striking out six batters… Gorski leads the Florida State League with a 2.27 ERA, is third with 125 strikeouts and 11 wins.

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Mets Game #118, Road #61
New York Mets NL East – 3rd Place – (58-59) Road (33-27) – Last Ten (3-7)
@	Chase Field
Arizona Diamondbacks NL West – 1st Place – (65-53) Home (33-26) – Last Ten (6-4)

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• Mets at a Glance – The Mets have lost two games in a row and are 3-8 in their last 11 contests… New York is 12-14 since the All-Star break.
• Series History - New York swept a three-game series from the Diamondbacks at Citi Field, April 22-24… Since 2005, the Mets are 14-7 at Chase Field, but are 1-5 since 2009… Arizona is the only National League team the Mets have a winning record against on the road but a losing record at home.
• Road Games – New York is 33-27 on the road this season… The 33 wins are tied for the fifth-most in the majors… The Mets won 32 total road games in 2010… The Mets have posted four straight winning road trips (minimum of six games)… The last time that occurred was 1999 when they won five straight road trips… The Mets are 10-8-1 in road series this year after winning only five road series in 2010.
• First Place – The Mets play the National League West leading Diamondbacks this weekend… New York swept Arizona earlier this year at Citi Field in a three-game series, April 22-24… The Mets have a winning record against four of the current first place teams in baseball, going 2-1 vs. Detroit, 2-1 vs. Texas, 2-1 vs. Milwaukee and 3-0 vs. Arizona… The Mets are 4-8 vs. Philadelphia and did not play Boston this season… Overall, the Mets are 13-11 against teams currently in first place.
• Team Batting Average – The Mets rank second in the National League and fourth in the majors with a .267 batting average… The club record for batting average in a single-season is .279, set in 1999.
• RISP – The Mets went 1-10 yesterday with runners in scoring position… This year, New York is batting .284 (159-559) with 11 home runs and 229 RBI on the road and .258 (136-528) with 11 home runs and 180 RBI with runners in scoring position at home … The Mets have played 57 home games and 60 road games.
• LOB – The Mets left nine runners on base yesterday vs. San Diego after leaving 13 runners aboard on Wednesday night… New York leads the majors with 911 runners left on base this season.
• Walks – New York has drawn 27 walks in its last six games… The Mets lead the NL and are third in the majors with 416 base-on-balls.
• Stolen Bases – The Mets have eight stolen bases in their last eight games… New York ranks second in the National League and is tied for fifth in the majors with 105 stolen bases.
• David Wright – Went 1-3 yesterday… Wright has six RBI in his last eight games and is batting .354 (28-79) since returning from the Disabled List on July 22… In 19 games since his return, Wright has five doubles, three home runs and 18 RBI… He has at least one hit in 16 of these 19 games and has reached base safely in 18 of these 19 games… His 18 RBI since July 22 is tied for the third-most in the National League….. Wright singled in the fifth inning yesterday to give him 2,048 total bases, a new franchise record… Wright, who moved past Ed Kranepool, needed 1,062 games to set the record… Kranepool, who played with the Mets from 1962-1979, set the original mark in 1,853 games.
• Jason Bay – Has reached base safely in his last 13 games… Since July 28, the Mets leftfielder is batting .388 (19-49) with 10 runs scored, four doubles, three home runs and nine RBI… Bay has 12 RBI in his last 17 contests.
• Lucas Duda -  Went 1-3 with a walk and two-run double yesterday… Duda is hitting .345 (10-29) with seven RBI in nine August games … Duda has hit in four straight games, going 7-16 (.438) during this span with four RBI… Duda was hitting .226 (21-93) through his first 34 games this season, dating back to July 9.
• Justin Turner – Was hit by a pitch yesterday for the ninth time this season… The nine hit-by-pitches are tied for the third-most by a Mets rookie with Danny Garcia (2004) and Ty Wigginton (2003) … Jason Phillips was hit 10 times in 2003 and Ron Hunt was hit by a pitch 13 times in 1963.
• Fielding – New York made two errors yesterday vs. San Diego … The Mets have made at least one error in seven of their last nine games (13 total)… The Mets rank 24th in the majors with a .981 fielding percentage… New York surrendered one unearned run yesterday and have permitted 48 unearned runs during the year, tied for the 10-most in the majors.
• The Pen – The pen has allowed at least one run in 11 of its last 14 games… During those 14 games, the pen has a 5.36 ERA (25 ER/42.0 IP)…. The bullpen has a 6.00 ERA (18 ER/27.0 IP) this month, the third-worst this month after posting a 2.97 ERA (23 ER/69.2 IP) in July, the seventh best in the majors…. The pen has allowed 35 home runs, tied for the 9th most in the majors.
• Dillon Gee – Became the 10th rookie in team history to post double-digit wins in a single-season with his victory on July 29 at Washington… The last Mets rookie to accomplish the feat was Hisanori Takahashi, who won 10 games last year… Only six Mets rookies have recorded more than 10 wins in a season… The last to achieve that feat was Ron Darling, who had 12 victories in 1984… Gee is tied for second in the majors among rookies with 10 wins, is sixth among NL rookies with a 3.93 ERA, fourth with 74 strikeouts and third with a .223 opponents batting average against…. In one career game, a start on April 23 at Citi Field, Gee is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA (two earned runs/6.0 innings pitched) vs. Arizona… Also allowed five hits, walked one, recorded five strikeouts, and threw 93 pitches, 62 strikes…. In his last Start, Gee received a no-decision in a 6-5 loss vs. Atlanta on August 7… Pitched 5.0 innings and allowed five runs, earned (the five earned runs allowed tied a career-high), six hits, and three walks… Recorded four strikeouts and threw 101 pitches, 57 for strikes… Surrendered a career-high three home runs (previous high was one)…Also tied a career-high by hitting two batters… Gee’s .769 winning percentage (10-3) is tied for the sixth best in baseball among qualifying pitchers (Opposing pitcher, Ian Kennedy is first; .824, 14-3)

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	Chase Field

Scouting Report:

METS: Gee allowed three home runs Sunday against the Braves as he gave up five runs in as many innings. He won his only start against the D-Backs this year, going six innings and giving up two earned runs.

DIAMONDBACKS: Kennedy is 6-0 in his last six starts and has a 2.63 ERA during that time. In his last start against the Dodgers, Kennedy allowed three runs on six hits over seven innings. He has gone at least six innings in his last six starts.

Scouting Report:

METS: elfrey gave up four runs on nine hits in 6 1/3 innings against the Padres on Monday. It was just the second time in his past nine outings he's pitched more than six frames. He allowed one run in seven innings against the D-backs on April 22.

DIAMONDBACKS: Hudson struggled in his last outing against the Astros, allowing seven runs (four earned) on 11 hits while lasting just three innings. Hudson has not pitched well in three of his last four starts. The lone exception came against the Giants on Aug. 2.

Scouting Report:

METS: Capuano gave up a combined four runs in the fourth and fifth innings Tuesday, but gamely fought through a scoreless sixth before being removed after a leadoff single in the seventh. He was drafted by Arizona in the eighth round in 1999.

DIAMONDBACKS: Marquis is still looking for his first win as a D-back. He was acquired prior to the Trade Deadline from the Nats. Marquis took the loss in his first start against the Giants and followed that up with a poor start against the Astros at Chase Field.

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Arizona Diamondbacks (NL West – 4th Place – 8-11) @ New York Mets (NL East – 5th Place – 8-13)
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Today's Tidbits

• Mets at a Glance – The Mets have won three in a row equaling their season-high…New York also won three in a row, April 2-April 5.
• Series History – With two wins, New York won its first home series vs. Arizona for the first time since 2006…The only time the Mets have swept Arizona at home in a three-game series was May 19-May 21, 2000…New York swept two four-game series at Arizona in 2005 and 2006…Arizona is the only team the Mets have an all-time winning record on the road but an all-time losing record at home…The Mets have lost their last four home series to Arizona.
• Easter – The Mets are 12-19 on Easter…New York has lost its last three Easter games…The Mets have never played the D'backs on Easter.
• Pitching – Over the last four games, New York’s pitching staff has a 2.50 ERA (10 earned runs/36.0 innings)…During this stretch, Mets pitchers have allowed 28 hits, issued eight walks and notched 27 strikeouts…The Mets are 3-1 in these contests…Mets starters have pitched 6.0 or more innings in their last five games…That’s the longest such streak this season.
• Bullpen – New York’s bullpen has not permitted a run in its last four games (8.0 innings)…Over the last eight games, the bullpen has a 2.08 ERA (five earned runs/21.2 innings)…Overall, the Mets pen has a 3.93 ERA (30 earned runs/68.2 innings), ranking 18th in the majors…The pen is second with 69 strikeouts, seventh in innings pitched (68.2) and is eighth with 29 walks…Pedro Beato earned his first career hold yesterday…The righty has thrown 11.0 innings without allowing an earned run to start his major league career.
• RISP – The Mets were 4-13 yesterday with runners in scoring position and are 11-35 (.314) over their last four games…The Mets are hitting .245 (47-192) with RISP, ranking 18th in the majors…The 192 at-bats are the fifth most in the majors.
• Carlos Beltran – Mets outfielder turns 34 today
• Ike Davis – Has hit a home run in three consecutive games…The last Mets player to hit a home run in three straight games was David Wright, September 26-29, 2010…Nine Mets, including Wright from June 7-June 10, 2007, have hit a home run in four straight games It’s been done 10 times, twice by Mike Piazza…Richard Hidalgo holds the franchise record with a home run in five straight games from July 1-July 5, 2004…Ike Davis joined David Wright and Gary Sheffield as the only Mets to hit a home run in three consecutives games at Citi Field…Wright accomplished the feat from September 19-September 29, last season while Sheffield did it on May 13-May 26, 2009 Daniel Murphy – Has at least one hit in all eight of his starts this season…Murphy collected two, two-out RBI singles yesterday and is batting .344 (11-32) when he starts.
• Jose Reyes – Is fourth in the National League with 30 hits, tied for third with eight stolen bases, tied for first with 10 multi-hit games and is tied for 10th with 43 total bases.
• Stolen Bases – The Mets had one stolen base yesterday (David Wright)…The Mets are tied for fifth in the majors with 19 stolen bases.
• Hits – The Mets collected a season-high 15 hits yesterday…The last time the Mets had 15 or more hits was September 5, 2010 at Chicago (NL)…Over the last four games, the Mets are hitting .306 (41-134)…Jason Pridie collected his first major league hit, a single in the second-inning, yesterday.
• Doubles – The Mets have collected 43 doubles, including two yesterday, tied for fourth in the majors…New York has had at least one double in 20 of its 21 games…The only game New York was held without a two-base hit was April 10 vs. Washington…David Wright, Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran are tied for eighth in the National League with six doubles apiece.
• Home Runs – The Mets have hit at least one home run in five straight games, their longest stretch since a six-game streak from September 17 -24, 2010…Jason Bay and Ike Davis hit back-to-back home runs in the third-inning yesterday…It was the first time the Mets accomplished that feat since David Wright and Ike Davis did it on June 27, 2010 vs. Minnesota…Bay hit his first home run since June 28, 2010 vs. Florida with his third-inning shot off Barry Enright yesterday …The Mets are tied for 18th in the majors with 17 home runs this year…New York’s pitching staff has surrendered 22 home runs, tied for the eighth most in the majors.
• Come From Behind – The Mets posted their second straight come-from-behind win and the fourth comeback win of 2011 on Saturday
• Jeurys Famila – The Mets 2009 Organizational Pitcher of the Year, hurled 7.0 shutout innings notching eight strikeouts last night for St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League at Jupiter…Familia earned his first win of the season allowing three hits and issuing three walks…St. Lucie is 15-2 this year and leads the South Division by 5.0 games.

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