New York Mets (NL East – 5th Place – 16-20) @ Colorado Rockies (NL West – 1st Place – 19-15)
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NL East Standing

Pitching Match-Up

Mets Lineup

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Rockies Lineup

Team Rankings

Team Leaders

Tidbits of Interest

• Mets at a Glance – The Mets have won four of their last six games and are 8-9 on the road this year.
• Series History  – The Mets snapped their five-game losing streak to the Rockies with Tuesday night’s 4-3 win…The losing streak equaled the longest in team history vs. Colorado…The Rockies swept the Mets in a four-game series earlier this year at Citi Field, April 11-14…The Mets led by at least two runs in each of those games…The Mets are 4-7 in their last 11 series at Coors Field.
• Road Series – New York is 2-3 in their first five road series of the year…The Mets went 5-17-4 in road series in 2010 and did not win their third road series until August 20-22 at Pittsburgh.
• Rubber Games -  The Mets are 1-2 in rubber games this year, including 1-1 on the road…The Mets went 8-15 last year, including 2-7 on the road in such games.
• One Run – The Mets improved to 3-8 (3-3 on the road) in games decided by one run with Tuesday’s 4-3 triumph…New York is 7-11 (5-4 on the road) in games decided by two or fewer runs.
• First-Inning Runs – The Mets plated two first-inning runs Tuesday night…New York has scored 22 first-inning runs this season, tied for the fifth-most in the majors…Conversely, Mets pitchers have allowed nine first-inning runs, the third-fewest in the majors.
• Scoring First – New York has scored first in 10 of their last 14 games and are 12-8 when scoring the first run of the game.
• RISP – The Mets were 3-7 with runners in scoring position Tuesday night and over their last nine games, the Mets are hitting .167 (14-84) in such situations…For the season, the team is 72-323 (.223) with runners in scoring position, ranking 26th in the majors…The 323 at-bats are tied for the ninth-most…Mets pitchers are holding opponents to a .240 (88-366) batting average with runners in scoring position, the 10th-lowest mark in the majors.
• Bases Loaded – The Mets were 1-1 with the bases loaded Tuesday…Ike Davis delivered a two-run single with the bases full in the first-inning…New York is hitting .206 (7-34) with the bases full, ranking 26th in the majors…Overall, Mets pitchers have held opponents to a .220 (9-41) batting average with the bases loaded, the sixth-lowest mark in the majors.
• Doubles – Jose Reyes led off Tuesday’s game with a double and later scored while Mike Pelfrey drove in two runs with his fourth inning double…Reyes and Carlos Beltran are tied for first in the National League with 12 doubles…New York is second in the National League with 71 doubles, one behind Houston.
• Triples – Since 2008, the Mets are second in the majors with 135 triples…Colorado is first (138)…Reyes leads the majors with six triples this season.
• Error Free – The Mets played their third straight game without an error on Tuesday…New York ranks ninth in the majors with a .987 fielding percentage…The Mets have made 18 errors this year, tied for the eighth-fewest in the majors…New York is 10-12 when they do not commit an error.
• Jose Reyes – Leads the National League with six triples, is tied for first with 12 doubles, tied for first with 19 extra-base hits, tied for first with 16 multi-hit games, is tied for second in stolen bases (12), tied for second with 50 hits, and 11th with a .318 batting average.
• Ike Davis – Flew to New York yesterday to be examined by Mets Team Physicians…The Mets will have an update later today.
• Jason Pridle – Has reached base safely in all 13 of his starts…Pridie is tied for second in the National League among rookies with three home runs…Pridie leads all NL rookies with a .500 slugging percentage, is third with a .250 batting average and is tied for sixth among NL rookies with eight RBI.
• May Pitching – The Mets are 5-4 this month …New York’s pitching staff has the third-best ERA in the month of May (2.51)…The staff has allowed 71 hits, 24 earned runs in 86.0 innings with 65 strikeouts…The Mets bullpen has a 0.65 ERA (two earned runs/27.2 innings) this month, the best in the majors…Mets starters are 2-3 this month with a 3.39 ERA (22 earned runs/58.1 innings) and have pitched 6.0 or more innings in seven of nine starts.
• Bullpen – The Mets pen has hurled 16.2 scoreless innings dating back to May 4…Since April 16, the Mets bullpen is 5-1 with a 2.06 ERA (15 earned runs/65.2 innings)…Jason Isringhausen picked up his team-leading seventh hold last night…The Mets righty is tied for fifth in the National League in holds.
• Jonathon Niese – Has never beaten the Rockies…Is 0-2 with a 5.55 ERA (15 earned runs/24.1 innings) in four career starts against Colorado….at Coors Field, Niese is 0-0 with a 9.00 ERA (5 earned runs/5.0 innings)….in his last start, earned a no decision in a 6-3 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 6…Pitched 5.2 innings while allowing three runs, earned, and seven hits including one home run…He also walked three and struck out five on 116 pitches.
• Francisco Rodriguez – Converted his 10th straight save chance Tuesday and moved into sole possession of seventh place on the club’s all-time save list with 70, one ahead of Neil Allen …Roger McDowell is sixth on the list with 84 saves…Rodriguez hasn’t allowed a run in his last 10.1 innings and ranks sixth in the majors with his 10 saves…He has held opponents to a .059 (1-17) mark with runners in scoring position.
• Bobby Parnell – Struck out Brandon Laird on three pitches with two runners aboard in the sixth-inning last night for Buffalo (AAA) of the International League vs. Scranton Wilkes-Barre…It was the only batter he faced in his second major league rehabiliation appearance
• Eric Campbell – The First Baseman  went 4-6 with three RBI for Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League in a 10-8 loss to New Britain…Campbell is hitting .300 (9-30) over his last 10 games.

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	New York Mets (NL East – 5th Place – 15-20) @ Colorado Rockies (NL West – 1st Place – 19-14)
Coors Field	———

NL East Standing

Pitching Match-Up

Mets Lineup

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Rockies Lineup

Team Rankings

Team Leaders

Tidbits of Interest

• Mets at a Glance – The Mets have lost two straight following a three-game winning streak…New York is 7-9 on the road this year.
• Series History  – The Mets have lost five straight games to the Rockies equaling their longest losing streak against Colorado…It’s the fourth time the Mets have lost five straight games to the Rockies, last on April 25, 2007-May 23, 2008…The Rockies swept the Mets in a four-game series earlier this year at Citi Field, April 11-14…The Mets led by at least two runs in each of those games…The Mets are 4-7 in their last 11 series at Coors Field.
• One Run – The Mets fell to 2-8 (2-3 on the road) in games decided by one run with last night’s 2-1 setback…New York is 6-11 (4-4 on the road) in games decided by two or fewer runs.
• Less Than Three Runs – The Mets have scored three or fewer runs in seven of their last 11 games…New York is 4-7 in those 11 contests and 1-6 when scoring three or fewer runs.
• RISP – The Mets were 0-7 with runners in scoring position yesterday and over their last eight games, the Mets are hitting .143 (11-77) in such situations…For the season, the team is 69-316 (.218) with runners in scoring position, ranking 23rd in the majors…The 316 at-bats are tied for the fifth-most…Mets pitchers are holding opponents to a .241 (88-364) batting average with runners in scoring position, the 10th-lowest mark in the majors.
• Bases Loaded – The Mets were 0-2 with the bases loaded last night…New York is hitting .182 (6-33) with the bases full, ranking 26th in the majors…Chris Capuano induced a double play from Todd Helton with the bases loaded in the first inning last night…Overall, Mets pitchers have held opponents to a .220 (9-41) batting average with the bases loaded, the sixth-lowest mark in the majors.
• Doubles – Carlos Beltran leads the National League with 12 doubles and Jose Reyes is tied for second with 11…New York leads the National League with 69 doubles.
• Triples – The Mets are tied for fifth in the majors with eight triples, two behind Kansas City (10)…Since 2008, the Mets are second in the majors with 135 triples…Colorado is first (138)…Reyes leads the majors with six triples this season.
• Jose Reyes – leads all major league shortstops in hits (49), doubles (11), triples (6), extra-base hits (18) and stolen bases (12) and is second in runs scored (21).
• David Wright – .379 (35-95) batting average and his .684 slugging percentage at Coors Field are his highest at any venue at which he’s had at least 20 at-bats.
• Ike Davis – has the fourth-highest batting average among (.367) among National League players vs. righthanded pitching.
• Jason Pridle – Has reached base safely in all 12 of his starts…Pridie is tied for second in the National League among rookies with three home runs…Pridie leads all NL rookies with a .533 slugging percentage and is third with a .267 batting average…Despite making only 12 starts, he ranks fifth among NL rookies with eight RBI.
• May Pitching – The Mets are 4-4 this month …New York’s pitching staff has the sixth-best ERA in the month of May (2.45)…The staff has allowed 65 hits, 21 earned runs in 77.0 innings with 59 strikeouts…The Mets bullpen has a 0.71 ERA (two earned runs/25.1 innings) this month, the third-best mark in the majors behind the Cubs (0.00 ERA,17.1 innings) and the Diamondbacks 0.37 ERA (1 earned run/24.1 innings).
• Bullpen – Since April 16, the Mets bullpen is 5-1 with a 2.13 ERA (15 earned runs/63.2 innings)…Francisco Rodriguez has converted nine straight save chances and is seventh in the majors with his nine saves…Rodriguez moved into a tie for seventh place with Neil Allen on the club’s all-time save list with his 69th save on May 7 vs. Los Angeles (NL)…He hasn’t allowed a run in his last 9.1 innings…Rodriguez has held opponents to a .059 (1-17) mark with runners in scoring position and two outs…Jason Isringhausen leads the team and is tied for eighth in the NL with six holds.
• Mike Pelfrey – has five career wins vs. Colorado, his second-most vs. any team…Pelfrey has six victories vs. the Phillies…He is 5-2 with a 2.91 ERA (15 earned runs/46.1 innings) in eight career starts vs. the Rockies…His 2.91 ERA is the third-lowest vs. any team (minimum of five starts)…Pelfrey has a 2.04 ERA vs. San Francisco in five starts and a 2.60 ERA in five starts vs. San Diego.
• Bobby Parnell – Started last night for St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League vs. Palm Beach and threw 1.0 scoreless inning with one walk (12 pitches) in his first major league rehabilitation outing.
• Jordany Valdespin – Shortstop had a double, triple, home run and two RBI last night for Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League vs. New Britian…Valdespin is hitting .381 (16-42) over his last 10 games and is batting .295 (31-105) with eight doubles, two triples, two home runs, 10 RBI and seven stolen bases in 28 games for the BMets.

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	New York Mets (NL East – 5th Place – 15-19) @ Colorado Rockies (NL West – 1st Place – 18-14)
Coors Field	———

NL East Standing

Pitching Match-Up

Mets Lineup

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Rockies Lineup

Team Rankings

Team Leaders

Tidbits of Interest

• Mets at a Glance – The Mets had their three-game winning streak snapped with yesterday’s 4-2 loss to the Dodgers…New York begins a six-game road trip to Colorado and Houston tonight…The Mets are 7-8 on the road this year…New York is 4-7 in the first game of a series this season, including 0-1 vs. the Rockies.
• Series History  – The Rockies swept the Mets in a four-game series earlier this year at Citi Field, April 11-14…The Mets led by at least two runs in each of those games …The Mets are 4-7 in their last 11 series at Coors Field.
• Early Scoring – The Mets have scored first in nine of their last 12 games and are 11-8 when scoring the first run of the game.
• First Innings – The Mets scored once yesterday in the first inning…New York has scored 20 first-inning runs this year, tied for the eighth-most in the majors…Conversely, Mets pitchers have allowed nine first-inning runs, the third-fewest in the majors.
• RISP – The Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position yesterday and over their last seven games, the Mets are hitting .158 (11-70) in such situations…For the season, the team is 69-309 (.223) with runners in scoring position, ranking 24th in the majors…The 309 at-bats are tied for the sixth-most…Mets pitchers are holding opponents to a .240 (86-359) batting average with runners in scoring position, the eighth-lowest mark in the majors.
• Jose Reyes – tripled in the ninth-inning yesterday…The Mets are tied for second in the majors with eight triples, two behind Kansas City (10)…Since 2008, the Mets are second in the majors with 135 triples…Colorado is first (138)…Reyes leads the majors with six triples this season and the Mets shortstop ranks fourth among active players with 89 triples…Only Carl Crawford (106), Johnny Damon (101) and Jimmy Rollins (99) have more. 
• David Wright – .385 (35-91) batting average and .703 slugging percentage at Coors Field are his highest at any venue at which he’s had at least 20 at-bats….has drawn at least one walk in eight straight games, the second-longest streak of his career, trailing only a 10-game streak from April 19-29, 2007.
• Jason Bay – Went 0-4 yesterday vs. the Dodgers…Despite yesterday’s loss, the Mets are 10-4 when Bay plays this season and 5-15 when he does not…He missed all four games when Colorado came to Citi Field (April 11-14)…Bay began the year on the Disabled List with a strained left rib cage…He was activated on April 21…He missed the first two games of the Giants series while on the Paternity Leave List…The Mets are hitting .265 (125-471) and have scored 65 runs (4.6 runs per game) in the 14 games Bay has played…The Mets hit .239 (163-683) and scored 78 runs (3.9 runs per game) in the 20 games he has not played.
• Jason Pridle – Has reached base safely in all 11 of his starts…Pridie is tied for second in the National League among rookies with three home runs.
• Bullpen – Since April 16, the Mets bullpen is 5-1 with a 2.18 ERA (14 earned runs/57.2 innings)…Francisco Rodriguez has converted nine straight save chances and is fifth in the majors with his nine saves…Rodriguez moved into a tie for seventh place with Neil Allen on the club’s all-time save list with his 69th save on May 7 vs. Los Angeles (NL)…He hasn’t allowed a run in his last 9.1 innings…Rodriguez has held opponents to a .059 (1-17) mark with runners in scoring position and two outs…Jason Isringhausen leads the team and is tied for eighth in the NL with six holds…LHP Mike O’Connor made his Mets debut yesterday vs. the Dodgers and retired all six batters he faced…LHP Pat Misch, who had his contract selected yesterday from Buffalo (AAA) of the International League, will join the Mets pen.
• Pedro Beato – Flew to Port St. Lucie, Fla. yesterday to begin his rehabiliation…He was placed on the 15-Day DL on May 4 with tendinitis in his right elbow
• Cory Vaughn – Mets 2010 fourth round pick, the son of former major leaguer Greg Vaughn, went 3-4 with a double yesterday for Savannah (A) of the South Atlantic League vs. Rome…Vaughn is batting .327 (32-98) with nine doubles, one home run and 13 RBI in 29 games for the Sand Gnats.

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New York Mets @ Colorado Rockies
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Scouting Report:

METS: A tough-luck loser in Wednesday's game against the Giants, Capuano decreased his ERA to 5.40, its lowest point of the season. He'll look to continue that trend against the Rockies, who pummeled Capuano for seven runs in 5 2/3 innings last month.

ROCKIES: Chacin used his offspeed pitches to destroy the timing of D-backs hitters and showed enough command of his fastball to strike out three and yield just three hits in seven innings of a 6-4 victory in his most recent start.

Scouting Report:

METS: Untouched until the fourth inning of Thursday's game, Pelfrey submitted his second quality start of the season (and second in his last three tries). Don't expect Coors Field to bother him, either — Pelfrey has a career 3.24 ERA in Colorado.

ROCKIES: Hammel last gave up a run when the first batter of the game went deep two starts ago. He then tossed seven innings without a run in that outing, and repeated the feat with seven scoreless innings in a no-decision vs. the D-backs in his last start.

Scouting Report:

METS: Niese's so-so season continued Friday against the Dodgers in a no-decision, in which the lefty walked three batters and allowed three runs over 5 2/3 innings. Niese gave up five runs to the Rockies over six innings last month.

ROCKIES: Jimenez seemed to figure something out in his last start. He went six innings and struck out seven but walked five. He still left the game with the lead before the bullpen squandered it. He said the main thing was being able to make adjustments.

Team Leaders

Mets Injury Report

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So close, yet not even close. Yet another Mets rally comes up short. David Wright almost hit a walk-off grand slam. But, as Brandon Lee said, "Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades". The Mets scored 2 in the 9th, 1 in the 8th, to come within 1 run. They had the bases loaded with 2 outs and David Wright just missed a grand slam. Jose Reyes continues to be hot, going 2-4 with a run batted in, a run scored, and a walk.

Pitching-wise, the Mets gave up too many runs. Something needs to be done pitching-wise. R.A. Dickey went 6.1 innings allowing 8 hits, 5 runs, 4 walks, and 4 strikeouts.

Winning Pitcher: Greg Reynolds (1-0)

Losing Pitcher: R.A. Dickey (1-2)

Save: Matt Lindstrom (2)

Game 2 will be at 4:00pm.