Mets Game #123, Road #66
New York Mets NL East – 3rd Place – (59-63) Road (34-31) – Last Ten (3-7)
@	PETCO Park
San Diego Padres NL West – 5th Place – (55-69) Home (24-37) – Last Ten (5-5)

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• Mets at a Glance – The Mets have lost six of their last seven games and are 4-12 in their last 16 contests… New York is 13-18 since the All-Star break.
• Series History - Since 2007, the Mets are 4-12 at PETCO Park… The Mets have only won one series in San Diego (May 16-19, 2002) since the 2000 season… Overall, the Mets are 8-18 at PETCO Park since it opened in 2004 and have never won a series at the park.
• Road Games – New York is 34-31 on the road this season… The 34 road wins are tied for the fourth-most in the majors this year… The Mets won 32 total road games in 2010.
• Rubber Games – The Mets are 7-10 in rubber games this year, including 5-6 on the road.
• August – The Mets are 4-10 this month… New York’s starting pitchers have posted a 4.92 ERA (45 earned runs/82.1 innings) this month, going 1-6… The bullpen has gone 3-4 in August with a 5.62 ERA (26 earned runs/41.2 innings)…The Mets are hitting .264 (128-485) with 14 home runs and 59 RBI this month.
• Offense – The Mets rank second in the National League and seventh in the majors with a .266 batting average… New York is hitting .266 on the road, the second-highest mark in the majors, behind only St. Louis (.274)… The Mets rank second in the NL and fourth in the majors with a .337 on-base percentage.
• RISP – The Mets went 1-4 last night with runners in scoring position … This year, New York is batting .280 (167-596) with 11 home runs and 240 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 65 road games… Overall, the Mets are hitting .270 with runners in scoring position, ranking sixth in the majors.
• Doubles – Ruben Tejada doubled last night to extend the Mets streak to 14 consecutive games with at least one double (26 total) … The streak dates back to August 1… New York has had three longer such streaks this season… The Mets had a double in 19 consecutive games from July 9-28 and two 16-game streaks… The Mets are third in the National League and sixth in the majors with 232 doubles overall.
• David Wright – Was 1-3 last night and is batting .320 (31-97) since returning from the Disabled List on July 22… In 24 games since his return, Wright has eight doubles, three home runs and 18 RBI …He has reached base safely in 22 of these 24 games… His 18 RBI since July 22 are tied for the ninth-most in the National League.
• Angel Pagan – Drew a walk last night and has reached base safely in all 13 games he’s played this month… Pagan is batting .327 (18-55) with eight runs scored, four doubles, two home runs and three RBI… Pagan had his nine-game hitting streak snapped last night.
• Two or More Runs – New York pitching has allowed two or more runs in their last 36 games dating back to July 6… It’s the second-longest such stretch in team history… The Mets allowed two or more runs in 54 consecutive games from July 6-August 31, 1982.
• The Pen – Allowed three runs in 2.0 innings last night… The pen has allowed at least one run in 15 of its last 19 games, posting a 5.24 ERA (33 earned runs/56.2 innings) over these 19 contests … The bullpen has a 5.62 ERA (26 earned runs/41.2 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… Jason Isringhausen, who recorded his 300th save on Monday, is three saves shy of tying Doug Jones for 21st place on the all-time saves list.
• 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 first among NL rookies with 117.1 innings, fifth with a 4.07 ERA, fourth with 77 strikeouts and third with a .225 opponents batting average against.
• Next – The Mets return home on Friday, August 19 for a three game series vs. Milwaukee… Following today, the Mets will play 10 of their next 13 games at Citi Field… The Mets next two series will be against first place clubs, the NL Central-leading Brewers and the NL East-leading Phillies at Citizens Bank Park…New York is 25-32 at home this season.

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Mets Game #122, Road #65
New York Mets NL East – 3rd Place – (59-62) Road (34-30) – Last Ten (4-6)
@	PETCO Park
San Diego Padres NL West – 5th Place – (54-69) Home (23-37) – Last Ten (5-5)

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• Mets at a Glance – The Mets snapped their five-game losing streak with last night’s 5-4, 10-inning win… New York is 4-11 in its last 15 contests and 13-17 since the All-Star break… The Mets are now 6-5 in extra-inning games this year and improved to 16-19 in one-run decisions.
• Series History - Since 2007, the Mets are 4-11 at PETCO Park… The Mets have only won one series in San Diego (May 16-19, 2002) since the 2000 season… Overall, the Mets are 8-17 at PETCO Park since it opened in 2004 and have never won a series at the park.
• Road Games – New York also snapped their five-game road losing streak last night and is 34-30 on the road this season… The 34 road wins are tied for the fourth-most in the majors this year… The Mets won 32 total road games in 2010… Last night’s win was the team’s 100th win all-time at San Diego.
• August – The Mets are to 4-9 this month with last night’s win… New York’s starting pitchers have posted a 4.95 ERA (42 earned runs/76.1 innings) this month, going 1-5… The bullpen has gone 3-4 in August with a 5.22 ERA (23 earned runs/39.2 innings) … The Mets are hitting .272 (124-456) with 14 home runs and 58 RBI this month.
• Team Batting Average – The Mets rank second in the National League and fifth in the majors with a .267 batting average… New York is hitting .268 on the road, the second-highest mark in the majors, behind only St. Louis (.275).
• RISP – The Mets went 2-9 last night with runners in scoring position … This year, New York is batting .280 (166-592) with 11 home runs and 239 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 64 road games… Overall, the Mets are hitting .270 with runners in scoring position, ranking sixth in the majors.
• Doubles – David Wright doubled last night to extend the Mets streak to 13 consecutive games with at least one double (25 total) … The streak dates back to August 1… The Mets are tied for second in the National League and tied for fifth in the majors with 231 doubles overall.
• Home Runs – The Mets have hit three home runs over their last two games, including two last night… New York has hit 21 home runs over its last 22 games, including seven contests with multiple home runs… The Mets rank 11th in the National League with 84 home runs.
• David Wright – Was 1-4 last night and is batting .319 (30-94) since returning from the Disabled List on July 22… In 23 games since his return, Wright has eight doubles, three home runs and 18 RBI … He has reached base safely in 21 of these 23 games… His 18 RBI since July 22 are tied for the seventh-most in the National League.
• Angel Pagan – Extended his hitting streak to nine games last night, going 2-6… Pagan is hitting .366 (15-41) with six runs scored, three doubles, two home runs and three RBI during his season-high streak which dates back to August 6.
• Lucas Duda – Has hit home runs in consecutive games for the first time in his career… Duda finished with three hits last night, one shy of his career-high… Duda leads the team with five home runs and a .354 (29-82) batting average since the All-Star break and is second on the club in RBI (17), one behind David Wright during that period…Duda is batting .316 (12-38) with four runs scored, one double, two home runs and nine RBI in August.
• The Pen – The pen has allowed at least one run in 14 of its last 18 games… During those 18 games, the pen has a 4.94 ERA (30 ER/54.2 IP)…. The bullpen has a 5.22 ERA (23 ER/39.2 IP) this month, the third-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.
• Jason Isringhausen – Worked a scoreless 10th-inning last night to earn his 300th save… He became the 23rd major league pitcher to reach the 300 save plateau… Billy Wagner and John Franco each registered their 300th save as a member of the Mets… Isringhausen moved into a tie for 22nd place with Bruce Sutter on the all-time saves list…. is 3 saves shy from tying Doug Jones for 21st place on all-time list.

   

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  #200	26 August 2007	Cardinals vs. Braves
  #300	15 August 2011	Mets @ Padres

• Jonathon Niese – In two career game, won, 3-0, on June 10, 2010 at Citi Field… Pitched a complete game shutout and allowed one hit… Also recorded six strikeouts and threw 108 pitches, 76 strikes…. Lost, 3-2, on August 11, 2011 at Citi Field…Hurled 7.2 innings, gave up seven hits and allowed three runs, two earned… Also recorded seven strikeouts, two walks and threw 122 pitches, 82 strikes…. In his last start, received the loss in a 3-2 defeat vs. San Diego on August 11… Tossed a season high-tying 7.2 innings and allowed three runs, two earned… Also allowed seven hits, surrendered one home run and walked two, one intentional… Recorded seven strikeouts and threw a career high-tying 122 pitches, 82 for strikes… Has fanned at least five opponents in nine consecutive starts… Niese allowed three stolen bases in the eighth inning… He is 4-2 in his last six decisions.
• 2011 Draft – The New York Mets signed outfielder Brandon Nimmo of Cheyenne East High School (WY), the club’s first-round pick and the 13th overall selection in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft last night … The Mets also agreed to terms with their third-round pick, righthanded pitcher Logan Verrett from Baylor University, their 11th round selection, righthanded pitcher Christian Montgomery from Lawrence Central High School (IN), their 15th-round pick, infielder Phillip Evans from La Costa Canyon High School (CA) and their 16th-round pick, outfielder Bradley Marquez from Odessa High School (TX)… The Mets signed their first 12 selections, 19 of their top 21 picks and 37 of their 51 overall selections.

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Mets Game #120, Road #63
New York Mets NL East – 3rd Place – (58-62) Road (33-30) – Last Ten (3-7)
@	PETCO Park
San Diego Padres NL West – 5th Place – (54-68) Home (23-36) – Last Ten (6-4)

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• Mets at a Glance – The Mets have lost five games in a row… It’s the third time this year New York has lost five 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 3-11 in its last 14 contests and 12-17 since the All-Star break.
• Series History - Since 2007, the Mets are 3-11 at PETCO Park… The Mets have only won one series in San Diego (May 16-19, 2002) since the 2000 season… Overall, the Mets are 7-17 at PETCO Park since it opened in 2004.
• Road Games – New York is 33-30 on the road this season despite losing their last five road contests.. The last time the Mets lost five straight road games was May 5-16, 2010… The 33 road wins are tied for the fifth-most in the majors this year… The Mets won 32 total road games in 2010… The Mets are now 10-9-1 in road series this season after winning only five road series in 2010.
• August – The Mets fell to 3-9 this month with yesterday’s loss at Arizona… New York’s starting pitchers have posted a 5.01 ERA (39 earned runs/70.0 innings) this month, going 1-5… The bullpen has gone 2-4 in August with a 5.50 ERA (22 earned runs/36.0 innings) … The Mets are hitting .268 (112-418) with 12 home runs and 53 RBI this month.
• Below .500 – The Mets are four games under .500 for the first time since beating the Braves 5-0 on June 4 to improve to 27-31.
• 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 .267 on the road, the second-highest mark in the majors, behind only St. Louis (.275).
• RISP – The Mets went 1-8 yesterday with runners in scoring position … This year, New York is batting .281 (164-583) with 11 home runs and 237 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 63 road games… Overall, the Mets are hitting .270 with runners in scoring position, ranking fifth in the majors.
• Doubles – David Wright, Justin Turner and Angel Pagan each doubled to extend the Mets streak to 12 consecutive games with at least one double (24 total)… The streak dates back to August 1… The Mets rank second in the National League and fifth in the majors with 230 doubles overall.
• David Wright – Was 1-4 yesterday and is batting .322 (29-90) since returning from the Disabled List on July 22… In 22 games since his return, Wright has seven doubles, three home runs and 18 RBI … He has reached base safely in 20 of these 22 games… His 18 RBI since July 22 are tied for the fifth-most in the National League..
• Angel Pagan – Went 3-5 yesterday and has an eight-game hitting streak dating back to August 6, equaling his season-high (May 27-June 3)… Pagan is hitting .371 (13-35) with six runs scored, three doubles, two home runs and three RBI over his last eight contests.
• Lucas Duda – Was 2-3 with a solo home run and two RBI yesterday… Duda is batting .316 (12-38) with four runs scored, one double, two home runs and nine RBI in August.
• The Pen – Allowed one run in 2.0 innings yesterday at Arizona and has allowed at least one run in 13 of their last 17 games… During those 17 games, the pen has a 5.12 ERA (29 earned runs/51.0 innings)… The bullpen has a 5.50 ERA (22 earned runs/36.0 innings) this month, the third-worst in the majors in August after posting a 2.97 ERA (23 earned runs/69.2 innings) in July, the seventh-best in the majors.
• R.A. Dickey – In one career game, his last start, Dickey is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA (three earned runs/6.0 innings pitched) vs. San Diego… Also allowed six hits, walked one, and recorded one strikeout…… In his last start, Dickey received his third-straight loss in a 9-5 defeat vs. San Diego on August 10… Tossed 6.0 innings and allowed five runs, three earned… Also allowed six hits and one walk… Recorded one strikeout and threw 81 pitches, 57 strikes… The Mets are 6-4 in Dickey’s last 10 starts, though his record is 2-4… Despite three straight losses, he has four straight quality starts, his longest stretch of the season… His 14 quality starts on the season lead the team… The start marked his seventh loss of the season in which he allowed three earned runs or fewer, tied for the third most such losses in the majors (teammate Jon Niese has six such losses, tied for eighth most in the majors).
• Juan Lagares – The centerfielder went 3-4 with two runs scored, a double, home run and three RBI for Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League yesterday vs. Richmond… Lagares is hitting .407 (33-81) with four doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI in 19 games with the BMets after his promotion from St. Lucie (A).

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New York Mets @ San Diego Padres
	PETCO Park

Scouting Report:

METS: Dickey again pitched well enough to win at Citi Field, but left with a loss. Against San Diego, he allowed three earned runs in six frames, but was foiled by two unearned runs and a faulty 'pen that kept him on the hook. His last home win was June 5.

PADRES: Harang was staked to a 5-0 lead after three innings in his last start against the Mets, but left with two outs in the sixth inning after allowing three runs. Now, he will get another crack at the Mets, this time at PETCO Park.

Scouting Report:

METS: Niese was outstanding Thursday against the Padres, striking out seven and walking two in 7 2/3 innings. Niese allowed two earned runs and made it past six innings for the first time in five starts. His 122 pitches tied a career high.

PADRES: Luebke faced the Mets in his last outing; he allowed two earned runs and struck out eight in five innings. He is 2-0 with 17 strikeouts in his past two appearances and has allowed two runs or fewer in seven of his past nine starts.

Scouting Report:

METS: Since opening the season 7-0 with a 2.86 ERA, Gee is 3-4 with a 5.61 mark in his most recent seven starts. He'll look to turn things around by throwing fewer fastballs and more breaking pitches against the Padres, a team he has never faced.

PADRES: Latos was stellar in his last outing once again, allowing two earned runs in seven innings against Cincinnati. He has allowed three earned runs or fewer in nine straight starts and has struck out at least five in 10 straight.

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Mets Game #117, Home #57
San Diego Padres NL West – 5th Place – (52-66) Road (29-30) – Last Ten (6-4)
@	Citi Field
New York Mets NL East – 3rd Place – (58-58) Home (25-31) – Last Ten (3-7)

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• Mets at a Glance – The Mets had their two-game winning streak snapped last night… New York is 3-7 in its last 10 games and 12-13 since the All-Star break.
• Series History  – New York has lost the season series to the Padres in each of the last three years and since 2000 the Mets have won the season series twice (2005, 2006)… Since 2005, the Mets are 14-6 vs. San Diego at home… The Mets travel to San Diego, August 15-17, to take on the Padres.
• Home – The Mets conclude their nine-game homestand today … New York is 3-5 on the homestand… The Mets have a winning record on only one homestand (minimum four games) this year (April 19-24, when they went 4-2)… After a six-game road trip to Arizona and San Diego the Mets return home on August 19, where 10 of their next 13 games will be at Citi Field… The Mets are 24-23 at Citi Field this year after starting the year 1-8 at home… Overall, the Mets are 25-31 at home this season.
• Home Stolen – The Padres’ Jesus Guzman stole home as part of a double steal in the ninth inning last night… The last opposing player to steal home against the Mets was Brandon Phillips on July 10, 2009 vs. Cincinnati… New York made two errors last night… The Mets have made at least one error in six of their last eight games (11 total).
• Team Batting Average – The Mets rank second in the National League and fourth in the majors with a .269 batting average… The club record for batting average in a single-season is .279, set in 1999.
• Walks – New York has drawn 21 walks in its last five games… The Mets lead the NL and are third in the majors with 410 base-on-balls.
• RISP – The Mets went 6-19 (.315) last night with runners in scoring position… This year, New York is batting .261 (135-518) with 11 home runs and 178 RBI with runners in scoring position at home and .284 (159-559) with 11 home runs and 229 RBI on the road … The Mets have played 56 home games and 60 road games.
• LOB – The Mets left 13 runners on base night last, equaling the team’s high for a nine-inning game… It was the fourth time this season the Mets left 13 runners aboard in a nine-inning game, last on July 22 at Florida…New York leads the majors with 902 runners left of base this season.
• Doubles – New York had five doubles last night equaling their season-high… It was the fourth time this year the Mets had four doubles in a game, last on July 19 vs. St. Louis… New York is tied for second in the National League and tied for fifth in the majors with 222 doubles.
• David Wright – Went 1-5 last night…Wright has six RBI in his last seven games and is batting .355 (27-76) since returning from the Disabled List on July 22…In 18 games since his return, Wright has five doubles, three home runs and 18 RBI… He has at least one hit in 15 of these 18 games… His 18 RBI since July 22 is the third most in the National League…. Wright doubled in the fifth inning last night to tie Ed Kranepool for the most total bases in team history with 2,047…Wright matched Kranepool in his 1,061st game while Kranepool needed 1,853 contests from 1962-1979 to set the mark.
• Jason Bay – Had his 11-game hitting streak snapped last night, but, did draw a walk… Bay has drawn at least one walk in each of his last four games (five total)… Bay has reached base safely in his last 12 games… Since July 28, the Mets leftfielder is batting .400 (18-45) with 10 runs scored, four doubles, three home runs and nine RBI… Bay has 12 RBI in his last 16 contests.
• Angel Pagan – Left last night’s game with a lower back spasm.
• Josh Thole – Had a career-high four hits last night… It was Thole’s second four-hit game of his career… He also accomplished the feat on September 13, 2009 in the first game of a doubleheader vs. Philadelphia… The Mets catcher is hitting .325 (41-126) over his last 42 games, dating back to May 25.
• Ruben Tejada – Equaled his career-high with three hits last night… It was the second time this season and fourth time in Tejada’s career he’s had three hits in a game… He last had three hits in a game on May 30 earlier this season vs. Pittsburgh.
• Bullpen – The pen has allowed at least one run in 11 of its last 13 games… During that period, the pen has a 6.14 ERA (25 ER/36.2 IP)…. The bullpen has a 6.31 ERA (18 ER/25.2 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.
• Jonathon Niese – After starting the year 0-3, Jonathon Niese has gone 11-5… He has allowed two earned runs or less in nine of his last 16 starts… Since May 18, Niese has racked up 90 strikeouts in 91.1 innings… The 8.87 strikeout per nine innings ratio is the fifth best in the NL over this span…. Has never lost to San Diego….. In his last start, Niese picked up his team leading 11th win of the season in an 11-7 victory vs. Atlanta on August 6… Tossed 5.0 innings and allowed five runs, earned… Also allowed a season-high 10 hits and walked two… Recorded six strikeouts and threw 87 pitches, 59 for strikes… Has fanned at least five opponents in eight consecutive starts… Did not allow a home run for the second straight game… Niese is 4-1 in his last five decisions.
• Matt Harvey – the Mets first-round pick from the 2010 First-Year Player draft, picked up his second straight win with Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League last night… Harvey tossed 5.0 innings, allowed six hits, three runs, earned at Trenton…He did not walk a batter and fanned six… Harvey has 48 strikeouts in 39.2 innings of work with the BMets.

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