Written by Drucifer 12:12 PM, May 22nd, 2011
Mets Game #46, Road #24
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New York Mets
(NL East – 4th Place – 22-23)
@
New York Yankees
(AL East – 1st Place – 24-20)
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Yankee Stadium II
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Sunday, May 22nd, 1:05 PM EDT |
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NL East Standing
Pitching Match-Up
Mets Lineup
| # |
Pos |
B
|
Player |
G
|
AB
|
AVG |
H |
HR |
R |
RBI |
SB |
| 1 |
SS |
S |
Jose Reyes |
45 |
195 |
.318 |
62 |
1 |
28 |
15 |
17 |
| 2 |
1B |
L |
Daniel Murphy |
41 |
128 |
.242 |
31 |
4 |
19 |
13 |
1 |
| 3 |
DH |
S |
Carlos Beltran |
43 |
146 |
.281 |
41 |
8 |
21 |
25 |
0 |
| 4 |
LF |
R |
Jason Bay |
25 |
90 |
.222 |
20 |
2 |
12 |
8 |
2 |
| 5 |
RF |
L |
Fernando Martinez |
6 |
14 |
.214 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| 6 |
2B |
R |
Justin Turner |
20 |
59 |
.356 |
21 |
1 |
7 |
15 |
1 |
| 7 |
3B |
L |
Willie Harris |
36 |
79 |
.203 |
16 |
1 |
11 |
7 |
1 |
| 8 |
C |
R |
Ronny Paulino |
12 |
32 |
.313 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| 9 |
:CF |
F |
Jason Pridle |
26 |
76 |
.224 |
17 |
3 |
10 |
10 |
3 |
Yankees Lineup
| # |
Pos |
B
|
Player |
G
|
AB
|
AVG |
H |
HR |
R |
RBI |
SB |
| 1 |
SS |
S |
Derek Jeter |
42 |
178 |
.264 |
47 |
2 |
26 |
13 |
3 |
| 2 |
CF |
L |
Curtis Granderson |
44 |
167 |
.263 |
44 |
15 |
31 |
33 |
4 |
| 3 |
1B |
S |
Mark Teixeira |
43 |
161 |
.255 |
41 |
12 |
26 |
29 |
0 |
| 4 |
3B |
R |
Alex Rodriguez |
40 |
150 |
.267 |
40 |
9 |
27 |
25 |
1 |
| 5 |
2B |
L |
Robinson Cano |
43 |
167 |
.275 |
46 |
9 |
25 |
27 |
3 |
| 6 |
DH |
S |
Jorge Posada |
36 |
118 |
.178 |
21 |
6 |
13 |
16 |
0 |
| 7 |
LF |
L |
Brett Gardner |
43 |
127 |
.260 |
33 |
3 |
21 |
11 |
6 |
| 8 |
RF |
L |
Chris Dickerson |
3 |
5 |
.400 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 9 |
C |
R |
Francisco Cervelli |
6 |
16 |
.188 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
Team Rankings
Team Leaders
Today's Tidbits
- A Sad Note – Early Saturday morning, Mets Senior Director of Group Sales Tom Fersch passed away after a lengthy battle with esophageal cancer…Fersch, 49, a native of Forest Hills, had worked with the Mets since 1994.
- At a Glance – The Mets had their three-game winning streak snapped last night…Despite the loss, the Mets have won 10 of their last 15 contests…After starting the year 5-13, the Mets have gone 17-10 …The 17 wins since April 21 are tied for the fourth-most in the majors with Philadelphia, one behind Boston, Atlanta and St. Louis.
- Subway Series History – The Mets have played the Yankees 188 times with the Yankees holding a 109-78 advantage with one tie in the series…The Mets have faced the Yankees in 80 regular season games with the Yankees holding a 46-34 lead…Below is the breakdown of the history between the two clubs:
Subway Series
OVERALL SERIES RECORD:
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78-109-1
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| Regular Season: |
34-46 |
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New Yankee Stadium |
3-5 |
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Yankee Stadium |
13-20 |
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Citi Field |
2-4 |
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Shea Stadium |
16-17 |
| World Series |
1-4 |
| Spring Training |
32-45 |
| Exhibition Games |
11-14-1 |
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Mayor's Trophy |
8-10-1 |
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Mayor's Challenge |
2-2 |
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Big Apple Series |
1-2 |
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- Subway Buzz – The Mets are 1-1 against the Yankees this year after going 3-3 vs. the their cross town rivals in 2010, winning two of three at home and losing two of three at Yankee Stadium…The two clubs will meet in Queens, July 1-3…Since 2004, the Mets are 2-1-4 in their season series vs. the Yankees and 22-22 overall during that period…The Mets are 2-11 all-time in series in the Bronx
- Interleague Play – The Mets are 119-112 (.515) all-time during Interleague action…The Mets’ .515 winning percentage is the fourth best all time among NL clubs…There have been 111 players to play for both the Mets and Yankees, including two to join that list this year (Gustavo Molina and Luis Ayala)…The Mets went 13-5 against the American League last year, setting a franchise record for wins in a single season…The Mets won five of their six series vs. AL squads and Jose Reyes led the majors with 19 runs scored during Interleague play in 2010…Francisco Rodriguez was second in the majors with seven Interleague saves in 2010 and ranks sixth all-time with 34 Interleague saves, one behind Todd Jones for fifth.
- Rubber Game – The Mets are 4-2 in rubber games this year, including 3-1 on the road…The Mets are 3-9 in Subway Series rubber games (three game series), including 0-8 in the Bronx.
- Series Notes – New York is 4-3 in road series this year and have won their last two road series (Colorado, Houston)…The Mets won five road series last year…The Mets have won four of their last five series overall, losing only the rain-shortened one-game series to the Marlins during that span.
- Road Games – The Mets are 6-3 in their last nine road games…The Mets are 12-11 on the road this season…The 12 road wins are tied for the fourth-most among National League teams and the sixth-most in the majors…The Mets were 7-16 after 23 road games in 2010…The Mets are 4-0 on Sunday this year on the road.
- Jose Reyes – Leads the majors in hits (62), triples (6), multi-hit games (20) and stolen bases (17)…He is tied for the NL lead in doubles (13).
- Justin Turner – Drove in a run in his seventh straight game last night with an RBI single in the first-inning to establish the franchise rookie mark…Ron Swoboda held the old record with an RBI in six straight games as a rookie from August 22-26, 1965…The last major league rookie to collect at least one RBI in seven consecutive games was Pittsburgh’s Pedro Alvarez from from September 21-27, 2010…Turner has 12 total RBI over these seven games…Turner also had nine RBI over a four game span (May 15-19)…Only four other Mets rookies had nine RBI or more over a four-game span: Jose Reyes (10 in 2003), Mike Jacobs (nine in 2005), Darryl Strawberry (nine in 1983) and Steve Henderson (nine in 1977)….has reached base safely in his last 12 games dating back to May 7 and has a career-best eight-game hitting streak…During the hitting streak, he’s batting .424 (14-33) with six doubles, one run and 12 RBI
- The Pitching – The Mets are 11-7 this month…New York’s pitching staff has the sixth-best ERA in the month of May (2.91)…The Mets bullpen is 4-2 and has a 1.17 ERA (seven earned runs/54.0 innings) this month, the best in the majors…Mets starters are 7-5 this month with a 3.74 ERA (47 earned runs/113.0 innings).
- Mike Pelfrey – is 2-2 with a 4.70 ERA (12 earned/23.0 innings) in four games, all starts against the Yankees…..In his last start he received the no-decision in a 2-1, 11-inning loss vs. Florida on May 16… He tossed 7.0 innings and allowed one run, earned, while giving up six hits, walking two, surrendering one home run and striking out one, on 92 pitches, 55 for strikes…It was Pelfrey’s third consecutive start which he pitched into the seventh inning…He is the only Met to do so this season…It was Pelfrey’s longest such streak since he pitched into the seventh in each of his last five starts to end last season (September 11-October 3, 2010).
- Angel Pagan – Went 3-4 with three singles, a walk, was hit by a pitch, scored two runs and was caught stealing last night for St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League at Tampa (Yankees)…He played nine innings in centerfield…Pagan is 4-16 (.250) with a home run in four major league rehabilitation games…Pagan was placed on the 15-Day Disabled List on April 22 with a strained left oblique.
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Written by Drucifer 16:16 PM, May 21st, 2011
Mets Game #45, Road #23
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New York Mets
(NL East – 4th Place – 22-22)
@
New York Yankees
(AL East – 3rd Place – 23-20)
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Yankee Stadium II
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——— |
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Saturday, May 21st, 7:05 PM EDT |
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NL East Standing
Pitching Match-Up
Mets Lineup
| # |
Pos |
B
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Player |
G
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AB
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AVG |
H |
HR |
R |
RBI |
SB |
| 1 |
SS |
S |
Jose Reyes |
44 |
190 |
.311 |
59 |
1 |
26 |
15 |
16 |
| 2 |
1B |
L |
Daniel Murphy |
40 |
124 |
.234 |
29 |
4 |
18 |
13 |
1 |
| 3 |
RF |
S |
Carlos Beltran |
42 |
143 |
.280 |
40 |
8 |
21 |
24 |
0 |
| 4 |
LF |
R |
Jason Bay |
24 |
88 |
.227 |
20 |
2 |
12 |
7 |
2 |
| 5 |
DH |
L |
Fernando Martinez |
5 |
11 |
.273 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| 6 |
3B |
R |
Justin Turner |
19 |
55 |
.364 |
20 |
1 |
7 |
14 |
1 |
| 7 |
C |
L |
Josh Thole |
36 |
108 |
.213 |
23 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
| 8 |
CF |
L |
Jason Pridle |
25 |
72 |
.236 |
17 |
3 |
10 |
10 |
3 |
| 9 |
:2B |
R |
Ruben Tejada |
3 |
10 |
.300 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Yankees Lineup
| # |
Pos |
B
|
Player |
G
|
AB
|
AVG |
H |
HR |
R |
RBI |
SB |
| 1 |
SS |
S |
Derek Jeter |
41 |
174 |
.259 |
45 |
2 |
24 |
13 |
2 |
| 2 |
CF |
L |
Curtis Granderson |
43 |
163 |
.264 |
43 |
14 |
30 |
32 |
4 |
| 3 |
1B |
S |
Mark Teixeira |
42 |
158 |
.253 |
40 |
11 |
25 |
26 |
0 |
| 4 |
DH |
R |
Alex Rodriguez |
39 |
146 |
.260 |
38 |
8 |
25 |
24 |
1 |
| 5 |
2B |
L |
Robinson Cano |
42 |
164 |
.280 |
46 |
9 |
25 |
27 |
3 |
| 6 |
C |
R |
Russell Martin |
38 |
126 |
.270 |
34 |
7 |
20 |
22 |
3 |
| 7 |
RF |
S |
Nick Swisher |
41 |
142 |
.218 |
31 |
2 |
20 |
19 |
1 |
| 8 |
LF |
R |
AnDruw Jones |
18 |
44 |
.205 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| 9 |
3B |
R |
Eduardo Nunez |
19 |
30 |
.300 |
9 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
Team Rankings
Team Leaders
Today's Tidbits
- A Sad Note – Late last night, Mets Senior Director of Group Sales Tom Fersch passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer…Fersch, 49, a native of Forest Hills, had worked with the Mets since 1994.
- At a Glance – The Mets have won three straight games and 10 of their last 14 contests…After starting the year 5-13, the Mets have gone 17-9…The 17 wins since April 21 are tied for the second-most in the majors with St. Louis and Atlanta, one behind Boston…The Mets have won four of their last five series, losing only the rain-shortened one-game series to the Marlins during that span.
- Subway Series History – The Mets have played the Yankees 187 times with the Yankees holding a 108-78 advantage with one tie in the series…The Mets have faced the Yankees in 79 regular season games with the Yankees holding a 45-34 lead…Below is the breakdown of the history between the two clubs:
Subway Series
OVERALL SERIES RECORD:
|
78-108-1
|
| Regular Season: |
34-45 |
| |
New Yankee Stadium |
3-4 |
| |
Yankee Stadium |
13-20 |
| |
Citi Field |
2-4 |
| |
Shea Stadium |
16-17 |
| World Series |
1-4 |
| Spring Training |
32-45 |
| Exhibition Games |
11-14-1 |
| |
Mayor's Trophy |
8-10-1 |
| |
Mayor's Challenge |
2-2 |
| |
Big Apple Series |
1-2 |
The Mets are 1-0 against the Yankees this year after going 3-3 vs. the their cross town rivals in 2010, winning two of three at home and losing two of three at Yankee Stadium…The two clubs will meet in Queens, July 1-3…Since 2004, the Mets are 2-1-4 in their season series vs. the Yankees and 22-21 overall during that period…The Mets are 2-11 all-time in series in the Bronx.
- Subway Buzz – Last night, Fernando Martinez became the first player 22 or younger to start a game as the DH this year…There have been 111 players to play for both the Mets and Yankees including two to join that list this year (Gustavo Molina and Luis Ayala).
- Interleague Play – The Mets are 119-111 (.517) all-time during Interleague action…The Mets’ .517 winning percentage is the fourth best all time among NL clubs…The Mets went 13-5 against the American League last year, setting a franchise record for wins in a single season…The Mets won five of their six series vs. AL squads and Jose Reyes led the majors with 19 runs scored during Interleague play in 2010…Francisco Rodriguez was second in the majors with seven Interleague saves in 2010 and ranks sixth all-time with 34 Interleague saves, one behind Todd Jones for fifth.
- .500 – The Mets reached the .500 plateau for the first time since they were 4-4 after the game on April 9…New York was a season-high eight games under .500 after the game on April 20 (5-13).
- One-Run Games – Last night’s 2-1 win was the first time the Mets won a one-run game at Yankee Stadium (old or new)…It was the Mets first one-run win against the Yankees since May 18, 2007 at Shea (won, 3-2)…The Mets won their second straight one-run game following Thursday’s 1-0 victory over the Nationals…The Mets are 5-9 in one-run decisions, including 4-3 on the road.
- Road Games – The Mets are 6-2 in their last eight road games and have won their last two road series (Colorado, Houston)…The Mets are 12-10 on the road this season…The 12 road wins are tied for the third most among National League teams and the fifth-most in the majors …The Mets were 6-16 after 22 road games in 2010.
- Jose Reyes – Leads the majors in triples (6), is tied for the major league lead in stolen bases (16), hits (59) and multi-hit games (19) and tied for second in the NL in doubles (13).
- Daniel Murphy – Hit the go-ahead home run in the sixth-inning last night…Three of Murphy’s four home runs have either given the Mets the lead or tied the game.
- Justin Turner – Had a career-high three hits last night…Turner has reached base safely in his last 11 games dating back to May 7 and has a career-best seven-game hitting streak…During his hitting streak, he’s batting .448 (13-29) with six doubles, one home run and 11 RBI.
- Rookie RBI – Justin Turner drove in a run in his sixth straight game last night with an RBI double to tie Ron Swoboda for the franchise rookie mark…Swoboda had an RBI in six straight games as a rookie from August 22-26, 1965…Turner also had nine RBI over a four game span (May 15-19)…Only four other Mets rookies had nine RBI over a four-game span: Jose Reyes (10 in 2003), Mike Jacobs (nine in 2005), Darryl Strawberry (nine in 1983) and Steve Henderson (nine in 1977).
- The Pitching – The Mets are 11-6 this month…New York’s pitching staff has the best ERA in the month of May (2.66)…The Mets bullpen is 4-2 and has a 1.05 ERA (six earned runs/51.1 innings) this month, the best in the majors…Mets starters are 7-4 this month with a 3.43 ERA (41 earned runs/107.2 innings)….Over the last four games, New York’s pitching staff has surrendered three runs over 38.0 innings (0.71 ERA) and over the last 27.0 innings, the staff has allowed one run (0.33 ERA).
- Chris Capuano – In one game, vs. the Yankees, Capuano is 0-1 with an 11.25 ERA (five earned runs/4.0 innings pitched)….In his last start, Capuano picked up the win in a 7-4 victory at Houston on May 15…Tossed 5.0 innings and allowed two runs, earned..He gave up six hits, walked three and struck out six on 94 pitches, 60 for strikes…The three walks tied a season-high and it was the third game in a row in which he walked three…The win broke a three game losing streak dating to April 28.
- Jason Isringhausen – Pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning to notch his 11th hold of the year…The righthander is second in the majors with 11 holds, one behind Colorado’s Rafael Betancourt…Isringhausen hasn’t allowed a run in his last eight outings, spanning 7.0 innings…Lefties are hitting .091 (2-22) against him.
- Francisco Rodriquez – Converted his 15th straight save chance last night, his longest such stretch since saving 16 straight to start the 2009 season…Rodriguez, who is second in the majors in saves, one behind Florida’s Leo Nunez, also extended his scoreless innings streak to 19.0 innings, the third-longest active streak in the majors.
- Angel Pagan – Is expected to play for St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League at Tampa (Yankees) tonight…Pagan went 0-4 last night at Tampa in his third major league rehabilitation game…He played nine innings in centerfield…Pagan is 1-12 (.083) with a solo home run and two runs scored in those two games…Pagan was placed on the 15-Day Disabled List on April 22 with a strained left oblique.
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Written by Drucifer 16:16 PM, May 20th, 2011
Mets Game #44, Road #22
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New York Mets
(NL East – 4th Place – 21-22)
@
New York Yankees
(AL East – 2nd Place – 23-19)
|
Yankee Stadium II
|
——— |
| |
Friday, May 20th, 7:05 PM EDT |
|
NL East Standing
Pitching Match-Up
Mets Lineup
| # |
Pos |
B
|
Player |
G
|
AB
|
AVG |
H |
HR |
R |
RBI |
SB |
| 1 |
SS |
S |
Jose Reyes |
43 |
186 |
.317 |
59 |
1 |
26 |
15 |
16 |
| 2 |
1B |
L |
Daniel Murphy |
39 |
120 |
.233 |
28 |
3 |
17 |
12 |
1 |
| 3 |
RF |
S |
Carlos Beltran |
41 |
141 |
.277 |
39 |
8 |
21 |
24 |
0 |
| 4 |
LF |
R |
Jason Bay |
23 |
84 |
.238 |
20 |
2 |
12 |
7 |
2 |
| 5 |
DH |
L |
Fernando Martinez |
4 |
7 |
.286 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| 6 |
3B |
R |
Justin Turner |
18 |
51 |
.333 |
17 |
1 |
7 |
13 |
1 |
| 7 |
C |
L |
Josh Thole |
35 |
104 |
.221 |
23 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
| 8 |
CF |
L |
Jason Pridle |
24 |
68 |
.235 |
16 |
3 |
10 |
10 |
2 |
| 9 |
:2B |
R |
Ruben Tejada |
2 |
6 |
.500 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Yankees Lineup
| # |
Pos |
B
|
Player |
G
|
AB
|
AVG |
H |
HR |
R |
RBI |
SB |
| 1 |
SS |
S |
Derek Jeter |
40 |
171 |
.257 |
44 |
2 |
24 |
13 |
2 |
| 2 |
CF |
L |
Curtis Granderson |
42 |
159 |
.270 |
43 |
14 |
30 |
32 |
4 |
| 3 |
1B |
S |
Mark Teixeira |
41 |
154 |
.253 |
39 |
10 |
24 |
25 |
0 |
| 4 |
3B |
R |
Alex Rodriguez |
38 |
142 |
.261 |
37 |
8 |
25 |
24 |
1 |
| 5 |
2B |
L |
Robinson Cano |
41 |
160 |
.288 |
46 |
9 |
25 |
27 |
3 |
| 6 |
C |
R |
Russell Martin |
37 |
123 |
.268 |
33 |
7 |
20 |
22 |
3 |
| 7 |
DH |
S |
Jorge Posada |
35 |
115 |
.183 |
21 |
6 |
13 |
16 |
0 |
| 8 |
RF |
S |
Nick Swisher |
40 |
139 |
.223 |
31 |
2 |
20 |
19 |
1 |
| 9 |
LF |
L |
Brett Gardner |
41 |
124 |
.266 |
33 |
3 |
21 |
11 |
5 |
Team Rankings
Team Leaders
Today's Tidbits
- At a Glance – The Mets have won nine of their last 13 games and after starting the year 5-13, they have gone 16-9…The 16 wins since April 21 are tied for the fourth-most in the majors, one behind Atlanta, Boston and St. Louis…The Mets are 5-2 in their last seven road games and have won their last two road series (Colorado, Houston) …The Mets have won four of their last five series, losing only the rain shortened one-game series to the Marlins during that span.
- Subway Series History – The Mets have played the Yankees 186 times with the Yankees holding a 108-77 advantage with one tie in theseries…The Mets have faced the Yankees in 78 regular season games with the Yankees holding a 45-33 lead…Below is the breakdown of the history between the two clubs:
Subway Series
OVERALL SERIES RECORD:
|
77-108-1
|
| Regular Season: |
33-45 |
| |
New Yankee Stadium |
2-4 |
| |
Yankee Stadium |
13-20 |
| |
Citi Field |
2-4 |
| |
Shea Stadium |
16-17 |
| World Series |
1-4 |
| Spring Training |
32-45 |
| Exhibition Games |
11-14-1 |
| |
Mayor's Trophy |
8-10-1 |
| |
Mayor's Challenge |
2-2 |
| |
Big Apple Series |
1-2 |
The Mets went 3-3 vs. the Yankees in 2010, winning two of three at home and losing two of three at Yankee Stadium…The two clubs will meet in Queens, July 1-3…Since 2004, the Mets are 2-1-4 in their season series vs. the Yankees…The Mets are 2-11 all-time in series in the Bronx.
- Subway Buzz – Entering tonight, 11 members of the Mets active 25-man roster have played in a Subway Series game (Reyes, Beltran, Bay, Evans, Isringhausen, Martinez, Misch, Murphy, Pelfrey, Tejada and Rodriguez)…There have been 111 players to play for both the Mets and Yankees including two to join that list this year (Gustavo Molina and Luis Ayala).
- Interleague Play – The Mets begin their 15th season of Interleague play tonight…The Mets are 118-111 (.515) all-time during Interleague action…The Mets’ .515 winning percentage is the fourth best all-time among NL clubs…The Mets went 13-5 against the American League last year, setting a franchise record for wins in a single season…The Mets won five of their six series vs. AL squads and Jose Reyes led the majors with 19 runs scored during Interleague play in 2010…Francisco Rodriguez was second in the majors with seven Interleague saves in 2010 and ranks sixth all-time with 33 Interleague saves.
- Shutouts – The Mets recorded back-to-back shutouts over the Nationals on May 18-19, winning 3-0 and 1-0, marking the first consecutive shutouts since August 12, 2010 vs. Colorado and August 13, 2010 vs. Philadelphia…The shutouts were the Mets’ first two of the season…New York pitched 19 shutouts in 2010.
- 1-0 – Dillon Gee became the first Mets rookie starter to win a 1-0 game since May 30, 1996 when Paul Wilson beat the Giants at Shea…Gee held the Nationals hitless yesterday for 5.2 innings, the longest no-hit bid by a Mets rookie since Aug. 16, 1999, when Octavio Dotel kept the Padres hitless through the first 6.0 innings of a game at San Diego…With yesterday’s 1-0 victory over Washington, the Mets improved to 1-0 this year and 122-107 all-time in games that ended with a 1-0 score.
- Jose Reyes – Leads the majors in triples (6), stolen bases (16) and is tied for the major lead in hits (59) and multi-hit games (19).
- Jason Bay – Had a season-high three hits yesterday vs. Washington …The three hits were the most in a game by Bay since he also had three hits on July 18, 2010 at San Francisco…The Mets are 15-7 this year when Bay plays…He began the year on the Disabled List with a strained left rib cage and missed two games for the birth of his third child.
- Justin Turner – Has reached base safely in his last 10 games dating back to May 7…During this span, he’s batting .382 (13-34) with six runs, four doubles, one home run and 12 RBI.
- Rookie RBI – Justin Turner drove in a run in his fifth straight game yesterday with an RBI single…Since 1978, the only other Mets rookie to drive in runs in five consecutive games in one season was Jason Phillips, July 19-23, 2003…Ron Swoboda holds the franchise rookie mark with an RBI in six straight games, August 22-26, 1965…It was Turner’s third game-winning RBI of the year, tied for the second most on the team…Turner also has nine RBI over his last four games…Only four other Mets rookies had nine RBI over a four-game span: Jose Reyes (10 in 2003), Mike Jacobs (nine in 2005), Darryl Strawberry (nine in 1983) and Steve Henderson (nine in 1977)…Research courtesy of Elias.
- The Pitching – The Mets are 10-6 this month…New York’s pitching staff has the fourth-best ERA in the month of May (2.76) …The Mets bullpen is 4-2 and has a 1.12 ERA (six earned runs/48.1 innings) this month, the third-best in the majors…Mets starters are 5-4 this month with a 3.54 ERA (40 earned runs/101.2 innings).
- R.A. Dickey – In seven games, one start, vs. the Yankees, Dickey is 2-1 with a 2.66 ERA (six earned runs/20.1 innings pitched)…He has allowed 22 hits, walked four and surrendered one home run while recording 12 strikeouts….In last start, Dickey received the loss in a 7-3 defeat at Houston on May 14…Tossed 5.1 innings and tied a season-high by surrendering six runs, earned…He also allowed 11 hits and two home runs while striking out two batters on 106 pitches, 76 for strikes…The 11 hits tied a career-high (also on May 13, 2004 at Tampa Bay)…The two home runs given up are a season-high.
- Francisco Rodriquez – Converted his 14th straight save chance yesterday, his longest such stretch since saving 16 straight to start the 2009 season…Rodriguez, who is tied for second in the majors in saves, also extended his scoreless innings streak to 18.0 innings, the fourth longest active streak in the majors.
- Angel Pagan – Is expected to play for St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League at Tampa (Yankees) tonight…Pagan went 0-5 with a run scored yesterday at Tampa in his second major league rehabilitation game…He served as the designated hitter…Pagan is 1-8 (.125) with a solo home run and two runs scored in those two games…Pagan was placed on the 15-Day Disabled List on April 22 with a strained left oblique.
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