Jose Reyes and Daniel Murphy both left Sunday's game against the Braves with different injuries. Both will not be going on the disabled list. Murphy will be out for the rest of the season after suffering a strained medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his left knee. This happened after Jose Constanza stole second base and nailed the leg of Murphy, causing his knee to buckle. Murphy was hitting .320 with 6 home runs and 49 runs batted in on the year. He will be replaced by Ruben Tejada on the roster.

Reyes injured himself running out a ground ball in the first inning of Sunday's game. He was diagnosed with a strained left hamstring and should return sometime this season. On the season he is hitting .336 with 16 triples, 5 home runs, 30 runs batted in, and 34 stolen bases. He will be replaced by Mike Baxter.

Mets Game #113, Home #53
Atlanta Braves NL East – 2nd Place – (65-49) Road (31-27) – Last Ten (5-5)
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New York Mets NL East – 3rd Place – (56-56) Home (23-29) – Last Ten (5-5)

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• Mets at a Glance – The Mets snapped their five-game losing streak last night… The Mets are 10-11 since the All-Star break and are eight games over .500 (51-43) since April 21… New York started the year 5-13… Last night was the Mets’ 23rd come-from-behind win after having 22 such victories in 2010.
• Series History  – The Mets are 33-36 vs. the Braves at home since 2004… The Mets are 9-14 vs. the Braves at Citi Field… New York has won the last two series vs. Atlanta, June 14-16 at Atlanta and June 3-5 at Citi Field… Since 1998, the Mets are 1-11-1 in season series vs. Atlanta.
• Home -The Mets will play 16 of its next 27 games at home… New York is 1-3 on its current nine-game homestand… The Mets are 22-21 at Citi Field after starting the year 1-8 at home … Overall, the Mets are 23-29 at home this season.
• Rubber Games – The Mets are 7-9 in rubber games this year, including 2-3 at home… New York beat the Braves, 6-4, on June 5 at Citi Field in their only rubber game matchup this year.
• Offensive – The Mets have the second-highest batting average in the National League and the sixth-best mark in the majors (.266) this season… The Mets have the second-best on-base percentage in the NL and the fourth-best overall (.336).
• First Innings – For the second straight game the Mets scored in the first inning when they plated two runs… New York has scored in the first inning in six of its last 10 contests… The Mets have outscored their opposition, 69-51, in the first inning… The 69 runs in the first frame rank third in the National League and sixth in the majors… The Mets have the best on-base percentage (.358) in the NL and third best in the majors in the first inning… New York is 41-21 when scoring first this year.
• Speed & Power – The Mets hit four home runs and stole four bases in the same game for the second time in franchise history last night… They also did it on May 23, 2006 vs. Philadelphia.
• Home Runs – The Mets hit a season-high four home runs last night and in the process tied a Citi Field franchise record… New York also registered four home runs on April 9, 2010 vs. Washington and May 7, 2010 vs. San Francisco… The last time they hit four home runs in any game was in Baltimore on June 13, 2010… Justin Turner hit a solo home run in the first inning and a two-run shot in the fourth inning for the first multi-home run game of his career…. The Mets have hit at least one home run in four of their last five games, including multiple home runs in three of those games… New York has nine home runs over its last five games and 14 home runs in its last 13 games dating back to July 23… The Mets rank 22nd in the majors with 77 home runs.
• Stolen Bases – Angel Pagan and Jose Reyes each had two stolen bases last night… Pagan tied his single-game career-high with the two stolen bases… It was the eighth time he’s accomplished that feat…. It was Reyes’ eighth-multi steal game of the season and the 62nd of his career to extend his franchise record… Since entering the league in 2003, Reyes has the second-most multi-steal games, trailing only the White Sox’ Juan Pierre (70)… Pagan and Reyes are one of five pairs of teammates in the majors with 20 or more stolen bases… Also on that list: Florida (Hanley Ramirez & Emilio Bonifacio), San Diego (Cameron Maybin & Jason Barlett), Boston (Jacoby Ellsbury & Dustin Pedroia) and the Yankees (Brett Gardner & Curtis Granderson)…New York ranks second in the NL and fifth in the majors with 101 stolen bases.
• Jose Reyes – Was 2-4 with two runs scored and one RBI last night… Reyes lead the majors with 50 multi-hit games and 16 triples … He leads the NL with a .337 batting average and 80 runs scored … Reyes ranks second in the NL with 34 stolen bases and a .346 batting average at home and sixth with 217 total bases… His next triple will be the 100th of his major league career… According to Elias Sports, no major league player has reached the century mark in triples at as young an age as Reyes is today (28 years, 57 days) since Lou Gehrig on August 3, 1931, when he was (28 years, 45 days old)…. Reyes collected his 50th multiple-hit game of the season in his 97th game last night… The last three major leaguers to play in so few games in a season before accumulating 50 multiple-hit games were Ichiro (97 games in 2009), Darin Erstad (91 games with the Angels in 2000) and the last National Leaguer to do it, Joe Medwick with the Cardinals (86 games) back in 1937… Research courtesy of Elias Sports.
• David Wright – Went 1-4 with an RBI last night…Wright is batting .390 (23-59) since returning from the Disabled List… In 14 games since his return, Wright has four doubles, two home runs and 15 RBI… His 15 RBI since July 22, tied for the third-most in the National League.
• Daniel Murphy – Has hit in 11 of his last 12 games, going 20-47 (.425) during that span… Since May 21, Daniel Murphy is hitting .357 (95-266), the third-highest average in the majors… Murphy had a .234 (29-124) batting average over his first 40 games of the year…He is fifth in the National League with a .318 batting average… Murphy leads the NL with a .380 batting average in day games.
• Jason Bay – Extended his hitting streak to eight games last night and finished the evening with three RBI… Bay is batting .406 (13-32) with four doubles, two home run and eight RBI during this stretch… Bay has 11 RBI in his last 12 contests.
• Josh Thole – Tied his season-high with three hits last night and hit his second home run of the season… It was his sixth, three-hit game of the season… Dating back to July 25, Thole has thrown out four of the last seven runners attempting to steal.
• Bullpen – The pen has allowed at least one run in eight of its last nine games… During that period, the pen has a 5.33 ERA (16 ER/27.0 IP)…. Suffered losses in three straight games for the 2nd time this year from 7.31-8.2… The pen also had three consecutive losses from 5.26-5.28…. The pen has allowed 35 home runs, tied for the 8th most in the majors.
• Dillon Gee – become 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 the major league lead among rookies with 10 wins, is fifth among NL rookies with a 3.69 ERA and fourth with 70 strikeouts and third .221 opponents batting average against…. In four career games, all starts, Gee is 2-1 with a 1.52 ERA (four earned runs/23.2 innings pitched) vs. Atlanta…. In his last start, Gee earned the win in an 8-5 victory at Washington on July 29… Pitched 6.2 innings and allowed three runs, two earned… Also allowed four hits and four walks… Recorded five strikeouts and threw 103 pitches, 59 for strikes… With the win, Gee became the second Mets rookie since 1986 to earn 10 wins in a single season (Hisanori Takahashi, 2010)… Gee’s .769 winning percentage (10-3) is tied for the third best in baseball among qualifying pitchers (1. Ian Kennedy, Ari, .813, 13-3; 2. Roy Halladay, .778, 14-4)

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Atlanta Braves NL East – 2nd Place – (65-48) Road (31-26) – Last Ten (6-4)
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• Mets at a Glance – The Mets have lost five games in a row after winning five straight games… The five-game skid is the club’s longest losing streak since a season-high seven-game skid from April 10-16… The Mets are 9-11 since the All-Star break… The Mets are seven games over .500 (50-43) since April 21…The Mets started the year 5-13… New York is tied for the 11th-best record in the majors since April 21.
• Series History  – The Mets are 32-36 vs. the Braves at home since 2004… The Mets are 8-14 vs. the Braves at Citi Field… New York has won the last two series vs. Atlanta, June 14-16 at Atlanta and June 3-5 at Citi Field… Since 1998, the Mets are 1-11-1 in season series vs. Atlanta.
• Home -The Mets will play 17 of its next 26 games at home… New York is 0-3 on its current nine-game homestand and has dropped four straight home games… The Mets are 21-21 at Citi Field after starting the year 1-8 at home… Overall, the Mets are 22-29 at home this season.
• Offensive – The Mets have the second-highest batting average in the National League and the sixth-best mark in the majors (.265) this season… The Mets have the second-best on-base percentage in the NL and the fourth-best overall (.334).
• RISP – The Mets went 0-4 with runners in scoring position and are hitting .160 (4-25) during their five-game losing skid… The Mets hit .435 (27-62) during their five-game winning streak… New York has the third-highest mark (.356, 31-87) in the majors with runners in scoring position dating back to July 25…New York is sixth in the majors with a .268 batting average with runners in scoring position this year.
• First Innings – The Mets scored their only run of the game in the first inning last night… New York has outscored its opposition, 67-51, in the first inning… The 67 runs in the first frame rank third in the National League and tied for sixth in the majors… The Mets have the best on-base percentage (.357) in the NL and third best in the majors in the first inning… New York is 40-21 when scoring first this year.
• Runs – The Mets have scored nine runs over their last five games, all losses (1.8 runs per game)… In their five-game winning streak prior to the skid, the Mets plated 38 runs (7.6 runs per game).
• Hits – New York had two hits in the first inning last night and two additional hits over the final eight innings… The Mets have 38 total hits during their five-game losing streak… New York collected 60 hits during their five-game winning streak (June 25-29).
• Jose Reyes – Is tied for the major league lead with 49 multi-hit games and leads with 16 triples… He leads the NL with a .336 batting average, a .343 mark vs. righthanders and 79 runs scored… Reyes ranks second in the NL with 32 stolen bases and a .342 batting average at home and sixth with 215 total bases… His next triple will be the 100th of his major league career… According to Elias Sports, no major league player has reached the century mark in triples at as young an age as Reyes is today (28 years, 56 days) since Lou Gehrig on August 3, 1931, when he was (28 years, 45 days old).
• David Wright – Went 2-4 with an RBI last night…Wright has nine multi-hit games in his 13 contests since returning from the Disabled List on July 22… Wright is batting .400 (22-55) in those 13 games with three doubles, two home runs and 14 RBI… His 14 RBI since July 22, rank third in the National League.
• Daniel Murphy – Went 1-4 with a walk and a run scored last night… Murphy has hit in 10 of his last 11 games, going 19-42 (.452) during that span… Since May 21, Daniel Murphy is hitting .360 (94-261), the second-highest average in the majors… Murphy had a .234 (29-124) batting average over his first 40 games of the year…He is fifth in the National League with a .319 batting average.
• Jason Bay – Extended his hitting streak to seven games last night… Bay is batting .407 (11-27) with four doubles, one home run and five RBI during this stretch… Bay has eight RBI in his last 11 contests.
• Nick Evans – After last night’s game, the Mets selected the contract of Nick Evans… Evans was hitting .313 (78-249) with 31 runs, 13 doubles, eight home runs and 32 RBI in 64 games with the Bisons… He was batting .263 (10-38) with one home run and four RBI over his last 10 games… Evans was also with the Mets earlier this year from May 18-June 9 and July 7-22… He will wear #6 and will be available for tonight’s game.
• Bullpen – Has allowed at least one run in seven of its last eight games, including two runs last night in 2.0 innings of work… During that period, the pen has posted a 5.48 ERA (14 earned runs/23.0 innings)… The bullpen suffered losses in three straight games from July 31-August 2 for the second time this year… The pen also had three consecutive losses from May 26-28… Jason Isringhausen is two saves shy of becoming the 23rd pitcher to reach 300 saves.
• Jonathon Niese – After starting the year 0-3, Jonathon Niese has gone 10-5… He has allowed two earned runs or less in nine of his last 15 starts… Since May 18, Niese has racked up 84 strikeouts in 86.1 innings… The 8.76 strikeout per nine innings ratio is the sixth-best in the NL over this span.
• Ike Davis – Was examined at the Hospital for Special Surgery yesterday and was advised by doctors to curtail his workout schedule for the next four weeks.

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• Mets at a Glance – The Mets have lost four games in a row after winning five straight games… The Mets are 9-10 since the All-Star break… The Mets are eight games over .500 (50-42) since April 21…The Mets started the year 5-13… New York is tied for the ninth-best record in the majors since April 21…Wednesday’s Marlins-Mets game was rained out… The makeup date will be announced in the upcoming weeks.
• Series History  – The Mets are 32-35 vs. the Braves at home since 2004… The Mets are 8-13 vs. the Braves at Citi Field… New York has won the last two series vs. Atlanta, June 14-16 at Atlanta and June 3-5 at Citi Field… Since 1998, the Mets are 1-11-1 in season series vs. Atlanta.
• Home -The Mets will play 18 of its next 27 games at home… New York is 21-20 at Citi Field after starting the year 1-8 at home…Overall, the Mets are 22-28 at home this season… The Mets are 5-13 in the first game of a series at home (18-19 overall).
• Last At Bat – The Mets lost their third straight game Tuesday night when the winning run was scored in their opponents final at bat (two losses vs. the Braves and one at Washington)… The last time the Mets lost three consecutive games in their last at-bat was June 10-12, 2009 (two extra-inning losses vs. Philadelphia and a loss at Yankee Stadium)… The Mets are 9-10 this year when the winning run is scored in a team’s final at-bat.
• Offensive – The Mets have the second-highest batting average in the National League and the sixth-best mark in the majors (.266) this season… The Mets have the second-best on-base percentage in the NL and the fourth-best overall (.335)… The Mets rank fourth in the National League with 492 runs scored.
• RISP – The Mets were 0-6 last night with runners in scoring position and are hitting .190 (4-21) during their four-game losing skid… The Mets hit .435 (27-62) during their five-game winning streak…New York has the highest mark (.373, 31-83) in the majors with runners in scoring position dating back to July 25…New York is fifth in the majors with a .269 batting average with runners in scoring position this year.
• Runs – The Mets have scored eight runs over their last four games, all losses… In their five-game winning streak prior to the skid, the Mets plated 38 runs.
• Stolen Bases – Angel Pagan stole his 20th base last night… Jose Reyes has 32 stolen bases… The duo is one of five pairs of teammates in the majors with 20 or more stolen bases… Also on thatlist: Atlanta (Hanley Ramirez & Emilio Bonifacio), San Diego (Cameron Maybin & Jason Barlett), Boston (Jacoby Ellsbury & Dustin Pedroia) and the Yankees (Brett Gardner & Curtis Granderson)… The Mets are second in the National League and tiedfor fifth in the majors with 97 stolen bases.
• Home Runs – The Mets have hit five home runs in their last three games and have 10 home runs in their 11 games… New York has scored six of its eight runs over the last three games via a home run… Overall, New York ranks 22nd in the majors with 73 home runs… Mets pitchers have surrendered 109 home runs, including two last night, the eighth-most in the majors.
• Jose Reyes – Went 1-4 last night with a solo home run… Reyes leads the major leagues with 49 multi-hit games and 16 triples… He leads the NL with a .339 batting average, 79 runs scored and 142 hits… Reyes ranks second in the NL with 32 stolen bases and a .350 batting average at home, third with 215 total bases and ninth with a .379 on-base percentage… His next triple will be the 100th of his major league career… According to Elias Sports, no major league player has reached the century mark in triples at as young an age as Reyes is today (28 years, 53 days) since Lou Gehrig on August 3, 1931, when he was (28 years, 45 days old).
• Daniel Murphy – Went 0-1 last night snapping his nine-game hitting streak… Since May 21, Murphy is hitting .360 (93-258), the third-highest average in the majors… Murphy had a .234 (29-124) batting average over his first 40 games of the year… He is fifth in the National League with a .319 batting average… He is also sixth in the NL with a .361 batting average with runners in scoring position and fourth with 28 doubles.
• Lucas Duda – Went 1-3 and is batting .435 (10-23) with three doubles, one home run and five RBI over his last six games…Bay has eight RBI in his last 10 contests.
• Jason Bay – Went 1-3 and is batting .435 (10-23) with three doubles, one home run and five RBI over his last six games…Bay has eight RBI in his last 10 contests.
• Bullpen – Has suffered losses in three consecutive games for the second time this year… The pen also had three straight losses, May 26-28… Manny Acosta tossed a scoreless inning last night and has not allowed a run in 11 of his last 13 appearances, permitting two earned runs over his last 14.0 innings (1.29 ERA)… Jason Isringhausen has allowed six runs (five earned) over his last two games.
• R.A. Dickey – In eight career games, five starts, Dickey is 1-2 with a 4.93 ERA (19 earned runs/34.2 innings pitched) vs. Atlanta….In his last start, Dickey received the loss in a 3-0 defeat at Washington on July 30…Tossed 6.0 innings and allowed three runs, earned, six hits, two walks, one intentional, and one home run…Recorded one strikeout and threw 82 pitches, 53 for strikes…The intentional walk issued by Dickey was his first this season…The Mets are 6-2 in Dickey’s last eight starts despite his record being only 2-2.
• Johan Santana – Was examined yesterday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and was diagnosed with fatigue of the left shoulder…His shoulder exam was otherwise normal… Santana will spend the next week with the Mets in New York… He will rest from throwing but maintain a fitness program… He will resume his throwing program once his shoulder is at full strength.

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Scouting Report:

BRAVES: Hudson has overcome the lower back discomfort he experienced in late May, going 6-2 with a 2.34 ERA in his past 10 starts. He has lasted just four innings while losing his two starts against the Mets this year.

METS: Jayson Werth's three-run homer in the first spoiled Dickey's line Saturday in Washington, though he rebounded to record his second consecutive quality start. Dickey's last start against the Braves ended poorly, with six runs in four innings.

Scouting Report:

BRAVES: Hanson is 1-2 with a 6.56 ERA in four starts since the All-Star break after going 10-4 with a 2.44 ERA before the Midsummer Classic. He's given up 17 runs in those starts, and all but five of those have come before the fourth inning.

METS: Niese cruised through the early innings in his last start before giving up three straight doubles in the sixth, preventing his career-high 11th win. Niese is 1-0 in two starts against the Braves this season, striking out 11 batters against one walk.

Scouting Report:

BRAVES: Jurrjens struggled throwing breaking pitches for strikes his last time out, citing a mechanical flaw that he hoped to identify by watching film from earlier in the season. Since the All-Star break, he is winless with a 6.26 ERA.

METS: Gee was originally scheduled to start Wednesday before rain washed out that game against the Marlins. He'll instead pitch the series finale against the Braves, whom he has beaten twice in three starts with a 0.54 ERA this season.

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