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GAME NOTES New York Mets Media Relations Department • Citi Field • Flushing, NY 11368 718-565-4330 | mets.com | /mets | @mets | @mets 1969 1973 1986 1988 1999 2000 2006 2015 2016 NATIONAL N.L. EAST WILD CARD NATIONAL N.L. EAST NATIONAL NATIONAL WORLD LEAGUE WORLD DIVISION & NLDS LEAGUE & NLDS LEAGUE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS WINNERS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS WILD CARD CINCINNATI REDS (61-80) NEW YORK METS (61-79) FIFTH PLACE, NL EAST, -16.5 GB FOURTH PLACE, NL EAST, -25.0 GB Friday, September 8, 2017 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. LHP Amir Garrett (3-6, 7.41) vs. RHP Seth Lugo (5-4, 5.00) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 ROSTER MOVE: The Mets have selected the contract of infielder REDS-METS NOTES: The Mets have won nine of their last 10 Phillip Evans from Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League... games vs. the Reds at home. Evans will wear #72...LHP Steven Matz was transferred to the 60-Day Disabled List...Evans, 25, hit .279 (130-466) with 58 runs 2017: 2-2 2016: 6-0 History 282-316 scored, 56 RBI, 26 doubles, 11 homers and a .341 OBP in 127 @NY: 1-0 @NY: 3-0 @NY: 154-148 games with the 51s this year...He was the Mets 15th-round pick in @CIN: 1-2 @CIN: 3-0 @CIN: 128-168 the 2011 First-Year Player Draft from La Costa Canyon (CA) High School...He has never appeared in the majors...Evans won the AJ RAMOS: has allowed one run in his last 10.1 innings (0.87 Eastern League batting title last year, hitting .335 with Binghamton. ERA)...Is six-for-six in save chances with the Mets and 26 of 28 in save chances this season...Ramos is one of three relievers to METSCELLANEOUS: The Mets are 3-1 on their seven-game post 25 or more saves in each of the last three years (Kenley homestand and 4-6 in their last 10 games...New York is 22-32 Jansen and Craig Kimbrel)...He is sixth in the NL in saves (26) since the All-Star break...The Mets are 31-40 at home. this year. VS. CINCINNATI: The Mets have won 16 of their last 18 games RAMOS VS. THE REDS: AJ Ramos has tossed 5.0 scoreless vs. Cincinnati...New York has won seven straight games vs. innings earning four saves vs. Cincinnati this year...Ramos has the Reds at Citi Field...It's tied for the second-longest winning not allowed a run in 18.1 innings in 17 career games vs. the Reds streak at home vs. Cincinnati in team history (April 22, 1997-April with seven saves...He's recorded 24 strikeouts and allowed just 24, 1998)...The Mets won eight in a row at Shea from July 5, nine hits during that span. 1984-April 14, 1985. JUAN LAGARES: Has hit in eight straight games, going 10-29 HOME RUN NOTES: The Mets lead the NL and are tied for fourth (.345) with four doubles, one triple, one home run, three RBI and in the majors with 202 home runs, the second-highest total in team three runs scored...Over his last 14 games dating to August 25, history...New York hit a franchise record 218 home runs last year. he's batting .309 (17-55) with six doubles, one homer, six RBI and STOLEN BASES: New York has 12 stolen bases in its last 14 games... six runs scored. Since August 25, the Mets have the fourth-most stolen bases in the NOAH SYNDERGAARD: Tossed 2.0 innings, allowed three hits, majors...The Mets had 32 stolen bases in their first 126 games. three runs, issued two walks and struck out two last night for BRANDON NIMMO: Had his first career multi-homer game last Brooklyn (A) vs. Staten Island...He threw 36 pitches, 25 strikes... night...Nimmo finished with a career high-tying three hits and a Syndergaard has pitched 3.0 innings in two rehab starts...The career high-tying three RBI...Over his last 12 games, Nimmo is righthander has been on the DL since May 1 with a partial tear of batting. .333 (13-39) with one double, three home runs, 11 RBI the right lat muscle. and eight runs scored...He has 15 walks in his last 16 games and AMED ROSARIO: Diminished swelling in right index finger, but a .456 OBP since August 23. still day-to-day. CLEAN-UP SPOT: With Nimmo's two home runs in the clean-up BINGHAMTON: Lost, 9-6, in Game 2 of their Eastern League spot last night, the Mets lead the National League with 34 home semi-final best of five playoff series last night to Trenton... runs from the fourth spot in the lineup...Eight different Mets have a Outfielder Kevin Kaczmarski went 4-5 with two RBI and third homer from the clean-up spot this year...Research courtesy of Elias. baseman David Thompson had two doubles and one RBI for JOSÉ REYES: Is hitting .375 (18-48) with a .474 OBP, four doubles, Binghamton...Game Three is tonight in Trenton...RHP Marcos one home run and five RBI in 14 games since August 13...He has Molina (5-10, 3.21 in 18 minor league games, 17 starts) will start scored 16 runs during that span...Reyes has 507 career stolen for Binghamton. bases, one behind the active leader Ichiro Suzuki (508). HARRY MINOR SCOUT OF THE YEAR: The inaugural Harry CLOSING IN ON 100: Reyes also has 99 career home runs with Minor Scout of the Year is Jim Reeves...Reeves has worked in the the Mets (136 during his career)...He will become the 13th player Mets scouting department for the last 30 years and has signed to reach the 100 homer plateau with the Mets. current Mets Michael Conforto and Brandon Nimmo...Minor, who worked for the Mets for 44 years, including both the 1969 and NORI AOKI: Is 8-24 (.333) with three doubles, three RBI and five 1986 World Series championship teams, passed away earlier this runs scored in his first six games with the Mets...Aoki has actually year...Reeves will be honored on the field prior to tonight's game. hit in 10 straight games dating to August 20, going 14-39 (.359)... He's the 13th Japanese-born player to play for the Mets...Aoki INTERNATIONAL SCOUT OF THE YEAR: Harold Herrera was was released by Toronto on August 29. named the International Scout of the Year...He's been a scout for the Mets for the last 14 years, including being one of the Latin TRAVIS d'ARNAUD: Is batting .294 (15-51) since August 17 (16 Coordinators that has been a part of every international signing games)...D'Arnaud has at least one RBI in three straight games over the past six years...Herrera will also be honored on the field (four total). prior to tonight's game. UPCOMING OPPONENTS & PITCHING VS. CINCINNATI Sat., Sept. 9 RHP Homer Bailey (4-7, 7.24) vs. RHP Rafael Montero (4-9, 5.21) 7:10 p.m. (PIX11, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) Sun., Sept. 10 RHP Sal Romano (4-6, 4.62) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (14-9, 3.65) 1:10 p.m. (SNY, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) #67 SETH LUGO (5-4, 5.00) RHP Height: 6-4 Weight: 225 pounds Age: 27 (11/17/1989) LUGO’S 2017 PITCHING LOG Born: Shreveport, LA Resides: Shreveport, LA Signed Through: 2017 Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB K P-S ERA LAST START: Sufered his fourth loss of the season after tossing 5.0 innings and allowing with St. Lucie (A) four runs, earned, on eight hits with two walks and six strikeouts in the Mets' 4-1 loss to 5/18 @LAK ND, 1-2 3.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0.00 5/23 @BRD L, 2-8 3.0 7 7 6 2 1 4 62-42 8.10 the Astros in the second game of a doubleheader on September 2...Was his fifth straight with Binghamton (AA) outing with at least five strikeouts, a new career-high streak...Didn't allow a home run in 5/28 HFD L, 2-3 6.0 8 3 3 0 2 7 79-55 4.50 his third consecutive start, matching a career-best streak from earlier this season. 6/3 POR W, 5-1 7.0 6 1 1 1 0 8 94-67 2.77 with the Mets 6/11 @ATL W, 2-1 7.0 6 1 1 0 2 6 90-60 1.29 VS. NL CENTRAL: Lugo will be facing the Reds for the first time in his career...Has pitched 6/17 WAS L, 4-7 6.2 7 4 3 2 2 5 99-67 2.63 in five games (two starts) against NL Central teams in his career...Is 1-0 with a 0.96 ERA 6/23 @SF W, 11-4 5.2 7 4 4 0 3 2 95-60 3.72 (two earned runs/18.2 innings pitched)...Stuck out 16 and walked five...Has made two starts 6/29 @MIA W, 6-3 6.0 6 3 2 1 1 4 90-57 3.55 7/4 @WAS L, 4-11 5.0 10 6 6 0 2 3 74-46 4.75 and one relief appearance against the Cardinals and has made two relief appearances 7/9 @STL ND, 0-6 3.0 2 1 1 1 1 3 46-30 4.59 against the Cubs.