DETRoIT TIGERS (76-53) NEW yoRK METS (58-69) FIRST PLACE, AL CENTRAL, +6.0 GA vs. THIRD PLACE, NL EAST, -18.0 GB Sunday, August 25, 2013 • 1:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.y. RHP Rick Porcello (9-7, 4.52) vs. RHP Dillon Gee (9-8, 3.60) PIX11 • WFAN 660 AM • WFAN 101.9 FM • ESPN 1050 AM Game #128 • Home Game #62 METS AT A GLANCE: New York has lost three in a row...The Mets TIGERS-METS SERIES HISToRy: Prior to this series, the Mets last are 4-6 in their last 10 games...New York is 17-19 since the faced the Tigers in 2011 in Detroit, going 2-1...The Mets are 5-3 All-Star break (9-8 at home)...The Mets are 26-35 at home. all-time vs. Detroit in New York, including 2-3 at Citi Field. SERIES NoTES: The Tigers have swept the Mets once before in \2013: 0-2 2011: 2-1 History: 8-9 the clubs’ five previous series...The Tigers took three straight in @NY: 0-2 @NY: 0-0 @NY: 5-3 Detroit, June 20-23, 1997...The Mets are now 6-11-4 in home series @DET: 0-0 @DET: 2-1 @DET: 3-6 and 16-19-9 overall. GEE WHIZ: Since May 30, Dillon Gee ranks fourth in the majors INTERLEAGUE ACTIoN: New York is 10-6 vs. the American with a 2.45 ERA (26 earned runs/95.1 innings)...Gee has recorded League this season (4-0 vs. Yankees, 3-0 vs. Minnesota, 2-2 vs. a quality start in 12 of his last 15 starts over that span, going 7-2. Chicago, 1-2 vs. Kansas City and 0-2 vs. Detroit)...The .625 winning percentage is the third-best percentage in the NL in EIGHT IS GREAT: In Dillon Gee’s last eight starts, dating back to Interleague play this year...The Mets were 8-7 vs. the AL last July 14, the righthander is 3-1 with a 1.47 ERA (eight earned season...The Mets are 73-69 in Interleague play since 2005, the runs/49.0 innings), the third-lowest ERA in the majors over that second-best record for any NL team...Since 2008, the Mets are span...Gee’s 0.92 WHIP ranks eighth in the majors during that span. 15-9 against the AL Central, including 6-6 this year. IN AUGUST: Gee is 2-0 with a 1.27 ERA (four earned runs/28.1 SCoRING: The Mets were shut out for the fifth time this season, innings) in four starts this month...He ranks fifth in the majors in ERA yesterday…They have scored two runs over the last three games, in August...He hasn’t allowed more than two runs in any of those the fewest over a three-game span since they also scored two from four starts while walking four and striking out 20. August 13-15, 2010…This three-game stretch with one-run or less in each game is the second such streak of the season (also, July 26- WINS: Since April 20, Gee has a team-leading nine wins, going July 28)...The Mets have scored the first run of the game in 13 of 9-5 over that span...No other Mets pitcher has more than six wins their last 17 games overall...The Mets are 38-24 when they score in that period...The Mets are 14-8 in Gee’s 21 starts in that time. first this season (14-12 at home). oNE GEE: Dillon Gee is one of eight starting pitchers in the majors RISP: The Mets went 0-3 with runners in scoring position on to allow one or fewer runs in at least 12 outings this year...In those 12 Saturday and over their last four games, the team is 4-30 (.133) in starts, Gee is 8-1 and the Mets are 10-2...Gee has gone 6.0 or more these situations…Overall, New York is hitting .243 (252-1035) with innings in each of his last 10 starts and in 14 of his last 15 starts. RISP, ranking 22nd in the majors...The Mets are batting .223 (117- 525) with RISP and two outs, ranking 18th in the majors. FRoM THE oUTFIELD: Eric Young, Jr. notched his third outfield assist of the year and the team’s 28th yesterday...Young’s three SATIN TIES RECoRD: Josh Satin has reached base safely (via hit, assists are a career-best...The Mets rank fourth in the majors with walk or hit by pitch) in each of the 29 games he’s started this 28 outfield assists...Juan Lagares is tied for the major league lead season...That is tied for the longest such streak by a Mets rookie for with 11 outfield assists. a single-season with Steve Henderson (1977)...Information courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau...Satin’s streak is the fourth- BRooKLyN RoLLING: RHP Robert Gsellman struck out 13 over longest in the NL this season...Hanley Ramirez and Joey Votto are 8.0 shutout innings as the Brooklyn Cyclones (A) of the New York- tied for second with 37. Penn League edged Vermont, 2-0...L.J. Mazzilli hit his second professional home run, a two-run shot in the first inning...Brooklyn ByRD DELIVERS: Marlon Byrd has 11 RBI over his last 10 (33-31) has won five of its last eight games and is a half-game games...Byrd has 19 extra-base hits since the All-Star break, behind first place Aberdeen in the McNamara Division. the second-most in the NL and tied for the third-most in the ToM SEAVER BoBBLEHEAD: The first 25,000 fans today will majors...Byrd is tied for ninth in the NL with 21 home runs...Byrd is receive a Tom Seaver bobblehead courtesy of Toyota. 10th with 71 RBI and is sixth with a .520 slugging percentage. GARy, KEITH & RoN BoBBLEHEAD: Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez IKE DAVIS: Was 2-3 with a walk yesterday...Davis is hitting .282 and Ron Darling will have a SNY bobblehead on August 27 when the (33-117) with 11 doubles, three home runs and 13 RBI since being Mets play the Phillies at 7:10 p.m...Those special Pepsi Porch tickets are recalled on July 5...Davis’ .444 on-base percentage since July 5 $59 and can be purchased at Mets.com/GKR...A portion of that ticket will ranks fifth in the majors and his 34 walks are fourth...Since the All- go to the GKR Foundation. Star break, Davis has a .471 on-base percentage, the third-best mark in the majors. HoWIE RoSE BooK SIGNING: Howie Rose will be signing his book “Put it in the Book! A Half-Century of Mets Mania” on Tuesday, WILMER FLoRES: Has reached base safely in 11 of his 15 games August 27 from 5:10 p.m.-6:15 p.m. outside the Mets Team Store this season...Has 11 RBI in his first 15 major league games...He has ...Please note that books must be purchased at the store in order for five multi-hit games, including a career-high three hits on August 23 him to sign. vs. Detroit...Flores is batting .364 (4-11) with runners in scoring position and two outs. HAPPy BIRTHDAy: Pedro Feliciano turns 37 today. UPCoMING oPPoNENTS VS. PHILADELPHIA Mon., August 26 LHP Cliff Lee (10-6, 3.16) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (6-2, 3.49) 7:10 p.m. (SNY, WFAN, ESPN1050) Tue., August 27 RHP Kyle Kendrick (10-10, 4.51) vs. LHP Jonathon Niese (5-6, 4.03) 7:10 p.m. (SNY, WFAN, ESPN1050) Wed., August 28 LHP Cole Hamels (5-13, 3.62) vs. RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (0-1, 9.00) 7:10 p.m. (SNY, WFAN, ESPN1050) Thurs., August 29 RHP Ethan Martin (2-2, 6.33) vs. RHP Matt Harvey (9-5, 2.27) 1:10 p.m. (SNY, WFAN, ESPN1050) #35 DiLLon gee (9-8, 3.60) rHP 6-1 204 pounds 27 (4/28/86) Height: Weight: age: gee’s 2013 gaMe Log (25 g, 25 gs) Born: Cleburne, TX resides: Cleburne, TX signed through: 2013 Date opp. Dec. iP H r2 2 er Hr BB K P-s era 4/4 SD L, 1-2 6.1 31 10 34 93-50 1.42 vs. opp vs. opp Citi 4/9 @Phi L, 3-8 3.0 10 7730256-37 7.71 4/16 @Col L, 4-8 4.2 75 51 22 88-55 8.36 Pitcher 2013 2012 Career 2013 Career Field 4/21 Wsh W. 2-0 5.2 30 00 36 98-57 5.95 RHP Rick Porcello 9-7, 4.52 10-12, 4.59 57-49, 4.55 --,-.-- 0-1, 17.18 --, -.-- 4/26 Phi L, 0-4 6.0 74 41 14 83-59 5.96 5/1 @Mia W, 7-6 5.0 94 40 21 70-43 6.16 RHP Dillon Gee 9-8, 3.60 6-7, 4.10 30-23, 3.91 --,-.-- --, -.-- 14-12, 3.09 5/9 Pit ND, 3-2 5.0 51 10 23 101-65 5.55 5/14 @Stl L, 4-10 4.0 96 50 35 90-54 6.13 5/19 @Chi ND, 4-3 5.0 83 32 16 96-59 6.04 5/25 Atl L, 0-6 5.0 85 51 04 106-70 6.34 gee‘s statistiCaL BreaKDoWn 5/30 @NYY W, 3-1 7.1 41 11 012 88-63 5.68 6/5 @Wsh W, 10-1 7.0 91 10 17 107-78 5.20 CategorY aB H Hr BB so aVg 6/12 StL W, 5-1 6.2 61 11 27 107-74 4.84 6/17 @Atl L, 1-2 8.1 52 21 16 101-72 4.56 vs.