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HOUSTON ASTROS (6-13-3) vs. NEW YORK METS (10-10-1) Saturday, March 27, 2021 • 1:10 p.m. Clover Park • Port St. Lucie, FL RHP Bryan Abreu (1-0, 3.68) vs. RHP Jacob Barnes (0-1, 5.40) PIX11 • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM LAST NIGHT: The Mets lost to the Washington HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Brandon Nimmo turns 28 EXPECTED TO START Nationals, 7-3, in Port St. Lucie...LHP David today. Peterson allowed two runs over 6.0 innings... RHP JACOB BARNES: Will make his fi rst start this He surrendered four hits and struck out two... FRANCISCO LINDOR: Is 14 for his last 29 (.483) spring and his sixth appearance...He has tossed RHP Robert Gsellman allowed two runs over with 11 RBI and eight runs scored in his last eight four straight scoreless outings (4.0 innings)... 2.0 innings...LHP Stephen Tarpley yielded three spring games...He has homered in four of his last Barnes was claimed off waivers from the Angels runs in 0.1 inning...James McCann was 2-3 with seven games. on October 30, 2020...He appeared in 18 games with the Angels and went 0-2 with a 5.50 ERA one RBI...J.D. Davis was 1-4 with one RBI and (11 earned runs/18.0 innings) with four walks and Dominic Smith was 1-3 with an RBI triple. FOR PETE’S SAKE: Pete Alonso is 15-44 (.341) with fi ve doubles, three homers (including a 24 strikeouts...Barnes is 4-13 with a 4.36 ERA and 209 strikeouts in 198.0 career innings (200 VS. HOUSTON: The Mets take on the Houston grand slam), 12 RBI and six walks in 16 games games). Astros for the sixth and fi nal time this spring...The this spring...He has a .431 OBP, .659 slugging Mets are 4-1 vs. Houston this spring...The Mets percentage and a 1.090 OPS. Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K beat the Astros, 2-0, in Port St. Lucie on March 3/3 at STL 1.0 3 3 3 2 0 2, defeated the Astros, 6-1, in West Palm Beach SPRING LEADERS: Pete Alonso is sixth among 3/7 vs. MIA 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 on March 6, nipped the Astros, 1-0, on March 11 qualifi ed major leaguers in OBP (.431), eighth in 3/11 at HOU 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 in West Palm Beach, topped the Astros, 8-3, on slugging (.659), eighth in OPS (1.090)...J.D. Davis 3/17 at MIA 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 March 16 in Port St. Lucie and lost, 5-4, on March is tied for third among all major leaguers with 10 3/23 vs. MIA 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 22 at West Palm Beach...The Mets and Astros will walks..Francisco Lindor is tied for eighth among play each other six times this spring, split evenly all major leaguers with a .348 batitng average between home and road games...The Mets and and 10th with a 1.030 OPS...Jacob deGrom has ALSO EXPECTED TO PITCH Astros will not face each other in the regular the second-lowest ERA (0.66) among qualifi ed season this year. pitchers...He is tied for fi rst in wins (three), tied LHP JOEY LUCCHESI: Was acquired from San for eighth in strikeouts (21), second batting Diego as part of a three-team trade with Pittsburgh OPENING NIGHT: The Mets will open the 2021 average against (.128) and third in WHIP (0.66)... on January 19, 2021...The Mets sent catcher Endy regular season on Thursday, April 1 in a 7:09 pm Marcus Stroman is tied for fourth in innings Rodrguez to the Pirates...He appeared in three ESPN game at Washington...The Mets went 4-6 pitched (18.1). games for the Padres in 2020, made two starts against Washington last season...New York will at the beginning of the season before being host the Nationals for the fi rst time in 2021 on PITCHING IN: The Mets pitching staff ranks third optioned...Returned to the major league roster to Friday, April 23. in the majors this spring with a 3.62 ERA...The make one more appearance (0.1 inning in relief) staff has allowed 18 homers, the fourth-fewest in on September 16...In 2019, Lucchesi, ranked in the OPENING DAY JAKE: Jacob deGrom will make the majors...The pitching staff has allowed three top-5 in opponent average (.233, third), OPS (.702, his third straight Opening Day start on April 1 at runs or fewer in 11 of their 21 spring games. fourth) and WHIP (1.22, fi fth) and qualifi ed NL Washington at 7:09 pm on ESPN...DeGrom joins lefties...He ranked fi fth among qualifying major Johan Santana (2008-2010) and Dwight Gooden KEVIN PILLAR: Is batting .324 (11-34) with two league pitchers with a .183 opposing batting (four straight (1988-1991) and Tom Seaver who doubles, two triples, two RBI, fi ve runs scored, average at home....He threw 5.0 innings or more made 10 consecutive Opening Day starts (1967- two stolen bases and four walks in 12 spring in 80 percent (24 of 30) of his starts...He was 10-5 with a 2.91 ERA (45 earned runs/139.0 innings) in 1977) as the only pitchers in team history to games...Pillar has a .395 OPS, is slugging at .500 those starts and San Diego went 13-11 in those make three straight Opening Day starts. and has a .895 OPS. games. WE REMEMBER: The New TREVOR MAY: Is expected to pitch today...May Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K York Mets announced that has seven strikeouts in his 6.0 spring innings... 3/12 vs. MIA 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 they will wear a “41” Tom He is unscored upon and hasn’t allowed a hit in 3/17 at MIA 3.0 0 0 0 2 4 Seaver tribute patch on the his last three appearances (3.0 innings). right sleeve of their home 3/22 at HOU 3.1 4 3 3 0 4 and road uniforms during FANS, WELCOME BACK TO CITI FIELD: New the 2021 season...Seaver York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that passed away on August 31, Citi Field among other large outdoor sporting ABOUT THE SKIPPER: Mets Manager Luis Rojas 2020 at age 75...Seaver won 311 games, had a venues will be allowed to open at 20 percent enters his second season at the helm...He is the 2.86 ERA and struck out 3,640 batters over a capacity (capped at 8,492 seats) yesterday... sixth Dominican-born manager in major league 20-year major league career that spanned from Up to 8,492 fans can attend Mets home games history...His father, Felipe Alou, became the fi rst 1967-1986, earning 12 All-Star selections in the starting on April 8, the Mets home opener...Fans when he helmed the Montreal Expos from 1992- process...He led the National League in wins must provide a negative COVID-19 test or proof 2001...Luis and Felipe are the fi fth father-son three times, ERA three times and strikeouts fi ve of vaccination (both doses of Pfi zer and Moderna duo to both serve as major league managers, times...Seaver was elected to the Baseball Hall or one dose of Johnson & Johnson) in order to joining Buddy and David Bell, Aaron and Bob of Fame in 1992...Seaver spent 12 years with gain admission...Seats will be sold in pod format Boone, George and Dick Sisler and Bob and Joel the Mets and went 198-124 with a 2.57 ERA and in clusters ranging from one to six seats...Each Skinner. 2,541 strikeouts...He is the Mets all-time leader location will be separated from other pods by in wins, strikeouts, shutouts (44), ERA, complete at least six feet...The Mets are committed to UPCOMING PITCHING games (171) and starts (395)...He won three Cy keeping fans safe at Citi Field...All fans must Young Awards (1969, 1973 and 1975) and the NL present tickets on their mobile device and face SATURDAY, MARCH 27 Rookie of the Year Award in 1967. masks will be required for fans two years and 1:10 pm vs. HOUSTON older except when actively eating or drinking... LINDONOR: On March 10, Francisco Lindor Fans must use a credit/debit card or mobile HOUSTON: RHP Bryan Abreu, RHP Peter Solomon, celebrated the ribbon cutting for the grand payment methods for concession purchases to RHP Shawn Dubin, RHP Nivaldo Rodrguez, RHP opening of the new Middle School building on limit touchpoints as cash purchases will not be Hector Velázquez the Montverde Academy campus... Lindor was accepted in the parking lots, ticket windows, the lead donor in MVA’s Time to Lead capital concession or retail stands...Citi Field staff METS: RHP Jacob Barnes, LHP Joey Lucchesi, LHP campaign, making a $1 million gift toward the members will clean and disinfect high-touch Aaron Loup, RHP Trevor May, LHP Jerry Blevins construction of a state-of-the-art building, areas throughout the game. named Lindor Hall, to serve 203 middle SUNDAY, MARCH 28 school students...He also established the METS HISTORY: For cool photos and interactive 1:05 pm at MIAMI Francisco Lindor Scholarship Fund to provide history information on the Mets, please visit the METS: LHP Mike Montgomery selected current and prospective students with Mets Virtual Vault at metsheritage.com.