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POST-GAME NOTES – WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2016 METS 2, NATIONALS 0

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Winning : Steven Matz (7-1) Home Runs (Season Total, Inning off Pitcher, Runners On , Outs, Count) Losing Pitcher: Tanner Roark (3-4) NYM : Wright (6, 1st inning Roark, 0 on, 1 out, 0 -1 pitch) : Jeurys Familia (16) WSH : None Starters’ Pitch Count Pitches Strikes Steven Matz 104 71 Tanner Roark 113 75

First Pitch: 1:05 p.m. GameTime Temp.: 83 degrees Time of Game: 2 hours, 38 minutes Attendance: 38,700

WASHINGTON NATIONALS (28-19)

-With today’s 2-0 defeat, the Nationals dropped just their second series at Nationals Park in 2016…The only other series defeat came at the hands of the , April 26-28.

-RHP Tanner Roark allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits in 7.0 innings of work…He struck out five and walked two…Over his last two starts, Roark has allowed just two earned runs in 13.2 IP (1.32 ERA) with 12 and four strikeouts during that stretch.

-In 15 games since May 9, Washington’s bullpen has recorded an 0.89 ERA (4 ER/40.2 IP), while striking out 44 and walking just 11…Nationals relievers have also not allowed a single inherited runner to score during this run (22 IR, 0 IRS).

NEW YORK METS (27-19)

-With today’s win, LHP Steven Matz is 11-1 in 14 regular season games in the majors...He tossed 7.0 innings of three-hit ball, allowing no runs, only one walk, and striking out six…After losing his first start of the season, Matz has won seven consecutive starts…The last Met to win seven consecutive starts was Steve Trachsel, June 9-July 14, 2006…He leads all major league rookies with seven wins…New York is 12-2 when Matz starts in the regular season.

-3B David Wright hit a solo home-run to left field off RHP Tanner Roark in the top of the first inning…It was his second home run in as many games...Wright has a hit in his last five games...During that stretch, Wright is hitting .250 (5-for-16) with two home runs and five RBI.

-SS Matt Reynolds recorded his first Major League hit with a single to right field in the top of the fifth inning…Reynolds entered the game in the bottom of the first inning as SS Asdrubal Cabrera exited the game with back spasms…Reynolds finished the game going 1-for-3 with a walk, and he scored in the top of the seventh from a single by C Rene Rivera .

-The Mets have 66 home runs through their first 46 games, which is the most in team history after 46 games...The Mets entered today’s game tied for the major league lead with 65 homers with Baltimore and Tampa Bay...The Mets are 22-8 when they hit a home-run.