Atlanta Braves (34-37) New York Mets (37-30) Third Place, Nl East, 5.0 Gb First Place, Nl East, 4.0 Ga
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ATLANTA BRAVES (34-37) NEW YORK METS (37-30) THIRD PLACE, NL EAST, 5.0 GB FIRST PLACE, NL EAST, 4.0 GA Tuesday, June 22, 2021 • 7:10 P.M. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Charlie Morton (6-3, 4.03) vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (6-5, 2.35) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM ROSTER MOVES: Prior to tonight's game, the Mets announced the following roster BRAVES-METS NOTES: The Mets are looking for their first series victory against moves: C Patrick Mazeika has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse and INF/OF the Braves at Citi Field since they swept a three-game set to end the 2019 season, Brandon Drury has been optioned to Triple-A Syracuse...Additionally, the Mets September 27-29...The Mets have lost the season to the Braves in each of the last have claimed RHP Robert Stock off of waivers from the Chicago Cubs...He has been three years. optioned to Triple-A Syracuse...Stock made one start for the Cubs this year, allowing five earned runs in 4.0 innings of work on June 16...He has appeared in 53 career games between San Diego, Boston and Chicago and is 2-3 wit ha 4.66 ERA (35 2021: 4-2 2020: 3-7 History: 397-477-1 earned runs/67.2 innings) with 37 walks and 70 strikeouts. @NY 2-1 @NY 2-4 @NY: 218-221-1 @ATL 2-1 @ATL 1-3 @ATL: 174-225 @MIL: 5-31 METSELLANEOUS: The Mets split a doubleheader with the Braves yesterday, winning game one, 4-2, and falling in the second game, 1-0...The Mets have been in ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US: The Mets have drawn 10 walks with the bases first place since Saturday, May 8...This is their longest streak atop the NL East since loaded this year, which is tied for third in the majors...The Brewers lead MLB with 14 the end of the 2015 season...The Mets continue a six-day, eight-game homestand (1-1) walks with the bases full...Each of New York's 10 bases-loaded walks have been by against Atlanta (1-1) and Philadelphia (four games). a different player...The Mets are batting .151 with the bases loaded this year, which ranks 30th in the majors...Their .304 OBP is 20th. HOME, SWEET HOME: The Mets have won 15 of their last 19 home games...The team has lost back-to-back home games only once this season, from April 27-28 to REPLACE-METS: The Mets have used 46 players through 67 games this season... Boston...Overall, the Mets are 21-8 with a 2.04 ERA (57 earned runs/251.0 innings) The team used a total of 47 players in 2020...The franchise record for most players with 81 walks and 290 strikeouts at home...The team's 2.05 ERA at home is the best used in a season is 56 by the 2018 Mets...New York has used 11 starting pitchers this in the majors as is their .724 winning percentage...This compares to a 16-22 record year...The Mets also used 10 starters in 2020...The franchise record is 20 starters with a 3.97 ERA (139 earned runs/315.0 innings) with 104 walks and 347 strikeouts on used in 1967. the road this year...The team will play just eight more road games before the All-Star break, including three at Yankee Stadium. SMILE LIKE YOU MEAN IT: Francisco Lindor is batting .274 (23-84) with 17 runs, four doubles, a triple, five home runs, 12 RBI, eight walks and an .868 OPS over his last THE EAST IS A BEAST: The Mets will play their next 10 games against divisional 23 games...He is batting .257/.337/.486 slash line in 21 games this month with eight opponents...New York is 15-12 against the NL East this season, posting a 2.89 (73 extra-base hits and 10 RBI...Lindor is one double away from 200 in his career...He is earned runs/227.0 innings) ERA in those games...The Mets own the largest divisional four home runs away from 150 as a major leaguer. lead in the majors...The Mets are batting .237/.315/.378 in 27 games against the division this season. THREW ME FOR A LOUP: Aaron Loup has made 10 straight scoreless appearances, allowing four hits and striking out 11 in 8.1 innings...Overall, he is 2-0 with a 1.83 ERA BRAVO: Marcus Stroman is 4-0 with a 1.88 ERA in four career starts vs. the Braves... (four earned runs/19.2 innings) with 18 hits, three walks and 24 strikeouts...He has He has earned a win in all four of his starts vs. the Braves...He has allowed two earned held left-handed hitters to a .214 (6-28) batting average this season. runs or fewer in all four of those outings...The last pitcher to win his first four career starts vs. Atlanta with a sub-2.00 ERA in those games was Adam Wainwright (2007- CONNECT FOUR: The Mets are 29-5 when scoring four or more runs this season... 2009). The team is 7-25 when scoring three or fewer runs...The Mets are 32-7 when scoring first this season...The team's .821 winning percentage is the best record in the major EXTRA, EXTRA: Stroman has allowed only 14 extra-base hits in 84.1 innings, the leagues when scoring first this season. second-fewest among the 49 pitchers in the majors who have thrown at least 75.0 innings this season...Only Brandon Woodruff (12) has allowed fewer...Ranks 15th in HOMER BOUND: The Mets are 25-17 when hitting at least one home run and 12-5 the majors and 11th in the NL in opponent slugging (.325)...He has four starts this when hitting two or more bombs...The Mets have hit 67 home runs this year, the third- season in which he's pitched at least 5.0 innings without allowing a single extra-base fewest in the majors...On the other hand, the Mets have allowed only 57 home runs hit, tied for the second-most in the majors. this season which is the second-fewest in MLB...They own a 0.91 home runs per 9 IP ratio...That is the third-best mark in the majors. THE SUMMER OF JAKE: The Mets have won Jacob deGrom’s last seven starts, which is the third-longest such streak since his debut in 2014…The Mets won eight YES WE McCANN: James McCann is batting .296 (16-54) with six runs, three doubles, consecutive starts by deGrom in 2017 (June 12-July 24) and 2015 (July 8-August three home runs, 11 RBI, three walks, a .356 OBP, a .519 SLG and an .874 OPS in 17 24)...deGrom himself won his fifth consecutive decision yesterday and extended his games this month...McCann hit one home run over his first 33 games with the club scoreless streak to 30.0 IP, one inning shy of matching his career-high and 3.0 innings and has hit five in his last 23 games...He owns a .268/.325/.394 slash line against the away from setting the all-time Mets mark...He is the first pitcher in club history with NL East this season. multiple scoreless streaks of 30+ IP. GET WELL SOON!: RHP Dellin Betances is currently on a rehab appearance with the Last night, deGrom lowered his ERA to 0.50...Only two other pitchers have deGOAT: St. Lucie Mets (A)...He has appeared in three games, allowing five earned runs on ever had an ERA of 0.50 or better in a 12-start span in one season (min. 60.0 innings): five hits with three walks and four strikeouts in 2.1 innings...OF Brandon Nimmo is on Bob Gibson (1968) and Jake Arrieta (2015)...Retired 21 consecutive hitters from his a rehab assignment with Syracuse yesterday...He went 1-2 with a run and started in start on June 11 through the third inning today...His career-high is 23 straight hitters centerfield in his first game on Sunday...Nimmo has been on the 10-Day IL since May retired (May 21, 2015)...Thanks to Elias for research assistance...He has allowed one 5 with a left index finger bone bruise. or no earned runs in all 12 of his starts this season, the longest streak by a non- opener since the ER became official in 1913 (broke Bob Gibson's record of 11 in 1968)... HONORING HIS LEGACY: The New York Mets will wear a “41” Tom Seaver tribute He pitched a perfect first inning for the 11th start in a row...According to Elias, he is the patch on the right sleeve of their home and road uniforms during the 2021 season... first pitcher in the divisional era (since 1961) to retire his opponent's first three hitters Seaver passed away on August 31, 2020 at age 75...Seaver won 311 games, had a 2.86 in 11 consecutive starts...Lowered his career ERA vs. ATL to 1.88, the second-lowest ERA and struck out 3,640 batters over a 20-year major league career that spanned ever (min. 20 GS). from 1967-1986, earning 12 All-Star selections in the process...He won three Cy Young Awards with the team in 1969, 1973 and 1975 as well as the NL Rookie of the Year Jonathan Villar is batting .316/.519/.368 in the first THE AMAZING JONATHAN: Award in 1967.