Atlanta Braves (33-36) New York Mets (36-29) Tied for Third Place, Nl East, 5.0 Gb First Place, Nl East, 4.0 Ga
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ATLANTA BRAVES (33-36) NEW YORK METS (36-29) TIED FOR THIRD PLACE, NL EAST, 5.0 GB FIRST PLACE, NL EAST, 4.0 GA Monday, June 21, 2021 • 5:10 P.M. Citi Field • Flushing, NY GAME ONE: RHP Jacob deGrom (6-2, 0.54) vs. LHP Kyle Muller (0-0, 18.00) GAME TWO: TBA vs. RHP Ian Anderson (4-3, 3.58) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM ROSTER MOVES: INF Jeff McNeil is expected to be activated today...He has been on BRAVES-METS NOTES: The Mets are looking for their first series victory against the IL since May 17 with a strained left hamstring...He has appeared in five games on the Braves at Citi Field since they swept a three-game set to end the 2019 season, a rehab assignment between Brooklyn and Syracuse and went 6-15 (.400) with four September 27-29...The Mets have lost the season to the Braves in each of the last runs, two doubles, a home run, two RBI and a walk...McNeil has appeared in 31 games three years. with the Mets this year and is hitting .242/.336/.374 with seven extra-base hits...LHP Stephen Tarpley has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse will serve as the team's 27th man for the doubleheader...He will wear #46...RHP Robert Gsellman has been 2021: 3-1 2020: 3-7 History: 396-476-1 placed on the 10-Day IL, retroactive to June 20, with a right lat strain. @NY 1-0 @NY 2-4 @NY: 217-220-1 @ATL 2-1 @ATL 1-3 @ATL: 174-225 @MIL: 5-31 METSELLANEOUS: The Mets fell to the Nationals, 5-2, yesterday...The team has dropped two in a row and four of their last five games...The Mets have been in first QUALITY EATS: The starting rotation has put up a 1.78 ERA (13 earned runs/65.2 place since Saturday, May 8...This is their longest streak atop the NL East since the innings) with 11 walks and 80 strikeouts over the last 12 games...Overall, the Mets end of the 2015 season...The Mets returned from nation's capital after playing four have made 29 quality starts this season...The Mets starting rotation owns a 2.70 ERA games in three days against the Nationals (1-3)...Today, the team begins a six-day, (98 earned runs/326.2 innings) this season, the best mark in the major leagues... eight-game homestand against Atlanta (four games) and Philadelphia (four games). deGrom leads the major leagues with a 0.54 ERA, while Marcus Stroman is 14th in the majors with a 2.35 mark...Taijuan Walker is 16th with a 2.42 ERA. HOME, SWEET HOME: The Mets have won 14 of their last 17 home games...The team has lost back-to-back home games only once this season, from April 27-28 SMILE LIKE YOU MEAN IT: Francisco Lindor is batting .291 (23-79) with 17 runs, four to Boston...Overall, the Mets is 20-7 record with a 2.05 ERA (50 earned runs/228.0 doubles, a triple, five home runs, 12 RBI, eight walks and a .921 OPS over his last 21 innings) with 74 walks and 267 strikeouts at home...The team's 2.05 ERA at home games...He is batting .275/.359/.522 slash line in 19 games this month with eight is the best in the majors as is their .741 winning percentage...This compares to a 16- extra-base hits and 10 RBI...Lindor is one double away from 200 in his career...He is 22 record with a 3.97 ERA (139 earned runs/315.0 innings) with 104 walks and 347 four home runs away from 150 as a major leauger. strikeouts on the road this year...The team will play just eight more road games before the All-Star break, including three at Yankee Stadium. CONNECT FOUR: The Mets are 28-5 when scoring four or more runs this season...The team is 7-24 when scoring three or fewer runs...The Mets are 31-7 when scoring first this DOUBLE TROUBLE: The Mets will play their sixth doubleheader of the season today... season...The team's .816 winning percentage is the best record in the major leagues The Mets will play three doubleheaders in a span of a week...The last two times the when scoring first this season. team has played three doubleheaders in a week span were August 25-30, 2020 (three doubleheaders in six days) and August 18-21, 1998 (three doubleheaders in PUTTING UP LUG-OS: Seth Lugo has made seven straight scoreless appearances, four days) - Courtesy of Elias...The Mets are 7-3 in twinbills in 2021...Only the White allowing only four hits, two walks and striking out 11 in those 6.1 innings...Overall he Sox (8-2) have more wins in doubleheaders this season than the Mets...New York owns a 1.08 ERA (one earned run/8.1 innings) with two walks and 13 strikeouts in eight swept doubleheaders from Philadelphia on April 13 at Citi Field as well as from the games this year. Rockies in New York on May 27...They split doubleheaders in Colorado on April 17, in St. Louis on May 5 and in Washington on June 19...New York will also play two on THREW ME FOR A LOUP: Aaron Loup has made 10 straight scoreless appearances, June 25 vs. Philadelphia, July 26 vs. Atlanta, August 31 vs. Miami and September 4 allowing four hits and striking out 11 in 8.1 innings...Overall, he is 2-0 with a 1.83 ERA at Washington. (four earned runs/19.2 innings) with 18 hits, three walks and 24 strikeouts...He has held left-handed hitters to a .214 (6-28) batting average this season. THE EAST IS A BEAST: The Mets will play their next 12 games against divisional opponents...New York is 14-11 against the NL East this season, posting a 2.96 (70 ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US: The Mets have drawn 10 walks with the bases earned runs/213.0 innings) ERA in those games...The Mets own the largest divisional loaded this year, which is tied for third in the majors...The Brewers lead MLB with 14 lead in the majors...The Mets are batting .239/.315/.383 in 25 games against the walks with the bases full...Each of New York's 10 bases-loaded walks have been by division this season. a different player...The Mets are batting .143 with the bases loaded this year, which ranks 30th in the majors...Their .308 OBP is 21st. THE SUMMER OF JAKE: The Mets have won Jacob deGrom’s last six starts, which is the third-longest such streak since his debut in 2014…The Mets won eight HOMER BOUND: The Mets are 25-17 when hitting at least one home run and 12-5 consecutive starts by deGrom in 2017 (June 12-July 24) and 2015 (July 8-August 24)... when hitting two or more bombs...The Mets have hit 67 home runs this year, the third- Despite pitching only 3.0 innings, deGrom had eight strikeouts, including seven in a fewest in the majors...On the other hand, the Mets have allowed only 55 home runs row to conclude his last outing...He extended his scoreless streak to 25.0 innings and this season which is tied for the fewest in MLB...They own a 0.90 home runs per 9 IP lowered his ERA is 0.54 (four earned runs/67.0 innings)...He recorded an RBI single ratio...That is the third-best mark in the majors. in the second inning and now has six RBI this year, which matches his career high (also, 2019)...Overall, he is batting .423 (11-26) this season...That is the highest batting James McCann is batting .314 (16-51) with six runs, three doubles, three average as a pitcher this year. YES WE McCANN: home runs, 11 RBI, three walks, a .364 OBP, a .549 SLG and a .913 OPS in 15 games this month...McCann hit one home run over his first 33 games with the club and has hit five in his SPECIAL OPS: Jacob deGrom is holding his foes to a .357 OPS this season, the last 21 games...He owns a .279/.329/.412 slash line against the NL East this season. lowest in the majors...There are 36 qualifying pitchers with a higher OPS against based solely on their opponent SLG...Among the pitchers with a higher opponent OF Michael Conforto is on a rehab assignment with the SLG than Jake's OPS against: Shane Bieber, Aaron Nola, Zack Greinke, Hyun-Jin Ryu, GET WELL SOON!: Syracuse Mets (AAA)...He started in right field and went 1-4 with a double, a run Lucas Giolito, Jose Berrios and Aaron Civale. and a strikeout...Overall he is 2-11 with two runs, a double, and three strikeouts...He has been on the 10-day IL since May 17 with a strained right hamstring...RHP Dellin THEY CALL HIM THE STREAK: The Mets have won each of deGrom's last six starts... Betances is currently on a rehab appearance with the St. Lucie Mets (A)...He has The Mets have not won seven consecutive games started by deGrom since June appeared in three games, allowing five earned runs on five hits with three walks and 12-July 24, 2017, when deGrom earned a win in eight consecutive outings...He has four strikeouts in 2.1 innings...OF Brandon Nimmo began a rehab assignment with not allowed more than two earned runs in his last 17 home starts, the longest streak Syracuse yesterday...He went 1-2 with a run and started in centerfield...Nimmo has in franchise history and tied for the seventh-longest all-time...The last pitcher with a been on the 10-Day IL since May 5 with a left index finger bone bruise.