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NEW YORK METS (70-91) vs PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (65-96) Sunday, October 1, 2017 – Citizens Bank Park – 3:05 EDT – Game 162; Home 81 RHP Noah Syndergaard (1-2, 3.18) vs RHP Nick Pivetta (7-10, 6.26) LAST NIGHT’S ACTION: The Phillies lost to the New York Mets, 7-4, in 11.0 innings at CBP … Starter Henderson Alvarez (ND) tossed 4.2 innings and allowed 3 runs on 5 hits with 6 walks … Adam Morgan PHILLIES PHACTS allowed his first home run in almost 2 months in the 11th as the Mets evened the series, 1-1. Record: 65-96 (.404) UNTIL CLEARWATER…: Today, the Phillies will cap off their 2017 season, the 135th in club history Home: 38-42 Road: 27-54 (since 1883), with a matinee game against the New York Mets … It marks Philadelphia’s second Current Streak: Lost 1 consecutive season in which they end the year against the Mets, taking last year’s season-finale, 5-2, Last 5 Games: 3-2 at Citizens Bank Park … The Phillies have certainly turned their season around in the second half and Last 10 Games: 5-5 have won 12 of their last 20 games (.600 %, 9/9-current) and 18 of their last 33 (.545 %, 8/27- Series Record: 15-34-3 current) … Philadelphia is 36-38 (.486) following the All-Star break after finishing the first half with a Sweeps/Swept: 6/10 nd 29-58 record (.333) … Philadelphia is currently averaging 4.69 runs per game in the 2 half PHILLIES VS. METS (347 R, 74 G), which is their highest total in any single half of a season since they averaged 4.83 runs per game in 2010 following the All-Star break (SEE CHART BELOW). 2017 Record: 6-12 2017 at Home: 2-7 WHAT A RELIEF: Over their last 32 games (8/27-current), the Phillies bullpen has posted a 2.62 ERA 2017 at NYM: 4-5 (34 ER, 116.2 IP) which ranks 3rd in the majors behind only the Cleveland Indians (2.51) and All-Time Record: 499-468 All-Time at Citizens Bank Park: 55-74 Washington Nationals (2.62 ERA, 30 ER, 103.0 IP) … In that same span, Philadelphia’s relief corps has All-Time at Citi Field: 39-44 th held opponents to a .212 AVG (4th-best in MLB) and a .636 OPS (6 -best in MLB). Current Streak: Lost 1 IRON FREDDY: If he appears in today’s game, Freddy Galvis will join Larry Bowa (1974) and PHILLIES AT HOME Jimmy Rollins (2007) as one of three players, whose primary career position was shortstop, to ever Games Played: 80 appear in all 162 games for the Phillies (Bowa started 161 at SS, Rollins started 162 and Galvis started Record: 38-42 (.475) 155) … Galvis will also become just the 11th different Phillies player to do so in franchise history, the CBP (est. 2004): 607-529 (.535) first since Ryan Howard in 2008 … Galvis is one of just five major league players to have played in all 161 games thus far and is joined by KC’s Alcides Escobar, KC’s Eric Hosmer, TEX’s Rougned Odor and AVG/OBP/SLG: .251/.321/.431 CIN’s Joey Votto. Runs/Runs Per Game: 359/4.49 Home Runs: 102 Stolen Bases: 27 EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT: Today, the Phillies will play their 166th consecutive game with a right-handed starting pitcher … It is the second-longest streak without starting a left- ERA: 4.49 handed pitcher in Phillies franchise history … The Phillies played 172 straight games without starting a Starters W-L: 24-28 left-handed pitcher from May 25, 1907 to June 24, 1908 … This marks the first time since 1918 the Starters ERA: 4.72 Phillies have finished an entire season without starting a southpaw … Their last left-handed starting Relievers W-L: 14-13 pitcher was Adam Morgan, September 28, 2016 at ATL. Relievers ERA: 4.15 Saves/Opp: 15/27 THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE: The Phillies enter the final game of the 2017 season averaging PHILLIES AT A GLANCE 3.93 pitches per plate appearance as a team which will be their highest season total since pitch data April: 11-12 Monday: 7-10 began being tracked in 1988 (previous high: 3.89 in 2003) … Individually, J.P. Crawford ranks 1st May: 6-22 Tuesday: 9-14 nd (4.64) and Rhys Hoskins ranks 2 (4.61), respectively, among all major league players June: 9-18 Wednesday: 9-17 with at least 80 plate appearances this season. July: 13-12 Thursday: 7-11 Aug: 11-19 Friday: 8-17 CITIZENS BANK SPARK: Since the All-Star break, the Phillies are 22-17 (.564) at home after Sept: 15-13 Saturday: 10-16 finishing the first half with a 16-25 record at CBP (.390) … Philadelphia is averaging 5.05 runs per Oct: 0-0 Sunday: 15-11 game at home (197 R, 39 G) in the second half, fourth-best among all National League clubs, trailing only the Rockies (6.39), Cubs (6.36) and Diamondbacks (5.42). vs East: 38-37 Day: 25-30 vs Cent: 11-21 Night: 40-66 vs West: 11-23 1st Half: 29-58 FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS: This season, the Phillies have hit 102 home runs at Citizens Bank vs AL: 5-15 2nd Half: 36-38 Park, their highest total at home since belting 108 dingers in 2009 … Philadelphia has posted a .752 OPS at home in 2017, their highest mark since a .763 OPS in 2010. INSTANT REPLAY RESULTS *Manager’s challenges, since 2014 FORTUNE .500: The Phillies enter play today one win shy of their 500th victory against the Mets with PHI All-Time Challenges: 146 an all-time record of 499-468 against their northern rival … Since the New York’s inaugural season in Overturned: 79 1962, Philadelphia’s 499 wins are their most versus any club (next: WSH/MTL franchise, 430 wins) … Success Rate: 54.1% Conversely, New York’s 499 losses against the Phils are their most versus any opponent (next: Braves franchise, 444 losses) … However, since 2014, the Phillies have a 24-51 record against the Mets (.320 2017 Challenges: 30 Overturned: 17 win %) and have been outscored, 419-288 (-131 run differential) … In that same span, against all Success Rate: 56.7% other National League East teams, the Phillies are 108-120 (.474 win %) … From 2007-2013, the Phillies were 68-59 against the Mets (.535) with a +35 run differential (589-554). Last Challenge: 9/22 at ATL Situation: B4, 0 out, R0 SUMMER OF ’17 SLUGFEST: Offensively, the Phillies have slugged 172 home runs this season, the PHILLIES TOP 8, RUNS P/G IN club’s most since 2009, when Philadelphia hit 224 homers which led the National League and was tied A HALF SEASON, SINCE 2008 for second-most in the majors … Additionally, the Phillies have cranked out 492 extra-base hits this season, their highest mark since 2009 (571), while posting a .722 OPS, their best 1. 2009 (1st half) 5.35 mark since 2010 (.745 OPS) … Last season, the Phillies had a .685 team OPS and totaled 427 2. 2008 (1st half) 5.01 XBH. 3. 2010 (2nd half) 4.83 nd RHYS LIGHTING: First baseman/outfielder Rhys Hoskins has drawn 23 walks since the start of 4. 2008 (2 half) 4.82 nd September which ranks 2nd to only Aaron Judge (28 BB) among all players in MLB (Trout and Votto are 5. 2009 (2 half) 4.74 T-3rd with 21 BB) … Per Elias, in the modern era (since 1900), the only Phillies rookies with at least 23 6. 2010 (1st half) 4.71 walks in a calendar month are Hoskins, Ed Bouchee (27 in July 1957), Dolph Camili (24 in July 1934), 7. 2017 (2nd half) 4.69 Don Hurst (28 in July 1928) and Heinie Sand (23 in May 1923). 8. 2011 (2nd half) 4.63 EAST COAST BIAS: With a 38-37 record against the National League East this season, and with just one game to go against the Mets, the Phillies will finish the year with a .500 or better record against their own division for the first time since 2011, the final year of a .500 or above streak that ran from 2003-11 … During that streak, the Phillies were a combined 371-291 (.560) against the NL East … However, since the streak ended in 2012, the Phillies have gone 202-249 (.448) vs National League East clubs. PHILLIES RECORD WHEN THEY… Score First: 34-30 Lead After 6: 47-12 Lead After 7: 48-6 Lead After 8: 53-3 Out-Hit Opp: 48-15 Last AB Decisions: 18-23 Opp. Score First: 31-66 Tied After 6: 8-11 Tied After 7: 8-15 Tied After 8: 6-14 Hits equal: 2-11 Walk-off Decisions: 8-9 Score 4 or more: 53-39 Trail After 6: 10-72 Trail After 7: 9-74 Trail After 8: 6-78 Out-Hit by Opp: 15-70 Starter goes > 6.0 IP 22-16 Score 3 or fewer: 12-57 Hit no HR: 15-46 Starter goes 6.0 IP 16-24 Hit at least 1 HR: 50-50 Starter goes < 6.0 IP 27-56 2017 PHILLIES NOTES TODAY’S STARTER PAGE 2 NICK PIVETTA RHP #43 PIVETTA – 2017 DAY-BY-DAY Height: 6-5 Weight: 220 Age: 24 (born: 2/14/93) DATE-OPP DECISION IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA *4/9 vs PAW W, 5-2 6.0 3 2 1 0 0 8 2017: 7-10, 6.26 ERA Career: 7-10, 6.26 ERA *4/15 at PAW W, 6-0 7.0 5 0 0 0 0 5 *4/20 vs COL W, 4-2 6.0 4 1 1 0 2 11 LAST START: 9/24 at ATK: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, BB, 4 SO … Pivetta vs Gohara … 4/30 at LAD L, 5-3 5.0 9 2 2 1 1 5 3.60 Cesar Hernandez (3-4, R) Maikel Franco (1-4, HR) and Aaron Altherr (1-4, 2B, APRIL 0-1 5.0 9 2 2 1 1 5 3.60 RBI) led the Phils on offense.