New York Mets (19-19) Tied for Second Place, Al East, -1.5 Gb Tied for Third Place, Nl East, -3.0 Gb
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NEW YORK YANKEES (19-19) NEW YORK METS (19-19) TIED FOR SECOND PLACE, AL EAST, -1.5 GB TIED FOR THIRD PLACE, NL EAST, -3.0 GB Wednesday, May 14, 2014 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Masahiro Tanaka (5-0, 2.57) vs. RHP Rafael Montero (ML debut) SNY • ESPN • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM Game #39 • Home Game #20 RAFAEL MONTERO: Will make his major league debut tonight LAST NIGHT: The Mets scored a season-high 12 runs last ...Montero is wearing #50...The righthander was 4-1 with a 3.67 ERA night...The 12 runs tied the second-most the club has ever scored (17 earned runs/41.2 innings) in eight starts for Las Vegas (AAA) of against the Yankees...The Mets plated 15 runs in the first game of a the Pacific Coast League this year...Montero has allowed 30 hits, doubleheader on June 27, 2006. issued 18 walks and struck out 41...He threw 5.1 hitless and scoreless innings in his last start on May 9 at Salt Lake...Montero TRENDING: The Mets have scored 21 runs over their last two started last year’s Futures Game for the World Team at Citi Field and games, their most over a two-game span since June 26-28, 2011 was named to Baseball America’s First Team Minor League All-Star when they scored 30...New York has equaled its season-high with team...He signed as a non-drafted free agent on January 20, 2011...A three straight wins...It’s the third time this year they’ve won three corresponding roster move will be made prior to the game. straight games. METS DEBUT NOTES: Only one other Mets starter has made his RUNS: New York is tied for fourth in the NL with 163 runs scored. major league debut in Interleague play: RHP Jason Roach on June INTERLEAGUE ACTION: The Mets are 3-2 vs. the American League 14, 2003 at Los Angeles-AL...Lefthanded reliever Jaime Cerda is this year...The Mets went 10-7 vs. the American League last year the only Mets player ever to make his debut against the Yankees ...New York is 149-138 all-time in Interleague play...The .517 when he tossed 1.2 scoreless innings on June 28, 2002...The last winning percentage ranks fourth among NL clubs...The Mets will also three Mets starters to make major league debuts did not allow a host Oakland (June 24-25), Texas (June 4-5) and Houston run...Zack Wheeler tossed 6.0 shutout frames at Atlanta on June (September 26-28) while also traveling to Seattle (July 21-23) and 18, 2013, Collin McHugh hurled 7.0 scoreless innings on August 23, Oakland (August 19-20). 2012 vs. Colorado and Matt Harvey pitched 5.1 scoreless innings on July 26, 2012 at Arizona...The Mets have gone 6-2 in their last WRIGHT ON: David Wright extended his hitting streak to 11 games eight games when their starter made his MLB debut. last night...Wright is batting .392 (20-51) during this stretch which is the fourth-longest current streak in the majors...He has eight RBI METS VS. YANKEES: The Mets have a franchise-high six-game over his last five games and 10 RBI over his last 10 games...Wright winning streak vs. the Yankees after last night’s 12-7 win...The six-game became the 20th active player to reach the 900 RBI plateau with winning streak is the second-longest by either team in this his first-inning single. rivalry...The Yankees won seven straight games from June 30, 2002- June 29, 2003...The Mets are 6-8 vs. the Yankees at Citi Field, including CAPTAIN CLUTCH: Sixteen of David Wright’s 25 RBI have either 2-0 last year...The Mets have faced the Yankees in 96 regular season tied the game or given the Mets a lead. games with the Yankees holding a 54-42 edge...The Mets have won three straight series vs. the Yankees, their longest streak vs. their city ERIC YOUNG, JR.: Has scored seven runs over his last three rivals... The Mets won the season series vs. the Yankees for the third games...Young has scored 16 go-ahead runs, the most in the time last year...New York went 4-2 vs. the Yankees in 2004 and majors...Young is fourth in the NL with 28 runs scored...He ranks 2008...The Mets are 3-8-6 in all-time season series against the Yankees. second in the majors with 15 stolen bases...The Dodgers’ Dee Gordon is first with 25. LEADS: New York has held a lead in 32 of its 38 games...Not including the four times the Mets have been shut out, the club has DANIEL MURPHY: Has hit in five straight games going 8-20 (.400) had a lead in 32 of 34 games. with six RBI...Is hitting .366 (26-71) with 16 runs scored, nine doubles, three home runs and 12 RBI in his last 17 games...Sixteen FIRST-INNING: The Mets have scored in the first inning in five of Murphy’s 17 RBI have come in Mets wins...Murphy is ninth in the straight games and in nine of their last 11 games, including last NL with a .320 batting average, tied for ninth with 25 runs scored, night...New York is tied for first in the majors with 33 first-inning runs tied for sixth with 12 doubles. with the Rockies and Athletics. CURTIS GRANDERSON: Has five RBI in his last two games and GRANDERSON VS. YANKS: Curtis Granderson hit home runs in 12 RBI in his last 10 starts...Granderson is hitting .341 (15-44) consecutive games in the Bronx to become only the third former with a .420 on-base percentage and 12 RBI this month. Yankee to hit a home run in each of his first two games against them STOLEN BASES: The Mets have 33 stolen bases, the second- after immediately leaving the team...The only other two players to do most in the majors...The Dodgers have 48. that were Woodie Held in 1957 and Raul Ibanez in 2013...Research courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau...Granderson has hit a home WALKS: The Mets are second in the NL with 134 walks. run in consecutive games 31 times in his career...He’s homered in a career-best three straight games four times. METS TO HONOR JETER: The Mets will commemorate Derek Jeter’s final regular season Subway Series on Thursday at 5:05 p.m. in the Press TEAM RECORD: The Mets tied a team record (done five previous Conference Room. times) by hitting a home run in four consecutive innings on Monday and they had home runs from three outfielders (Curtis Granderson, METS ENCOURAGE MASS TRANSIT USE: The Mets are Eric Young, Jr. and Chris Young) for the first time since August 6, encouraging fans to take mass transit to the Subway Series games 2004, when Cliff Floyd, Mike Cameron and Richard Hidalgo all hit tonight and tomorrow...The club is expecting large crowds for both home runs...Info from the Elias Sports Bureau. games and recommends fans arrive at the ballpark early. UPCOMING OPPONENTS VS. YANKEES (CITI FIELD) Thurs., May 15 RHP Chase Whitley (ML debut) vs. RHP Dillon Gee (3-1, 2.73) 7:10 p.m. (SNY, MLBN, WOR 710 AM, ESPN 1050) AT WASHINGTON Fri, May 16 LHP Jonathon Niese (2-2, 2.17) vs. RHP Tanner Roark (2-1, 3.65) 7:05 p.m. (SNY, WOR 710 AM, ESPN 1050) Sat., May 17 RHP Bartolo Colon (2-5, 5.84) vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez (3-3, 3.97) 4:05 p.m. (PIX11, WOR 710 AM, ESPN 1050) Sun., May 18 RHP Zack Wheeler (1-3, 4.53) vs. RHP Jordan Zimmermann (2-1, 3.59) 1:35 p.m. (SNY, WOR 710 AM, ESPN 1050) #50 RAFAEL MONTERO (0-0, -.--) RHP Height: 6-0 Weight: 186 pounds Age: 23 (10/17/90) Born: Higuerito, Banica, DR Resides: Santo Domingo, DR Signed Through: 2014 MONTERO’S 2014 AAA PITCHING LOG (8 G, 8 GS) Date Opp. Dec. IP H 22R ER HR BB K P-S ERA 4/3 vs. FRE W, 9-2 6.0 4 0 0 0 0 5 79-55 0.00 vs. Opp vs. Opp Citi 4/8 vs. SAC ND, 7-6 5.0 6 3 3 0 1 9 92-66 2.45 Pitcher 2014 2013 Career 2013 Career Field 4/13 at FRE W, 10-4 6.1 2 2 2 1 2 4 87-57 2.60 RHP Masahiro Tanaka 5-0, 2.57 ---, -.-- 5.0, 2.57 ---, -.-- ---, -.-- ---, -.-- 4/18 at REN ND, 7-10 4.0 6 4 4 1 3 6 93-55 3.80 4/24 vs. TAC W, 11-4 6.0 6 3 3 1 2 3 93-54 3.95 RHP Rafael Montero ---, -.-- ---, -.-- ---, -.-- ---, -.-- ---, -.-- ---, -.-- 4/29 vs. REN L, 5-7 4.0 3 5 3 0 4 3 93-54 4.31 5/4 at TAC ND, 7-5 5.0 3 3 2 0 3 6 98-63 4.21 5/9 at SLC W, 6-3 5.1 0 0 0 0 3 5 98-59 3.67 MONTERO‘S STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN CATEGORY AB H HR BB SO AVG vs. Right (2014) 0 0 0 0 0 .000 vs. Right (Career) 0 0 0 0 0 .000 vs.