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GAME NOTES New York Mets Media Relations Department • Citi Field • Flushing, NY 11368 718-565-4330 | mets.com | /mets | @mets | @mets 1969 1973 1986 1988 1999 2000 2006 2015 2016 NATIONAL N.L. EAST WILD CARD NATIONAL N.L. EAST NATIONAL NATIONAL WORLD LEAGUE WORLD DIVISION & NLDS LEAGUE & NLDS LEAGUE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS WINNERS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS WILD CARD NEW YORK METS (58-77) HOUSTON ASTROS (82-53) FOURTH PLACE, NL EAST, -24.0 GB FIRST PLACE, AL WEST, +12.5 GA Sunday, September 3, 2017 • 2:10 p.m. (ET) Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX RHP Chris Flexen (3-3, 6.89) vs. RHP Mike Fiers (8-9, 4.55) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM TEXAS STRONG: The Mets thoughts and prayers are with all METSASTROS NOTES: The Mets beat the Astros in the 1986 those impacted by Hurricane Harvey. NLCS to advance to the World Series. WILMER FLORES: Suffered a broken nose last night...Will be re- 2017: 0-2 2014: 2-1 History 260-311 examined in New York on Tuesday. @NY: 0-0 @NY: 2-1 @NY: 152-133 @HOU: 0-2 @HOU: 0-0 @HOU: 108-178 METSCELLANEOUS: New York is 3-7 in its last 10 games...New York is 19-30 since the All-Star break...The Mets are 3-6 on their WELCOME TO THE METS: The Mets signed outfielder Nori Aoki 10-game road trip with concludes today...The Mets are 30-38 to a major league contract yesterday...He went 1-5 in the second away from Citi Field...The Mets are 12-27 in day games...New game of the doubleheader...He's the 13th Japanese-born player to York is a season-high 19 games under .500...The last time the play for the Mets...Aoki, who was released by Toronto on August club was 19 or more games under .500 was the final game of the 29, hit .274 (64-234) with 13 doubles, one triple, five home runs, 27 2009 season (70-92). RBI and 32 runs scored in 83 games combined between the Blue Jays and Houston Astros this year...The 5-9, 180-pounder has hit SERIES NOTES: After dropping the first two games of this series, .305 (222-727) during his career vs. lefthanders. the Mets will look to avoid their first sweep by the Astros since May 30-May 2, 2012 at Houston...New York has lost the final JOSÉ REYES: Has hit in eight straight games, going 12-29 game in 16 of their last 18 series. (.414) with a .514 OBP and four doubles dating to August 13...It is the longest hitting streak for Reyes since also hitting in eight INTERLEAGUE: New York is 7-12 vs. the AL this year...Since 1997, consecutive games in August 9-18, 2015 with Colorado...The last when Interleague play began, the Mets are 185-176...The .512 time he had a longer hitting streak was June 2-14, 2015 (11 games). Interleague winning percentage is the best all-time among NL clubs. EXTRA, EXTRA: José Reyes is five extra-bases behind Darryl Strawberry (469) for second place on the club's all-time list... HEADING HOME: Following today's game, the Mets will begin David Wright is first with 658. a seven-game homestand tomorrow at 1:10 p.m. vs. the Phillies... The Reds visit for four games from September 7-10...The Mets ASDRÚBAL CABRERA: Has nine RBI in his last nine games... are 28-39 at Citi Field this season. Cabrera is batting .333 (10-30) with six runs scored, two homers and three doubles during that span. HOME RUN NOTES: The Mets are tied for the NL lead in home runs with Chicago and are tied for fourth in the majors with 196 BRANDON NIMMO: Has nine walks in last 11 games (37 at-bats) home runs (resulting in 284 runs)...New York hit a franchise and has a .383 on-base percentage during that span...Nimmo record 218 home runs last season. has reached base safely in his last seven games. FRANCHISE RECORD: The Mets have 112 home runs on the AJ RAMOS: Is six-for-six in save chances with the Mets...Ramos road, the most in the majors and the most in team history...New is one of three relievers to post 25 or more save sin each of the York's previous record was 106 home runs on the road in 2016. last three years (Kenley Jansen and Craig Kimbrel)...He is sixth in the NL in saves (26) this year. AGE: The Mets average age is 27.2, the fifth-youngest in the majors according to ESPN.com...Only Jerry Blevins and Jacob JERRY BLEVINS: Has allowed two runs in 13.2 innings (1.32 ERA) deGrom have been active the entire year without being sent to since the All-Star break...Has stranded 80 inherited runners over the minors or placed on the DL. the last two years, the most in the majors. AMED ROSARIO: Has four home runs in 107 at-bats in the NOAH SYNDERGAARD: Threw 1.0 inning yesterday for the majors after hitting seven homers in 393 at-bats at Las Vegas rookie-level Gulf Coast Mets vs. the Astros...He allowed two hits, (AAA) this season...Rosario Is hitting .283 (15-53) with two home two runs, both unearned and had two strikeouts...He threw 18 runs and four RBI over his last 14 games...Rosario was named pitches, 13 strikes...Syndergaard has been on the DL since May 1 the Pacific Coast League's top rookie this year...In his first year at with a partial tear of the right lat muscle. Triple-A, he hit .328 (5th in the PCL), with seven home runs, 58 RBI, 66 runs scored and 19 stolen bases...He was named to the SAL RELIEVER OF THE MONTH: RHP Matt Blackham was mid-season and end of year All-Star team. named the South Atlantic League Relief Pitcher of the Month for August...This is the second straight month the 24-year-old has DOMINIC SMITH: Slugged his fourth home run of the year garnered the award...Blackham didn't allow a run in 10.2 innings yesterday in the first game of the doubleheader...Smith went 3-8 and picked up six saves...He has not surrendered an earned run with a double, homer and three RBI in the doubleheader...Smith since June 27 (26.2 consecutive innings)...Blackham has 1.43 has eight RBI in his last 11 games. ERA and 82 strikeouts in 56.2 innings this year. UPCOMING OPPONENTS & PITCHING VS. PHILADELPHIA Mon., Sept. 4 RHP Mark Leiter Jr. (2-4, 3.88) vs. RHP Rafael Montero (3-9, 5.12) 1:10 p.m. (SNY, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) Tue., Sept. 5 RHP Ben Lively (2-5, 4.22) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (13-8, 3.43) 7:10 p.m. (SNY, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) Wed., Sept. 6 RHP Nick Pivetta (5-9, 6.28) vs. TBA 7:10 p.m. (SNY, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) #64 CHRIS FLEXEN (3-3, 6.89) RHP Height: 6-3 Weight: 250 pounds Age: 23 (7/1/1994) flexen's 2017 PITCHING LOG Born: Newark, CA Resides: Fremont, CA Signed Through: 2017 Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB K P-S ERA With St. Lucie (3 Games Started) LAST START: Took the loss in the Mets' 14-4 defeat against the Reds at Great American 5/17 @LAK ND, 3-2 4.0 3 1 1 0 0 3 -- 2.25 Ball Park on August 29...Pitched 4.2 innings and gave up a career-high seven runs, earned, 5/24 @BRD ND, 8-4 3.1 4 3 1 0 3 2 72-41 2.45 on seven hits...He struck out four Cincinnati batters while matching a career-high in walks 5/30 DBT ND, 3-2 5.1 5 2 1 1 0 8 80-59 2.13 with four...Has walked four batters in four consecutive starts...The last time Mets pitcher to walk at least four batters in four consecutive starts was Oliver Pérez, who had six straight With Binghamton (7 Games Started) 6/7 RIC W, 3-0 (7) 7.0 5 0 0 0 0 6 83-63 0.00 starts with at least four walks from May 2-August 1, 2009. 6/13 @ERI L, 1-3 6.2 6 3 3 1 0 5 94-62 1.98 6/18 REA W, 6-2 7.0 5 1 1 0 0 8 99-64 1.74 RECENT FLEXEN: Before his last start, Flexen had hurled at least 5.0 innings and given up 6/29 @HFD W, 7-5 6.0 1 1 1 1 0 10 84-56 1.69 three runs or fewer in his four consecutive starts...Over the four-game span, Flexen was 7/5 @ALT W, 4-3 7.0 6 3 2 1 3 5 99-66 1.87 3-1 with a 4.09 ERA (10 earned runs/22.0 innings pitched) with 15 strikeouts and 15 walks. 7/13 @REA W, 6-1 8.0 1 1 1 1 1 9 108-70 1.73 7/19 AKR W, 2-1 7.0 4 1 1 0 3 7 100-66 1.66 INTERLEAGUE PLAY: Will be facing the Astros for the fi rst time in his career..