Houston Astros (69-90) New York Mets (77-82) Fourth Place, Al West, -29.0 Gb Tied for Second Place, Nl East -16.5 Gb
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HOUSTON ASTROS (69-90) NEW YORK METS (77-82) FOURTH PLACE, AL WEST, -29.0 GB TIED FOR SECOND PLACE, NL EAST -16.5 GB Friday, September 26, 2014 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Brad Peacock (4-9, 4.82) vs. LHP Jonathon Niese (9-11, 3.50) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM Game #160 • Home Game #79 RECENT METS: New York is 5-5 in its last 10 games...The Mets have ASTROS-METS NOTES: The Mets are 8-1-1 in home series vs. the 77 wins, the most since 2011 when they also won 77 contests...The last Astros since 2003. time the club won more than 77 games was in 2010 when they had 79 wins. 2012: 2-4 2011: 3-3 History 258-308 @NY: 2-1 @NY: 1-2 @NY: 150-132 SEPTEMBER: The Mets are 13-9 this month which guarantees the club its @HOU: 0-3 @HOU: 2-1 @HOU: 108-176 first winning record in September since 2008 (13-12)...New York is fifth in the NL this month with a 3.15 ERA...The Mets are fourth in the NL with 70 NIESE NOTES: Jonathon Niese will make his 30th start tonight, tying extra-base hits this month and fifth with a .266 team batting average. his career-high...He also started 30 games in 2010 and 2012...Niese has gone 22 consecutive starts allowing three earned runs or less at ROAD: The Mets went 4-2 on their final road trip of the season... home, tied with Johan Santana (April 29, 2008-May 27, 2009) for the Overall, New York finished 39-42 on the road...New York won eight of its longest such streak in team history...Niese has allowed three earned last 11 road games...The Mets went 21-17 vs. the NL East on the road. runs or less in 30 of his last 33 starts dating back to September 13, 2013...He is tied for the team lead with 21 quality starts with Zack HOME: New York is 38-40 at home...The last time the Mets had 38 or Wheeler, which is tied for 12th among NL starters. more wins at home was in 2010 when they went 47-34...New York was 17-21 vs. the NL East at home this year. BULLPEN: The Mets pen hasn’t allowed a run in its last 20.1 innings and has a 1.24 ERA (six earned runs/43.2 innings) over the last 15 INTERLEAGUE: The Mets are 9-8 vs. the American League this year games...The pen is second in the majors with a 2.35 ERA (16 earned (2-2 vs. Oakland, 2-1 vs. Seattle, 2-1 vs. Texas, 2-2 vs. the Yankees and runs/61.1 innings) this month...Overall, the pen has a 3.17 ERA, 1-2 vs. the Angels)...New York is 155-144 all-time in Interleague play...The ranking eighth in the majors. .518 winning percentage is tied for the third-best among NL clubs. CARLOS TORRES: Extended his career-high with his eighth win in the HELLO OLD FRIEND: Houston entered the National League in 1962 first game of yesterday’s doubleheader at Washington...Torres has with the Mets as the Colt 45s before moving to the American League allowed two earned runs in his last 25.0 innings (0.72 ERA) with 21 West in 2013...The Mets are 258-308 all-time vs. Houston, including strikeouts dating back to August 14...Torres is second among all major 150-132 all-time vs. the Astros in New York and 108-176 in Houston... league relievers with 89.1 innings. This is the first time the two clubs are meeting since the Astros moved to the AL...The Mets and Astros met in an epic National League JENRRY MEJIA: Has converted 10 straight saves and is 28-for-31 in Championship Series in 1986 when four games were decided by one save chances since moving to the bullpen on May 12...He is second the run as the Mets prevailed in six games. NL and fifth in the majors with 18 saves since the All-Star break. SINCE JULY 4: The Mets are 40-34 since Independence Day...The 40 JEURYS FAMILIA: Is tied for second in the majors with 15 holds since wins are the fifth-most in the National League and tied for the 10th-most the All-Star break...He leads the team with 22 holds, the most in team in the majors. history for a rookie and tied for the most by a rookie this year with the Yankees’ Dellin Betances...Overall, Familia ranks seventh in the NL with EYJ: Eric Young, Jr. swiped his 30th base in the first game of his 22 holds...Familia is tied for fifth in the NL with 74 appearances, yesterday’s doubleheader...He ranks sixth in the National League in the most by a rookie in team history. stolen bases...Young had 38 stolen bases with New York last year...He become the eighth Met with consecutive 30 stolen bases seasons, DANIEL MURPHY: Is 10th in the NL with a .292 batting average... joining Jose Reyes, Angel Pagan, Mookie Wilson, Wally Backman, Murphy has three straight seasons of 35 or more doubles, the Howard Johnson, Frank Taveras and Lee Mazzilli. second-longest streak in team history...David Wright had six straight years with 35 or more doubles (2005-2010)...Over the last three years, KIRK NIEUWENHUIS: Has four doubles in his last four games... Murphy is tied for fifth in the majors with 114 doubles...Murphy is Nieuwenhuis has 18 extra-base hits (14 doubles, one triple and three seventh in the NL with 49 multi-hit games and is tied for seventh with home runs) among his 29 hits this year...Since 1901, only one other 171 hits. player had as many hits as few singles: Adam Piatt in 2003. MATT den DEKKER: Is hitting .313 (15-48) with four doubles, two CURTIS GRANDERSON: Is 10-for-his-last-21 (.476) while hitting in six home runs, eight RBI and a .421 on-base percentage this month (17 straight games...Granderson is hitting .329 (25-76) with 13 runs scored, games)...Den Dekker has hit in a career high-tying five straight games, seven doubles, one triple, three home runs and 16 RBI this month going (7-19, .368)...He also hit in five straight games from August ...Granderson’s 16 RBI are tied for the second-most in the NL this 30-September 3 earlier this year. month, he is also 12th with a .329 batting average, tied for third in doubles (7) and tied for second with 11 extra-base hits...He has ANTHONY RECKER: Has a career-high seven home runs this year drawn 79 walks this year, the seventh-most in the NL. ...He has 14 career home runs and 10 have either tied the game or FABULOUS FLO: Wilmer Flores has scored 14 runs this month, given his team the lead, including five of seven this year...Recker is collected five doubles, one triple, four home runs and driven in 13 runs 10-for-his-last-33 (.303) with four home runs and 13 RBI dating in 20 games in September...Flores is tied for seventh in the NL with back to August 11 (12 games). his four home runs this month, tied for 11th in RBI and runs scored and tied for ninth with 10 extra-base hits in September. AUSTIN MAHONE CONCERT: Pop sensation Austin Mahone will perform a post-game concert following tomorrow’s Mets-Astros 7:10 DUDE: Lucas Duda is tied for third in the NL with a career-high 28 home p.m. game. runs...He is tied for third in the NL and tied for sixth in the majors with 14 home runs since the All-Star break...Duda has a career-high 86 RBI CASEY STENGEL BOBBLEHEAD: The first 20,000 fans attending this which is tied for ninth in the NL...Duda has drawn 15 walks this month Sunday’s 1:10 p.m. vs. Houston will receive a bobblehead of Mets Hall tied for the fifth-most in the majors. of Famer Casey Stengel courtesy of SNY and WOR. VS. HOUSTON UPCOMING OPPONENTS Sat., Sept. 27 RHP Samuel Deduno (2-6, 4.66) vs. RHP Rafael Montero (1-3, 4.38) 7:10 p.m. (SNY, WOR 710 AM, ESPN 1050) Sun., Sept. 28 RHP Nick Tropeano (1-2, 3.78) vs. RHP Bartolo Colon (14-13, 4.08) 1:10 p.m. (SNY, WOR 710 AM, ESPN 1050) #49 jONATHON NIESE (9-11, 3.50) LHP Height: 6-3 Weight: 218 pounds Age: 27 (10/27/86) NIESE’S 2014 PITCHING LOG (29 G, 29 GS) Born: Lima, OH Resides: Defiance, OH Signed Through: 2016 Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB K P-S ERA 4/6 vs. CIN L, 1-2 5.2 6222 20 14 90-56 3.18 4/12 @ LAA ND, 7-6 7.1 63 32 15 96-64 3.46 vs. Opp vs. Opp Citi 4/18 vs. ATL L, 0-6 6.0 41 10 37 104-67 2.84 4/23 vs. STL W, 3-2 6.2 61 10 23 95-63 2.45 Pitcher 2014 2013 Career 2014 Career Field 4/29 @ PHI W, 6-1 7.0 41 11 15 108-66 2.20 RHP Brad Peacock 4-9, 4.82 5-6, 5.18 11-15, 4.74 ---, -.-- 1-0, 0.00 1-0, 0.00 5/5 @ MIA ND, 3-4 7.0 50 00 16 108-69 1.82 5/11 vs.