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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 WORLD NATIONAL WORLD N.L. EAST WILD CARD NATIONAL N.L. EAST NATIONAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION & NLDS LEAGUE & NLDS LEAGUE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS WINNERS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS WILD CARD WASHINGTON NATIONALS (8-7) NEW YORK METS (12-2) FOURTH PLACE, NL EAST, -6.0 GB FIRST PLACE, NL EAST, +3.0 GA Monday, April 16, 2018 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Jeremy Hellickson (0-0, --) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (2-0, 3.06) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 METSCELLANEOUS: The Mets 12-2 start after 14 games is the NATIONALSMETS NOTES: New York is 16-43 vs. the Nationals at best in franchise history...The Mets (.857) winning percentage Citi Field since 2012. is the best in the National League and the second-best in the majors behind Boston (13-2, .867)...New York posted its first 2018: 3-0 2017: 6-13 History 412-428 walk-off win of the year yesterday vs. Milwaukee...The Mets are @NY: 0-0 @NY: 2-8 @NY: 209-216 4-0 in one-run games. @WAS: 3-0 @WAS: 4-5 @WAS: 66-55 @MON: 135-152 SERIES NOTES: New York has won its first five series of the year @PR: 2-5 for the first time in team history...The Mets opened the 2006 campaign winning their first four series. HONORING RUSTY STAUB: Mets Hall of Famer Rusty Staub passed away on March 29 at age 73... NL EAST: The Mets are 8-0 vs. the NL East this year (3-0 vs. The Mets will wear a patch on the right sleeve on Washington, 3-0 vs. Miami and 2-0 vs. Philadelphia)...New York their home and away uniforms during the 2018 is the only club with three or more wins within its own division season honoring Staub...A six-time All-Star, he had without a loss...New York was 37-39 vs. the NL East last year. 2,716 hits and 292 homers during his 23-year career. WALKOFF WILMER: Wilmer Flores slugged his third career walk-off homer yesterday...That is one shy of the franchise JACOB deGROM: Is 6-4 with a 2.68 ERA (24 earned runs/80.2 record held by Mike Piazza, Kevin McReynolds, Cleon Jones and innings) in 13 career starts vs. Washington...The six wins is tied for Chris Jones...Flores has seven career walk-off RBI which is tied his most vs. any club (also: Philadelphia)...DeGrom is 23-16 with for third in team history with Ed Kranepool and Rusty Staub... a 2.32 ERA (89 earned runs/344.2 innings) and 401 strikeouts in Kevin McReynolds has eight walk-off RBI and David Wright has 54 career starts at Citi Field...The only other time deGrom has nine walk-off RBI...Since the start of the 2015 season, Flores is began a season 3-0 was in 2016. tied for the major league lead with five walk-off RBI with Bryce PITCHING: New York's staff has posted a 2.58 ERA, the lowest Harper, Carlos Correa, Nelson Cruz, Ian Kinsler, Josh Harrison mark in the majors...The team has a 1.11 WHIP, the second-lowest and Mark Trumbo...According to Elias, Flores is 6-for-his-last-13 mark in the majors and has held opponents to a .209 mark, the (.462) in potential walk-off situations. third-lowest in the majors...They have allowed two or fewer runs FREINDS OF FLORES: Wilmer Flores for the second consecutive in eight of their 14 games...Overall, New York has allowed 43 season will host children from Youth Enrichment Programs at runs, the second-fewest in the majors...The Mets strikeout-to- select games through Friends of Flores presented by Konica walk rate is 3.45, the sixth-best in the majors. Minolta...Each child receives complimentary tickets, the chance STRIKEOUTS: Mets pitching combined to strikeout 16 batters to meet Wilmer, a Friends of Flores t-shirt, Mets goodies and a yesterday...The last time Mets' pitching struck out 16 or more food voucher...The goal of the program is to impact the lives of batters in a 9.0 inning game was October 3, 2015 in the second children through sport and mentorship...Tomorrow a group of 15 game of a doubleheader vs. the Nationals when they struck out children from El Puente, based in Brooklyn, will watch Mets BP 18...All told, the 16 strikeouts by Mets pitching are tied for the followed by a meet and greet with Flores. fourth-most in a 9.0-inning game in team history...Syndergaard COMEBACK: The Mets have seven come-from-behind wins this struck out eight consecutive batters from the second through year, including yesterday, tied for the most in the majors with the fourth inning...That streak is tied for the second-longest in Boston. franchise history. RESPOND: The Mets have allowed at least one run in 31 innings BULLPEN: New York's pen has allowed six runs in its last 43.1 this season but have immediately scored in their next at-bat 14 innings (1.25 ERA) since April 1...Overall, the Mets pen has posted times. a 1.51 ERA (9 ER/53.2 IP), the lowest in the majors...Opponents are hitting .193 vs. the pen, the sixth-lowest mark in the majors... OFFENSE: The Mets have a .333 on-base percentage as a team, New York has eight saves from its pen, the most in the majors... the seventh-best mark in the majors...The Mets have a .390 on- Mets relievers have six wins, tied with the Rockies for the most base percentage with runners in scoring position, the fourth- in the majors. best mark in the majors. JEURYS FAMILIA: Is tied for the major league lead with seven HOT TODDY: Todd Frazier has hit in five straight games (7-15, saves and has tossed 10.0 scoreless innings this season...Was .467) and has reached base safely in eight consecutive games... one of five pitchers in major league history to record seven saves Frazier has a .559 OBP over the last eight games with two in the team's first 12 games and the first since Heath Bell did so homers, five RBI and six runs scored. in 2009...The other three players to record seven saves in their team's first 12 games were Lee Smith (1994), Mike MacDougal ADRIÁN GONZÁLEZ: Has eight RBI in his last five games. (2003) and Rod Beck (1997). UPCOMING OPPONENTS & PITCHING VS. WASHINGTON Tue., April 17 LHP Gio Gonzalez (1-1, 2.20) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (1-0, 1.29) 7:10 p.m. (SNY, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) Wed., April 18 RHP Tanner Roark (1-1, 3.50) vs. LHP Steven Matz (1-1, 3.77) 7:10 p.m. (SNY, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) DE RHP 2018 GAME LOG (3 GS/1 QS) METS RECORD: 3-0 jacob GROM #48 Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB K NP ERA 2018 STATS: 2-0, 3.06 ERA Spring Training 3/11 HOU L, 2-5 2.2 2 2 2 0 1 4 -- 6.75 Height/Weight: 6-4/180 Bats/Throws: L/R 3/16 BAL ND, 4-4 5.0 1 0 0 0 0 8 -- 2.35 Born: DeLand, FL Age: 29 (June 19, 1988) Spring Totals: 0-1 7.2 3 2 2 0 1 12 -- 2.35 Resides: DeLand, FL Signed Through: 2018 Regular Season AWARDS + HONORS medical history 3/31 STL W, 6-2 5.2 4 1 1 0 1 7 101 1.59 4/5 @WAS W, 8-2 6.0 4 2 1 0 3 5 86 1.54 » 2014 BBWAA NL Rookie of the Year » Tommy John Surgery (2011) » 2015 NL All-Star » Surgery to reposition the ulnar nerve in 4/10 @MIA ND, 8-6 6.0 7 4 4 1 1 6 101 3.06 » 2014 Sporting News NL Rookie of the Year his right elbow (September 21, 2016) » 2014 Player's Choice NL Outstanding Rookie » 2015 Wilson Defensive Player of the Year » NL Rookie of the Month (July & Sept. 2014) LAST START: Tossed 6.0 innings, allowing four runs, earned, on seven hits while striking out six at Miami on April 10...Took a no-decision in the Mets' 8-6 comeback victory...Did not hold his opponent to two runs or fewer and five or fewer hits for the first time since September 5 of last season (ended streak of five-straight such starts). CAREER VS. WASHINGTON: Is 6-4 with a 2.68 ERA (24 earned runs/80.2 innings) in 13 career starts against the Nationals, 10 of which have been quality starts... Earned the win in his last start against Washington on April 5...Allowed two runs, one earned, on four hits in 6.0 innings while recording five strikeouts and walking three in the Mets' 8-2 victory at Nationals Park...Went 3-2 with a 2.36 ERA (nine earned runs/34.1 innings) in five starts against the Nats last season...His next strikeout vs. the club will be his 100th career punchout vs. Washington. IN deCITI: DeGrom returns home tonight following back-to-back road starts..