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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 (38-44) WASHINGTON NATIONALS (49-34) THIRD PLACE, NL EAST, -10.5 GB FIRST PLACE, NL EAST, +8.0 GA Tuesday, July 4, 2017 • 11:05 a.m. Nationals Park • Washington, D.C. RHP Seth Lugo (3-1, 3.55) vs. RHP Joe Ross (4-3, 5.12) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM HAPPY 4TH OF JULY: The Mets are 30-35 all-time on METSNATIONALS NOTES: The Mets have had one winning Independence Day...New York is 14-18 on the road on July 4, season vs. Washington since 2011 (2015: 11-8). including a rather famous 16-13 win in 19 innings at Atlanta on July 4, 1985. 2017: 3-8 2016: 7-12 History 406-423 @NY: 1-6 @NY: 4-6 @NY: 208-214 EARLY...BUT NOT THE EARLIEST: The Mets will play at 11:05 @WAS: 2-2 @WAS: 3-6 @WAS: 61-52 a.m. today...The Elias Sports Bureau notes that is not the earliest @MON: 135-152 start time in team history...New York played several holiday @PR: 2-5 doubleheaders at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field which began at 10:30 a.m., including one on July 4, 1969. SETH LUGO: Has won six straight road starts (i.e. a loss or no- decision ends the streak) dating to 2016, tied for the longest STARS & STRIPES UNIFORMS: The Mets along with all of MLB stretch in team history with Tom Seaver (twice - September will wear special stars & stripes uniforms and caps from July 1 20, 1968-May 21, 1969 and August 9-September 27, 1969) and through today to celebrate Independence Day...All proceeds Jerry Koosman (twice - April 11-June 4, 1968 and September 11, from sales of these jerseys and caps will be donated to 1972-April 29, 1973)...Research courtesy of Elias...Overall, the organizations that benefit veterans and their families. Mets have won 10 of Lugo's last 11 starts dating to August 25, 2016. METSCELLANEOUS: New York has lost two straight following its four-game winning streak...The Mets have won seven of their ADDISON REED: Has allowed two runs over his 16.0 innings (1.13 last 10...New York is 13-11 in its last 24 games...New York has won ERA) dating to May 29 and surrendered six runs over his last three straight series...The Mets are 19-20 on the road and have 28.2 innings (1.88 ERA) since May 1...Reed is 14-for-16 in save won five of their last seven away from Citi Field. chances and is ninth in the NL in saves...He has three saves of four or more outs this year, tied for the fourth-most in the majors. VS. WASHINGTON: New York is 3-7 in its last 10 series vs. Washington...New York is 11-11 at Nationals Park since 2015, JAY BRUCE: Is tied for sixth in the NL with 20 homers...He has 55 including 2-2 this year. RBI, tied for 13th in the NL and is tied for 12th with 37 extra-base hits...Bruce became the 12th player in team history to hit 20 or HOMERS AT NATIONALS PARK: The Mets have hit 24 home more home runs prior to the All-Star break (it's now happened 17 runs in their last 16 games at Nationals Park. times)...Yoenis Céspedes did it last year with 21 first-half homers.. Bruce is hitting .300 (12-40) with two homers and four RBI in 10 WALKOFF: Last night was New York's sixth walk-off loss this games vs. Washington this year...He hit eight home runs, had 19 year...The Mets had three walk-off losses last season and had RBI and batted .301 (31-103) in June. four such losses in 2015. ASDRÚBAL CABRERA: Has a .422 on-base percentage and a ROAD HOMERS: The Mets have hit at least one home run in 34 .333 (13-39) batting average with three doubles, two homers, of their 39 road games this year...The Mets have 73 home runs four RBI, seven runs scored and six walks since returning from on the road, the most in the majors. the Disabled List on June 23. HOME RUN NOTES: The Mets have hit 36 homers in their last LUCAS DUDA: Moved into a tie for eighth place on the Mets 21 games...Overall, the Mets have 123 home runs, the third-most all-time home runs list with his 122nd home run with Kevin in the NL and the seventh-most in the majors. McReynolds on Saturday vs. Philadelphia...Todd Hundley is GRAND: Curtis Granderson hit a pinch-hit, game-tying home run seventh on the list with 124 home runs...Over his last 17 games, with two outs in the ninth inning last night...The last Met to do that Duda has a .391 on-base percentage with 11 walks, seven (ninth inning or later) was Damion Easley on April 24, 2007 vs. doubles, four home runs and eight RBI. Colorado when Easley tied the game 1-1 with a pinch-hit home T.J. RIVERA: Is hitting .412 (7-17) with two doubles, two home run in the bottom of the 10th inning...Granderson has homered runs and four RBI over his last five games...He two home runs in in four of his last eight games and he has six homers in his last 12 his last three games...Over his last 18 contests, Rivera is hitting games...Granderson ranks is ninth in the majors since May 1 with .344 (21-61) with three doubles, three homers, eight runs scored a .617 slugging percentage and is eighth in on-base percentage and eight RBI. (.403) during that span (min. 200 plate appearances)...He has 45 career leadoff homers, the most among active players... IN THE MINORS: Dominic Smith slugged two home runs at Salt Granderson has three career pinch-hit home runs during his 14- Lake last night to extend his hitting streak to 19-games for Las year career and two have come as a Met (also: August 30, 2016 Vegas (AAA)...Smith has 21 doubles, 10 home runs, 50 RBI and is vs. Miami. hitting .325 (108-332) in 83 games this year. UPCOMING OPPONENTS & PITCHING AT WASHINGTON Wed., July 5 RHP Jacob deGrom (8-3, 3.55) vs. RHP Tanner Roark (6-6, 5.27) 7:05 p.m. (SNY, ESPN, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) AT ST. LOUIS Fri., July 7 RHP Zack Wheeler (3-5, 5.01) vs. RHP Carlos Martinez (6-7, 3.15) 8:15 p.m. (SNY, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) Sat., July 8 RHP Rafael Montero (1-5, 5.63) vs. RHP Adam Wainwright (9-5, 5.48) 4:10 p.m. (SNY, MLBN, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) Sun., July 9 LHP Steven Matz (2-1, 2.12) vs. RHP Lance Lynn (6-5, 3.90+) 2:15 p.m. (SNY, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) #67 SETH LUGO (3-1, 3.55) RHP Height: 6-4 Weight: 225 pounds Age: 27 (11/17/1989) LUGO’S 2017 PITCHING LOG Born: Shreveport, LA Resides: Shreveport, LA Signed Through: 2017 Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB K P-S ERA with St. Lucie (A) LAST START: Earned his second consecutive win in the Mets' 6-3 victory against Miami 5/18 @LAK ND, 1-2 3.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0.00 on June 29...Worked 6.0 innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on six hits...Struck out 5/23 @BRD L, 2-8 3.0 7 7 6 2 1 4 62-42 8.10 four and walked one. with Binghamton (AA) 5/28 HFD L, 2-3 6.0 8 3 3 0 2 7 79-55 4.50 VS. WASHINGTON: Is 1-1 with a 2.30 ERA (four earned runs/15.2 innings pitched) in three 6/3 POR W, 5-1 7.0 6 1 1 1 0 8 94-67 2.77 games (two starts) against the Nationals...Struck out 10 and walked four batters...Earned with the Mets his last win against the Nationals on September 4, 2016...Tossed 7.0 innings and allowed 6/11 @ATL W, 2-1 7.0 6 1 1 0 2 6 90-60 1.29 one run, earned, on six hits, walking none and striking out four...Today marks Lugo's first 6/17 WAS L, 4-7 6.2 7 4 3 2 2 5 99-67 2.63 start against Washington at Nationals Park. 6/23 @SF W, 11-4 5.2 7 4 4 0 3 2 95-60 3.72 6/29 @MIA W, 6-3 6.0 6 3 2 1 1 4 90-57 3.55 VS. NL EAST: In 10 career games (eight starts), Lugo is 6-1 with a 2.87 ERA (17 earned runs/53.1 innings pitched)...Struck out 36 and walked 15...Has won six of his last seven decisions against NL East opponents...The Mets have won seven of his eight total starts against NL East teams...Is 2-1 with a 2.75 ERA (six earned runs/19.2 innings pitched) in three starts against the NL East this season (one start against Atlanta, one start against Washington and one against Miami).