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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 (65-85) MIAMI MARLINS (70-80) FOURTH PLACE, NL EAST, -25.5 GB SECOND PLACE, NL EAST, -20.5 GB Tuesday, September 19, 2017 • 7:10 p.m. Marlins Park • Miami, FL RHP Seth Lugo (6-5, 5.21) vs. RHP Odrisamer Despaigne (0-3, 4.35) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 FLORIDA STRONG: The Mets thoughts and prayers are with all METS-MARLINS NOTES: The Mets are 13-10 in their last 23 games those impacted by Hurricane Irma. in Miami. HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORT AT CITI FIELD: Fans that drop 2017: 7-10 2016: 12-7 History 215-207 off items for the Mets Hurricane Relief Effort at Citi Field will @NY: 4-5 @NY: 6-5 @NY: 113-95 receive a pair of tickets to a game on the Mets' upcoming @MIA: 3-5 @MIA: 6-3 @MIA: 101-100 homestand...The Mets will accept donations at Citi Field today, @PR: 1-2 tomorrow and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in front of the Jackie Robinson Rotunda...The Mets have partnered with CABRERA THIS MONTH: Asdrúbal Cabrera is third in the majors Queens Borough President Melinda Katz to hold a Hurricane with a .423 (22-52) batting average this month...He is fourth in Relief Drive at Citi Field to help those affected in Houston and the NL with a .475 OBP this month and fourth in the majors in Florida...Donations will be delivered to the Houston Food Bank slugging (.750)...Cabrera is tied for the major league lead with and Mustard Seed, a community outreach organization serving eight doubles in September...Cabrera's 11-game hitting streak Fort Pierce, Florida...Among items needed are: canned ready-to- ended last night, but over his last 13 games, he's batting .488 eat vegetables and fruit, peanut butter, granola bars, breakfast (20-41) with eight RBI. bars, wipes, soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, diapers... Those donating items will receive a pair of tickets to a game on AOKI STREAK: Nori Aoki has reached base safely in all 15 games the Mets' upcoming homestand....More information is available he's played for the Mets since he was signed on September 2... at mets.com/HurricaneRelief. That is tied for the second-longest such streak to begin a player's Mets career with Bernard Gilkey (1996)...Only Rickey Henderson METSCELLANEOUS: The Mets had their two-game winning had a longer streak to begin his Mets career (19 games in 1999)... streak snapped last night...New York is 4-6 in its last 10 games... Research courtesy of Elias...Aoki has a .388 OBP with the Mets. The Mets are 32-44 away from Citi Field and 6-15 in their last 21 road games...The Mets are 32-32 vs. the NL East...New York's JOSÉ REYES: Is hitting .329 (27-82) with five doubles, one triple, remaining 12 games are all against NL East opponents. four home runs, 14 RBI and 23 runs scored over his last 23 games dating to August 13...Reyes has 510 career stolen bases, AJ RAMOS: Returns to Miami for the first time, since the Mets two more than Ichiro Suzuki (508) for the most among active acquired him on July 28 in exchange for two minor leaguers... players...Reyes is tied for fifth in the NL with four home runs this Ramos did not face the Marlins during the series in New York month. (August 18-20)...He has allowed three runs in his last 13.0 ininngs (2.08 ERA) dating to August 11...Ramos is tied for sixth STOLEN BASES: New York has 21 stolen bases in its last 23 in the NL with 27 saves and is one of four relievers to post 25 games...Since August 25, the Mets are second in stolen bases or more saves in each of the last three years (Kenley Jansen, in the majors...The Mets had 32 stolen bases in their first 126 Craig Kimbrel and Cody Allen)...He is seven-for-seven in save games...José Reyes is second in the majors with eight stolen opportunities with the Mets. bases since August 25. SEPTEMBER: New York is hitting .278 this month, ranking fourth BRANDON NIMMO: Has a .394 OBP since August 1, ranking in the majors...The Mets are second in the majors with a .361 OBP third among all rookies behind Rhys Hoskins (.420) and Dansby and have 41 doubles this month, ranking second in the majors... Swanson (.396)...Nimmo is third in the majors among all players New York is fourth with a .823 OPS. with 14 walks this month...Nimmo is batting .286 (20-70) with a .416 OBP since August 27, spanning 21 games...He has three SEPTEMBER RBI: Dominic Smith is tied for fourth in the NL with doubles, three homers, 13 RBI and 11 runs scored during that 14 RBI this month and José Reyes is tied for eighth with 13 RBI. span. HOME RUN NOTES: The Mets lead the NL and are tied for sixth DOMINIC SMITH: In 17 games this month, Smith is batting .279 in the majors with 212 home runs, the second-highest total in (17-61) with five doubles, four home runs and 14 RBI...Smith leads team history...New York hit a franchise record 218 home runs last the Mets in RBI (22) since August 11, when he made his major year...This is the first time in team history the Mets have hit 200 league debut, and also leads the team in homers (seven)...Smith or more home runs in consecutive seasons. is batting .333 (12-36) with two homers and 16 RBI with runners in scoring position...Smith has three home runs in his last eight METS LEAD NL IN HOMERS: New York has led the NL in home games...He has 10 RBI in his last 11 games. runs three times (1990-172 homers, 1989-147 home runs and 1988-152 homers). AMED ROSARIO: Is hitting .344 (11-32) with eight runs scored this month (10 games)...Rosario is hitting .295 (23-78) with two FRANCHISE RECORD: The Mets have hit a franchise record home runs, five RBI and 10 runs scored over his last 22 games 117 home runs on the road, the most in the majors...New York's dating to August 18. previous record was 106 home runs on the road in 2016. UPCOMING OPPONENTS & PITCHING AT MIAMI Wed., Sept. 20 RHP Rafael Montero (5-10, 5.08) vs. RHP José Ureña (13-6, 3.62) 1:10 p.m. (SNY, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) #67 SETH LUGO (6-5, 5.21) 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: Sufered his fifth loss of the season after working 3.0 innings, giving up a 5/18 @LAK ND, 1-2 3.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0.00 career-high eight runs, seven earned, on nine hits with one walk and four strikeouts in 5/23 @BRD L, 2-8 3.0 7 7 6 2 1 4 62-42 8.10 with Binghamton (AA) the Mets' 14-6 defeat to the Cubs at Wrigley Field on September 14...The 3.0 innings was 5/28 HFD L, 2-3 6.0 8 3 3 0 2 7 79-55 4.50 his shortest start of his career. 6/3 POR W, 5-1 7.0 6 1 1 1 0 8 94-67 2.77 with the Mets 6/11 @ATL W, 2-1 7.0 6 1 1 0 2 6 90-60 1.29 VS. MIAMI: Is 3-0 with a 3.38 ERA (seven earned runs/18.2 innings pitched) in four games 6/17 WAS L, 4-7 6.2 7 4 3 2 2 5 99-67 2.63 (three starts) against the Marlins...Struck out 11 and walked seven batters...Faced the 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 Marlins once this season...Earned the win against Miami on June 29 at Marlins Park, 7/4 @WAS L, 4-11 5.0 10 6 6 0 2 3 74-46 4.75 tossing 6.0 innings and allowed three runs, two earned, on six hits, with one walk and 7/9 @STL ND, 0-6 3.0 2 1 1 1 1 3 46-30 4.59 7/15 COL W, 9-3 6.2 7 3 3 0 2 5 97-66 4.50 four strikeouts. 7/20 STL ND, 3-2 6.2 4 1 1 0 1 5 103-68 4.05 7/25 @SD W, 6-5 6.0 8 4 3 2 0 1 105-70 4.10 WINNING WAYS: The Mets have won 15 of Lugo's last 22 starts dating to August 25, 7/30 @SEA L, 1-9 5.0 8 5 5 2 0 5 99-64 4.53 8/5 LAD ND, 4-7 5.2 4 3 3 2 2 5 88-54 4.55 2016, which included an eight-game team winning streak in Lugo's starts from August 25, 8/11 @PHI ND, 7-6 5.1 8 5 5 0 4 8 114-77 4.85 2016-June 11, 2017...Lugo is 11-5 with a 4.37 ERA (60 earned runs/123.2 innings pitched) 8/27 @WAS (2) ND, 4-5 3.2 4 2 2 0 0 5 70-51 4.85 over his 22-start span.