Arizona Diamondbacks (15-16) New York Mets (13-13) Fourth Place, Nl West, 3.0 Gb Second Place, Nl East, 1.0 Gb
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (15-16) NEW YORK METS (13-13) FOURTH PLACE, NL WEST, 3.0 GB SECOND PLACE, NL EAST, 1.0 GB Friday, May 7, 2021 • 7:10 P.M. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Zac Gallen (1-1, 3.48) vs. LHP David Peterson (1-3, 4.81) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM METSELLANEOUS: The Mets are returning home after a 4-3 road trip against the DIAMONDBACKS-METS NOTES: The Mets face Arizona for the first time Phillies (2-1) and the Cardinals (2-2)...The Mets are back to .500 and are looking since 2019...The Mets have won seven of their last nine games against the to own a winning record for the first time since they were 9-8 on April 25...The Diamondbacks...The Mets has won seven straight against the Snakes at Citi team has won two straight after dropping two straight...The Mets begin a five- game, six-day homestand against the Diamondbacks (three games) and Orioles Field dating back to 2018. (two games). 2021: 0-0 2019: 5-2 History: 79-74 YOU'LL LOVE DAVID'S REVIVAL: Since allowing a career-high six earned runs in @NY: 0-0 @NY: 4-0 @NY: 40-37 his first start of the year, David Peterson has a 3.10 ERA (seven earned runs/20.1 @AZ: 0-0 @AZ: 1-2 @AZ: 39-37 innings) in his last four starts, recording a 10.62 K/9 ratio in that span while IT'S GONNA BE MAY: After allowing two runs in his first appearance of the season walking only 2.66 batters per nine...He's held his opponents to a .205/.266/.356 on April 5 in Philadelphia, Trevor May has made 11 appearances, allowing only an slashline in that span. unearned run on seven hits with a walk and 15 strikeouts...Right-handed hitters are 5-27 against him with zero extra-base hits. THE LEFTOVERS: The Mets left a season-high 17 players on base yesterday... It was their highest total ever in a nine-inning game and their most since they TOTAL DOMINATION: Since the start of 2019, Smith has played 164 games and matched a franchise record of 25 LOB on July 29, 2015 also at St. Louis (18 owns a .286/.346/.525 slash line with 68 runs, 35 doubles, a triple, 23 home runs, innings)...The team also left 25 on base on September 11, 1974 against St. Louis 77 RBI, 36 walks and an .871 OPS...Over his last seven games, Smith is 8-26 with (25 innings)...The Mets have stranded 205 on base this season, which is tied for three runs, two doubles, three RBI, two walks and a .357 OBP. 12th in the majors and tied for sixth in the National League. EARNED BABY, EARNED: The Mets have allowed 22 unearned runs this season, WALK PARTY: All eight of New York's starting position players drew at least one which is the most in the majors...The Mets have played 26 games, the fewest in walk yesterday as the team totaled 11 bases on balls in its 4-1 win at St. Louis...It MLB...On the other hand, the Mets have allowed only 74 earned runs allowed, also was the seventh time in club history that all eight starting position players walked the fewest in the majors. at least once in the same game (last done April 9, 2008 vs. Philadelphia). QUALITY EATS: Through 26 complete games this season, the Mets have made I'LL JUST WALK HOME: The Mets had three bases-loaded walks yesterday, 13 quality starts...The Mets hurled 17 quality starts in 2020, going 9-8 in those tied for the most by one team in a game this year (San Francisco had three vs. games...Mets starters are 8-11 and own a 2.88 ERA (44 earned runs/137.1 innings) Colorado on April 28)...New York has five bases-loaded walks this week (also had with 38 walks and 162 strikeouts in 2021...The team's 2.88 starters' ERA is fourth one each on May 2 and May 3)...The team's 37 bases-loaded walks since 2018 in the majors and third in the Senior Circuit. rank fifth in the majors and third in the NL...Those walks have contributed to a .350 OBP with the bases loaded over the last four seasons, second-best in the STRIKE THAT: Mets pitchers have struck out 253 in 215.1 innings this season majors behind only Colorado (.378). which equates to a 10.56 strikeout per nine ratio...The team's 10.56 mark is the third-best in the majors and second in the NL...The team has walked only 64 ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US: The Mets own a .328 OBP this season, which this season, giving them a 2.67 walks per nine inning ratio, the third-best in the ranks fourth in the majors and second in the National League...Michael Conforto majors and the best in the NL. ranks 16th in the NL with a .371 OBP, while Alonso is 18th with a .370 mark. HOME, SWEET HOME: The Mets return home today..The Mets are 6-4 with a 1.75 WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN: Kevin Pillar is batting .450 (9-20) with four ERA (17 earned runs/87.0 innings) with 21 walks and 107 strikeouts at home...The runs, a double, two home runs, a walk and five RBI over his last five games...He team's 1.75 ERA at home is the best in the majors...This compares to a 4.00 ERA had collected eight hits in his previous 16 games, going .222 (8-36). (57 earned runs/128.1 innings) with 43 walks and 146 strikeouts on the road. MISS INDEPENDENT: The Mets own a 2.81 FIP, according to Fangraphs, the lowest POLAR BURGER: In coordination with the talented chefs at Citi Field, Pete mark in the majors...FIP is defined as fielding independent pitching, which focuses Alonso has created a unique new item available for purchase, the Polar Burger... on what pitcher can control, strikeouts, walks, hit batters and home runs...Jacob The new menu item features Pat LaFrieda’s black truffle blended burger patty, deGrom leads the majors with a 0.82 FIP this season...Taijuan Walker is 16th with maple-spiced caramelized onions, smoked Gouda cheese, lettuce, tomato and a 2.84 FIP, claw sauce on a baked brioche bun...In addition, he created Arctic Onions - "Polar spiced" shaved Vedalia onions with Claw sauce for dipping...The items are SLIPPERY PETE: Pete Alonso has reached base safely in each of his last eight available for purchase starting this weekend near section 102, down the right games, batting .345 (10-29) with six runs, four doubles, five RBI, four walks and a field foul pole. .441 OBP in that span...He has safely hit in 14 of his last 18 games, batting .313 (20- 64) with 12 runs, four doubles, four home runs, 12 RBI, eight walks, a .405 OBP and HONORING HIS LEGACY: The New York Mets will wear a “41” Tom Seaver tribute a .968 OPS since April 17...This compares to a .207 (6-29) batting average over his patch on the right sleeve of their home and road uniforms during the 2021 season... first eight games...Alonso has 74 home runs since he entered the league in 2019.... Seaver passed away on August 31, 2020 at age 75...Seaver won 311 games, had That is the highest total in the majors in that span...Alonso already ranks 27th on a 2.86 ERA and struck out 3,640 batters over a 20-year major league career that the Mets all-time list...He trails Rusty Staub who is 26th with 75. spanned from 1967-1986, earning 12 All-Star selections in the process...He won three Cy Young Awards with the team in 1969, 1973 and 1975 as well as the NL THAT'S OFFENSIVE: The Mets have scored 30 runs over their last six games...The Rookie of the Year Award in 1967. team had scored a total of 16 runs over their previous seven games...Over the last six games, the Mets are batting .260 (52-200) with 14 extra-base hits, 28 walks and THIS DAY IN METS HISTORY: On this day in 2016, Bartolo Colón at age of 42 became .359 OBP...The team is 18-60 (.300) with runners in scoring position in that span... the oldest player in the history of MLB to hit his first career homer...Colón hit a two- The team had gone 7-48 (.146) with RISP in their previous seven games. run shot in the second inning as the Mets defeated the Padres, 6-3, in San Diego.... He earned the win, allowing all three runs on six hits with a walk and five strikeouts I LIKE MIKE: Over his 18 games, Michael Conforto is batting .279 (17-61) with eight in 6.2 innings of work...The team collected nine hits in the win, including home runs runs, five doubles, two home runs, six RBI, 12 walks, a .397 OBP and an .856 OPS... from Yoenis Céspedes and David Wright...For cool photos and interactive history This compares to a .120/.313/.160 slash line over his first seven games of the year... information on the Mets, please visit the Mets Virtual Vault at metsheritage.com.