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SYRACUSE METS GAME INFORMATION July 12, 2019 — 7:05 p.m. — NBT Bank Stadium — Syracuse, NY SYRACUSE METS (43-47) vs. SCRANTON/WB RAILRIDERS (52-38) Last Game LHP Anthony Kay (0-3, 9.64) vs. RHP Randall Delgado (1-4, 6.53) Game #91 of 140 (65.0%) — Home Game #47 of 70 R H E LOB 2 7 1 8 SYRACUSE METS NEWS AND NOTES… 4 9 0 5 Syracuse at the Triple-A All-Star Game: Dilson Herrera came off the bench Wednesday and went 1x1 with a walk WP: Drew Gagnon (3-2, 2.17) and played second base…Chris Mazza was also named to the International League team. LP: Daniel Camarena (3-4, 5.93) SV: Tim Peterson (5, 2.10) Ruben’s Rocketing the Ball: Ruben Tejada extended his on-base streak to 14 with a walk Thursday. Since joining Syracuse on May 23rd, Tejada ranks among the league leaders in that time in average (3rd, .331), OBP (4th, .421), hits HR: Lavarnway (3), Taijeron (17), Wade (3) (T5th, 52), and runs (T2nd, 34). Rivera: 2-4, R, K Say Hey Rene: Rene Rivera tallied two hits Thursday, his 16th multi-hit game this season. Over his last nine games Taijeron: 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, K (since June 29th), Rivera is hitting .359 with eight runs, 14 hits, a double, five home runs, 12 RBI, and a .769 SLG. Gagnon: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, BB, 8 K, 2 HR Rivera has accomplished a number of offensive feats this season, all since May 1st. Rivera has posted two four-hit Notable: Both SWB runs on HR, SYR games in 2019 (most recently June 11th), something he had not done previously since June 20, 2013 (Tucson vs. bullpen 3 IP, H, 0 R Colorado Springs). June 30th marked Rivera’s second multi-home run game of the season and sixth of his career (had not achieved it since 2017). His four RBI that day also tied a career high, the second time he’s accomplished that this year (also did it as a member of the Red Wings on 7/30/12 at Columbus). Since May 1st, Rivera is hitting .294 in 51 games with 30 runs, five doubles, 13 home runs, 46 RBI, and 13 walks. Over that period, Rivera is fourth in the league in RBI. Syracuse vs. Scranton/WB Maester Rajai: Rajai Davis doubled Thursday, and now has hits in six of seven games since the start of July. Davis All Time Meeting #516 is hitting .448 this month (13x29) with a double, triple and four multi-hit games. SWB leads 303-212 Tebow Mania: Tim Tebow doubled Thursday, continuing one of his best stretches this year. Six of Tebow’s last eight hits have been extra-base hits (3 2B, 3 HR). The former Heisman Trophy winner is slugging .541 in his last 11 games. 2019 - SYR 4-10 vs. SWB Inside the Roster: The Syracuse Mets roster (not including rehabbers) in 2019 has featured players with 11,322 @SYR: 2-6 @SWB: 2-4 games of MLB experience (9,472 position players, 1,850 pitchers). That includes more than 6,000 in the outfield 2018 - SYR 7-10 vs. SWB alone (Altherr, Blanco, Davis, Gomez, Kemp, Lee, Liriano). The roster has produced 9,565 MLB hits, 1,891 doubles, @SYR: 2-5 @SWB: 5-5 1,079 home runs and 4,452 RBI. The pitchers have combined to strike out 3,979 batters. Add in the seven rehabbers ———————————————— that have suited up for Syracuse this year (Frazier, Lowrie, Cano, Nimmo, Wilson, Avilan, Familia) and they bring 2019 (19 Games - 11 Home, 8 Away) 5,817 games of experience to the table. Thus having allowed Syracuse fans to see a team with 17,139 games of MLB 4/26* A - L 7-6 (10) (Pennington w’off HR) experience this year. 4/27 A - W 3-2 (Blanco 2-R HR) 5/3 H - L 9-1 (SWB 5 runs between 8-9) SYR in the IL: Among qualifiers: Dilson Herrera is tied for 11th in home runs (17), 14th in SLG (.541), and tied for 5/4 H - L 4-2 (10) (SWB 2-R 10th) 12th in XBH (34)…Travis Taijeron is tied for 11th in home runs (17) and 11th in walks (42)…Danny Espinosa is 5/5 H - L 14-3 (SWB 5-R 1st; 6-R 4th) tied for 11th in RBI (50)…Rajai Davis is tied for first in stolen bases (17)…Paul Sewald is tied for 12th in 5/24 H - L 6-5 (Valera GW GS in 8th) appearances (30)…As a pitching staff, the Mets have induced the most double plays (81**, seven more than 5/25 H - L 17-12 (SWB 19 H (12 XBH)) Gwinnett)…Offensively, the Mets are tied for third in stolen bases (77). 5/26 H - L 11-6 (SWB 5 unanswered 7th-9th) **Syracuse’s 81 double plays are second in all of Minor League Baseball (Winston-Salem (A+), 83) 5/27 H - W 9-5 (SYR 8 unanswered to end game) Cuse Bites: Chris Mazza was named International League Pitcher of the Week for the weeks of June 10-16 and May 6/7 A - W 3-1 (Kemp 2-R HR in 1st) 20-26 this year…Ruben Tejada’s cycle on June 19th at Charlotte came just 19 days after Travis Taijeron hit for a 6/8 A - L 3-1 (Morrison 2 HR) cycle on May 31st at Pawtucket. Those are the first two cycles achieved by a Syracuse player since August 25, 1987 6/9 A - L 7-5 (SWB 5-R 5th) by Sil Campusano against Richmond…Dilson Herrera’s home run June 19th gave him home runs in four consecutive 6/9 A - L 14-3 (SWB 7-R 1st) games, a Mets season high…The Mets’ Triple Play on June 7th was the first turned by Syracuse since July 22, 2012 7/11 H - W 4-2 (Gagnon QS, Taijeron HR) vs. Norfolk…Syracuse’s 18 runs on April 30th were its most score in a game since also scoring 18 on May 14, 2006 at 7/12 H (7:05p) Charlotte (18-6 win)…The Mets have come from behind to at least tie the game 25 times this year. They have totaled 7/13 H (7:05p) 16 comeback wins…The Mets have posted three four-game winning streaks this season. 7/14 H (1:05p) 7/29 A (7:05p) Syracuse to New York Pipeline: 20 players have been recalled or selected from Syracuse to New York this year. In 7/30 A (12:05p) total, 27 different players have already appeared on both Syracuse and New York’s roster this season. *game completed 4/27 Upcoming Schedule Player……………………………Active Mets Streaks……………………………Team 7/13 - Syracuse vs. Scranton/WB (7:05p) On-Base Streak: Hit Streak: TBA vs. RHP Chance Adams Tejada: 14 7/14 - Syracuse vs. Scranton/WB (1:05p) TBA vs. RHP Brody Koerner Innings w/o ER Allowed: 7/15 - Syracuse @ Indianapolis (7:05p) Nogosek: 16.1 (AAA only) TBA vs. TBA 7/16 - Syracuse @ Indianapolis (7:05p) TBA vs. TBA TODAY’S STARTER: LHP ANTHONY KAY Anthony Kay 6’0 - 190 lbs - Stony Brook, NY Kay Notes… ————————————————————————————————————————————————————— - Born: March 21, 1995 (24) Named to 2019 All-Star Futures Game Roster on June 28th. Threw one inning on July 7th in Cleveland, allowed one Acquired: 1st Rd (31st Overall) 2016 hit and struck out one. College: Connecticut - Promoted to Triple-A for the first time on June 14th after starting the season with Double-A Binghamton. - 2019 w/Double-A Binghamton: 12 G/12 GS, 7-3, 1.49 ERA, CG, 66.1 IP, 38 H, 13 R, 11 ER, 2 HR, 5 HBP, 23 BB, 70 K, .165 BAA. - Threw seven no-hit innings on May 20th at Bowie with just one walk allowed and seven strikeouts. Faced the minimum 21 batters. - Entered 2019 as the fifth-ranked prospect in New York Mets organization by Baseball America. Ranked eighth by Season Splits (w/BNG/SYR) MLB Pipeline. - Invited to his first Major League spring training this year, threw in relief in two games before being sent to Minor vs. LH………….Stat.…………vs. RH League camp on March 5th. 88/15…………..AB……………142/44 - Did not pitch his first two professional seasons. Underwent Tommy John Surgery on October 4, 2016 and did not .148/.400………BAA……… .176/.341 pitch until 2018. 13/6…………..…H….….………25/15 - Split 2018 season between Columbia (A-) and St. Lucie (A+). Combined to post 9.0 K/9 IP including 10.13 in 13 1/1……….……..HR…..……..……1/3 games with Columbia. 36/4……………..K…..…………34/10 - Since promotion to St. Lucie last season on July 3rd (including 2019), has allowed just three home runs in 119.2 IP. - Selected in the first round (31st overall) in 2016 draft. Also was selected by the Mets in the 29th round in 2013, but 10/2…….………BB….……..……13/5 did not sign. - Attended University of Connecticut. Selected as a Louisville Slugger Second Team All-American and AAC Pitcher of the Year after his junior season in 2016. Also all-conference selection in 2014 and 2015. - For career with UConn, 2.64 ERA in 52 G/39 GS in three seasons. 263 strikeouts established a UConn record. - Attended Ward Melville High School in East Setauket, NY on Long Island. Same high school as Mets LHP Steven Miscellaneous Stats (w/Syracuse) Matz.