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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 (69-90) PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (64-95) FOURTH PLACE, NL EAST, -27.0 GB FIFTH PLACE, NL EAST, -32.0 GB Friday, September 29, 2017 • 7:05 p.m. Citizens Bank Park • Philadelphia, PA RHP Matt Harvey (5-6, 6.60) vs. RHP Ben Lively (3-7, 4.35) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 HURRICANE RELIEF DRIVE FOR PUERTO RICO: The Mets have METSPHILLIES NOTES: The Mets have now won double-digit partnered with New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on games vs. the Phillies each of the last six years, the longest such the Empire State Relief & Recovery Effort for Puerto Rico...The streak in franchise history Mets are encouraging fans to bring donations between 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. today outside the Jackie Robinson Rotunda... 2017: 11-5 2016: 12-7 History 467-498 Among items needed: batteries, flashlights and portable @NY: 5-4 @NY: 6-4 @NY: 236-248 lanterns, diapers and baby wipes, cases of water, feminine @PHI: 6-1 @PHI: 6-3 @PHI: 231-250 hygiene products and canned food. SEPTEMBER: New York is hitting .269 this month, ranking METS TO PLAY IN LITTLE LEAGUE CLASSIC: Major League seventh in the majors...The Mets are fourth in the majors with a Baseball jointly announced with the MLB Players Association and .345 OBP and have 53 doubles this month, tied for the fourth- Little League Baseball that the Mets and Phillies will play in the most in the majors. second MLB Little League Classic in Williamsport, PA on August 19 next year...The game will air on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball JOSÉ REYES: Is hitting .333 (39-117) with seven doubles, one at 7 p.m...The contest will take place at Historic Bowman Field, triple, five home runs, 18 RBI and 27 runs scored over his last home of the Williamsport Crosscutters of the New York-Penn 32 games dating to August 13...Reyes is tied for ninth in the NL League...The Mets and Phillies will attend Little League World with five home runs and is tied for 10th in the NL with 17 RBI this Series games earlier in the day and the Little League players, month...Reyes is the fifth player in team history to have 100 home coaches and families will make up a large portion of the crowd. runs and 100 stolen bases, joining Darryl Strawberry, Howard Johnson, Carlos Beltrán and David Wright...His 14 homers are the METSCELLANEOUS: New York has won three straight games third-most he's hit in his career, behind 19 in 2006 and 16 in 2008. and is 4-6 in its last 10 games...New York is 32-46 on the road this season. RUNNING REYES: Reyes is fifth in the NL with 24 stolen bases... He has 512 career stolen bases, the most among active players... VS. PHILADELPHIA: The Mets have won 18 of their last 21 series He's second in the majors with 10 stolen bases since August 25. vs. the Phillies...New York is 37-17 vs. Philadelphia since the start of the 2015 campaign...New York has out-homered the Phillies, METS CATCHERS: Have combined to hit 27 home runs this year, 99-40 since the start of the 2015 season. tied for the eighth-most in the majors...New York backstops have 91 RBI, the seventh-most in the majors. CITIZENS BANK PARK: The Mets are 6-1 at Citizens Bank Park this year and have out-homered the Phillies 20-4 in Philadelphia TRAVIS d'ARNAUD: Has career-highs in homers (16) and RBI this year...The Mets have hit 57 home runs in their last 26 games (57)...He ranks sixth in the NL among catchers in home runs and in Philly...New York has out-homered Philadelphia, 55-17 over the fifth in RBI...Overall, D'Arnaud is tied for sixth in the NL with six last seven series at Citizens Bank Park...The Mets hit a season- homers in September and is tied for sixth in the NL with 19 RBI high seven home runs at Philadelphia on April 11. this month...D'Arnaud Is batting .305 (18-59) with five doubles, six homers, 19 RBI with a .354 OBP this month (18 games)...D'Arnaud EXTEND FRANCHISE HR RECORD: The Mets have hit 221 home is batting .298 (28-94) with 20 RBI and a .350 OBP over his last runs this year, extending the franchise record, surpassing the 30 games dating to August 17. 218 home runs hit in 2016...This is the first time in team history the Mets have hit 200 or more homers in consecutive seasons... ASDRÚBAL CABRERA : Is fourth in the NL with a .342 (27-79) The Mets lead the NL are eighth in the majors with 221 homers. batting average this month...He is 10th with a .413 OBP this month and eighth in the NL in slugging (.557)...Cabrera is tied for METS LEAD NL IN HOMERS: New York has led the NL in home fourth in the NL with eight doubles in September. runs three times (1990-172 HR, 1989-147 HR and 1988-152 HR). BRANDON NIMMO: Has a .383 OBP since August 1, ranking ROAD HOMERS: The Mets have hit a franchise record 120 home second among all rookies behind Rhys Hoskins (.404) and 15th runs on the road, the most in the NL and the third-most in the in the NL...Nimmo is tied for ninth in the majors among all players majors...Tampa Bay is first (122) and Houston is second (121)... with 17 walks this month...Nimmo is batting .286 (30-105) with a New York's previous record was 106 home runs on the road in .394 OBP since August 27, spanning 30 games...He has seven 2016. doubles, five homers, 16 RBI and 17 runs scored during that span. 10 OR MORE: New York has had 10 players hit 10 or more home AMED ROSARIO: Is hitting .308 (16-52) with eight runs scored runs, the most in team history...In 2007 and 2005, eight players this month (15 games)...Rosario is hitting .286 (28-98) with two hit 10 or more homers. two doubles, two triples, home runs, five RBI and 10 runs scored over his last 27 games dating to August 18. STOLEN BASES: Since August 25, the Mets lead the majors in stolen bases (26) in the majors (33 games)...The Mets had 32 DOMINIC SMITH: Has five home runs and 17 RBI this month... stolen bases in their first 126 games. Connected on a three-run pinch-hit homer on Wednesday. UPCOMING OPPONENTS & PITCHING AT PHILADELPHIA Sat., Sept. 30 RHP Jacob deGrom (15-10, 3.53) vs. RHP Henderson Alvarez (0-1, 3.60) 7:05 p.m. (PIX11, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) Sun., Oct. 1 RHP Seth Lugo (7-5, 4.72) vs. RHP Nick Pivetta (7-10, 6.26) 3:05 p.m. (SNY, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) #33 MATT HARVEY (5-6, 6.60) RHP Height: 6-4 Weight: 217 pounds Age: 28 (3/27/89) HARVEY’S 2017 PITCHING LOG Born: New London, CT Resides: Mystic, CT Signed Through: 2017 Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB K P-S ERA with the Mets LAST APPEARANCE: Worked out of the bullpen for the fi rst time in his major league 4/6 ATL W, 6-2 6.2 3 2 2 2 0 4 77-55 2.70 career, pitching 4.0 innings and took the no-decision in the Mets' 4-3, extra-innings defeat 4/11 @PHI W, 14-4 5.2 5 2 2 1 1 6 92-61 2.92 against Washington on September 23...Allowed three runs, earned, on four hits, while 4/16 @MIA ND, 2-4 6.0 7 2 1 0 2 5 92-61 2.45 4/21 WAS ND, 3-4 (11) 7.0 4 3 3 2 2 2 108-64 2.84 striking out and walking a pair of batters...The last time Harvey appeared in a game out 4/27 ATL L, 5-7 4.1 5 6 6 1 5 1 86-50 4.25 of the bullpen was May 5, 2009 vs. Elon during his sophomore season at North Carolina. 5/2 @ATL L, 7-9 5.1 8 6 6 1 3 2 99-63 5.14 5/12 @MIL L, 4-7 5.0 7 5 5 3 5 6 106-59 5.62 100TH GAME: Today is Harvey's 100th career start in the majors...His last appearance 5/17 @ARI ND, 4-5 (11) 5.1 6 3 3 1 4 5 95-61 5.56 5/23 SD W, 9-3 5.0 3 2 2 0 4 6 103-60 5.36 marked his 100th career game...Harvey's 589 strikeouts through his fi rst 100 career 5/28 @PIT W, 7-2 6.0 6 1 1 1 2 4 102-67 4.95 games as a Met are third-most in Mets history for a pitcher through his fi rst 100 career 6/2 PIT ND, 7-12 5.0 5 6 6 1 4 5 102-65 5.43 games...Trails Dwight Gooden (749) and Jacob deGrom (675).