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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 WORLD NATIONAL WORLD N.L. EAST WILD CARD NATIONAL N.L. EAST NATIONAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION & NLDS LEAGUE & NLDS LEAGUE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS WINNERS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS WILD CARD NEW YORK METS (30-38) COLORADO ROCKIES (34-36) FOURTH PLACE, NL EAST, -10.5 GB THIRD PLACE, NL WEST, -5.0 GB Monday, June 18, 2018 • 8:40 p.m. (ET) Coors Field • Denver, CO RHP Jacob deGrom (4-2, 1.55) vs. LHP Tyler Anderson (4-1, 4.48) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 METSCELLANEOUS: The Mets have won two straight games... METSROCKIES NOTES: The Mets are 4-12 vs. Colorado since New York is 3-12 in its last 15 games and 5-17 in its last 22 winning 11 straight games vs. the Rockies from May 4, 2014-August contests...The Mets are 17-17 on the road this season, including 23, 2015. 2-4 on this road trip...New York is 4-9 in its last 13 road games. 2018: 0-3 2017: 3-3 History 101-94 SIGN SECOND-ROUND PICK: New York has signed its second- @NY: 0-3 @NY: 2-1 @NY: 64-37 round pick (48th overall) from the 2018 First-Year Player Draft @COL: 0-0 @COL: 1-2 @COL: 37-57 RHP Simeon Woods-Richardson from Kempner High School (TX) ...He will be assigned to the rookie-level Gulf Coast Mets. HONORING RUSTY STAUB: Mets Hall of Famer Rusty Staub passed away on March 29 at age 73... DRAMATIC HOME RUN: Brandon Nimmo hit a go-ahead home The Mets will wear a patch on the right sleeve on run with two outs in the ninth-inning or later with the Mets their home and away uniforms during the 2018 trailing...The last Met to do so was Lucas Duda on September season honoring Staub...A six-time All-Star, he had 27, 2014 vs. Houston, a walk-off two-run shot in a 2-1 victory...It 2,716 hits and 292 homers during his 23-year career. has only happened two other times in the last 10 years...David Wright, September 12, 2009 at Philadelphia in a 10-9 win and deGROMINATE: Jacob deGrom has allowed one run or less in Omir Santos, May 23, 2009 at Boston in a 3-2 triumph. nine of his last 10 starts...He had a franchise-record eight straight starts allowing one or fewer runs from April 21-June 2...He has TRAILING AFTER 7: Yesterday was New York's seventh win when allowed one run or less in 56 of his 121 career starts (46 percent). trailing after 7.0 innings...That is the most such wins in the majors. RANKINGS: DeGrom leads the majors with a 1.55 ERA...He's SINCE MAY: New York is 13-29 since May 1...During that period, third in the NL and ninth in the majors with 113 strikeouts, fourth the club is hitting .218 with 44 homers...The pitching staff has in the NL in WHIP (1.01) and third in the majors with a .538 OPS. compiled a 4.28 ERA since May 1. VS. ROCKIES: Is 3-0 with a 0.99 ERA (four earned runs/36.1 HOMERS: New York has hit 11 home runs in its last nine games innings) in five-career starts against the Rockies...His 0.99 ERA and 25 homers in its last 22 games, but, 19 of those have been and .144 opponent average (18-125) are the lowest all-time vs. solo blasts...The Mets have 28 two-strike homers this year, tied the Rockies (min. 25.0 innings)...This is second career start at for the second-most in the National League with San Francisco, Coors Field (May 15, 2016 - a no-decision, 3 ER/6.1 IP). one behind Milwaukee. STARTERS: Over its last 27 games, New York starters have a NIMMO POWER: Brandon Nimmo has a career-high 10 home 2.86 ERA (49 earned runs/154.1 innings), the lowest in the majors runs...He has eight homers since May 23...He is one of six during that span...Overall, the Mets are 11th in the majors with a players with eight or more homers during that span (Nelson 3.80 ERA from their starters and sixth with 387 strikeouts. Cruz-10, Evan Gattis-10, Mike Trout-9, Paul Goldschmidt-9 and Max Muncy-8)...Nimmo's professional career-high is 11 homers in BULLPEN: In its last 22 games, the Mets bullpen is 2-10 with a 97 games (392 at-bats) with Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast 6.41 ERA (52 ER/73.0 IP)...Overall, the pen has 14 wins, tied for League in 2011...Nimmo hit six combined home runs in his first the 11th-most in the majors and 18 losses, the most in the majors. two years in the majors (250 at-bats). ROBERT GSELLMAN: Is tied for first among all major league NIMMO NUGGETS: Nimmo has 17 extra-base hits (seven relievers with five wins...He has allowed four runs over his last 21.1 doubles, two triples, eight homers) and 13 RBI in his last 24 innings (1.69 ERA), including 8.1 scoreless innings dating to May games dating to May 23...He is 5-9 (.556) in his last two games... 30...He picked up his third save of the year yesterday at Arizona... Nimmo is fifth in the majors with a .402 on-base percentage, fifth Gsellman entered the year with only one professional save. in the NL with a .565 slugging percentage and sixth in the majors with a .967 OPS (all min. 170 plate appearances)...Nimmo is tied FIFTH-QUICKEST TO 10 HRs: Friday's solo home run was the 10th for fourth in the majors with four triples...He has been hit by a in Dominic Smith's career in just his 55th game...That is the fifth- pitch 10 times, tied for the second-most in the majors...He has quickest in team history to double-digit homers for players who reached base safely in 32 of his 40 starts. began their career with the Mets...Only Ron Swoboda (13 homers in 55 games), David Wright (12 homers in 55 games), Mike Jacobs MICHAEL CONFORTO: Has two homers and five RBI in his (11 homers) and Benny Agbayani (11 homers) had more. last four games...He has a 15.4% walk rate, ranking ninth in the majors. deGROM TIX PACKAGE: Now through July 15, fans can take advantage of a limited time offer to purchase 4 tickets for $48 AMED ROSARIO: Made his major league debut at Coors Field (deGrom’s uniform number) for the Mets homestand vs. the on August 1, 2017 and went 1-4...He had two triples and one RBI Dodgers and Pirates (June 22-June 27) and vs. the Rays, Phillies during the three-game series vs. the Rockies. and Nationals (July 6-15)...Seats for this promotion are in select areas and must be purchased online at mets.com/degrom. UPCOMING OPPONENTS & PITCHING AT COLORADO Tue., June 19 LHP Jason Vargas (2-5, 7.39) vs. RHP German Márquez (4-7, 5.13) 8:40 p.m. ET (SNY, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) Wed., June 20 RHP Seth Lugo (2-2, 2.49) vs. RHP Chad Bettis (5-1, 4.65) 8:40 p.m. ET (SNY, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) Thurs., June 21 LHP Steven Matz (3-4, 3.31) vs. LHP Kyle Freeland (6-6, 3.59) 3:10 p.m. ET (SNY, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) 2018 GAME LOG (14 GS/10 QS) METS RECORD: 5-9 jacob DEGROM RHP #48 Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB K NP ERA 2018 STATS: 4-2, 1.55 ERA 3/31 STL W, 6-2 5.2 4 1 1 0 1 7 101 1.59 4/5 @WAS W, 8-2 6.0 4 2 1 0 3 5 86 1.54 Height/Weight: 6-4/180 Bats/Throws: L/R 4/10 @MIA ND, 8-6 6.0 7 4 4 1 1 6 101 3.06 Born: DeLand, FL Age: 29 (June 19, 1988) 4/16 WAS ND, 6-8 7.1 6 3 3 1 1 12 103 3.24 Resides: DeLand, FL Signed Through: 2018 4/21 @ATL ND, 3-4 7.0 4 0 0 0 2 10 97 2.53 4/27 @SD W, 5-1 7.1 5 0 0 0 3 8 110 2.06 AWARDS + HONORS medical history 5/2 ATL ND, 0-7 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 6 46 1.87 5/13 @PHI ND, 2-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 2 45 1.83 » 2014 BBWAA NL Rookie of the Year » Hyperextended right elbow (May 2018) 5/18 ARI W, 3-1 7.0 6 1 1 0 0 13 100 1.75 » 2015 NL All-Star » Tommy John Surgery (2011) » 2014 Sporting News NL Rookie of the Year » Surgery to reposition the ulnar nerve in 5/23 MIA ND, 1-2 7.0 4 0 0 0 2 8 109 1.54 » 2014 Player's Choice NL Outstanding Rookie his right elbow (September 21, 2016) 5/28 @ATL ND, 3-4 7.0 5 1 1 1 3 8 115 1.52 » 2015 Wilson Defensive Player of the Year 6/2 CHC ND, 1-7 7.0 7 1 1 0 2 13 116 1.49 » NL Rookie of the Month (July & Sept.