CHICAGO CUBS (38-27) NEW YORK METS (32-25) TIED FOR FIRST PLACE, NL CENTRAL, -- FIRST PLACE, NL EAST, 3.0 GA Monday, June 14, 2021 • 7:10 P.M. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Jake Arrieta (5-6, 4.97) vs. LHP David Peterson (1-5, 6.32) SNY • ESPN • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM FATHER'S DAY FLASH SALE: Today through Friday, the Mets are offering a 25% METS-CUBS NOTES: The Mets have lost seven straight to the Cubs dating back to discount on tickets in select vaccinated seating locations for all games excluding June 23, 2019...The Mets have also lost seven straight at home to the Cubs, dating the Subway Series...The sale is available only by entering promo code "Dad" back to May 31, 2018. when checking out at Mets.com...For more information, please visit Mets.com/ FathersDay. 2021: 0-3 2019: 2-5 History: 362-386-2 @NY: 0-0 @NY: 0-3 @NY: 189-178-1 METSELLANEOUS: The Mets fell to the Padres, 7-3, yesterday...The Mets have @CHC: 0-3 @CHC: 2-2 @CHC: 173-208-1 won five of their last seven games...The Mets have been in first place since Saturday, May 8...This is their longest streak atop the NL East since the end The Mets have caught 14 runners attempting to steal a base, of the 2015 season...Today, the team continues a seven game homestand (2-1) ACCESS DENIED: including 10 catcher caught stealings...The team's 14 runners caught stealing is against the Padres (2-1) and Cubs (four games)...Following this series, the Mets fourth in the majors...The team's 10 catcher caught stealings is tied for fourth in head to the Capital for four games in three days against the Nationals. the majors...James McCann is tied for seventh in the majors and tied for sixth in the NL with six catcher caught stealings...Tomás Nido is tied for 15th in the majors SMILE LIKE YOU MEAN IT: Francisco Lindor is batting .327 (18-55) with 14 runs, and tied for 10th in the NL with four. four doubles, a triple, three home runs, six RBI, four walks and a .983 OPS over his last 14 games...He is batting .271 (23-85) with 16 runs, six doubles, a triple, The Mets are 25-5 when scoring four or more runs this three home runs, six walks and seven RBI over his last 22 games...He owns a CONNECT FOUR: season...The team is 7-20 when scoring three or fewer runs...The Mets are 28-7 .256/.333/.402 slash line in 24 games at home this season. when scoring first this season...The team's .800 winning percentage is the best record in the National League and is tied with the Rays for best mark in the major 1010 WINS: The Mets have struck out 10 or more batters in four straight games leagues when scoring first this season. for the second time this season...The team also did so from May 18-22...The Mets have struck out 47 over their last four games...The team matched a franchise Billy McKinney is batting .302 (13-43) since record and set a single-season record with eight straight games with 10 or more THE BALLAD OF BILLY THE KID: joining the Mets...He has 12 RBI and a 1.106 OPS in 13 games with the Mets...His strikeouts last season, striking out 101 from September 16-23...The team also 10 extra-base hits through 13 games with the team are tied for the second-most accomplished this feat from September 24, 2019 - July 25, 2020, striking out in club history with Joe McEwing...Only Pete Alonso (12) had more in his first 13 99 in that span. games as a Met. QUALITY EATS: New York has made 26 quality starts this season...The team's Jacob deGrom lowered his season ERA to 0.56 (4 starter has made a quality start in three of the last four games, putting up a 1.11 THE SUMMER OF JAKE: earned runs/64.0 innings) and his WHIP to 0.53, both the lowest ever through ERA (three earned runs/24.1 innings) with three walks and 33 strikeouts in that 10 starts...He has reached 100 strikeouts in just 61.2 innings this season...That span. is the quickest a starting pitcher has reached 100 strikeouts since the mound moved to its current distance in 1893...Thanks to ESPN Stats & Info. STARTING OFF: The Mets starting rotation owns a 2.78 ERA (88 earned runs/285.1 innings) this season, the best mark in the major leagues...deGrom The Mets have homered in 14 of their last 17 games and 11 of leads the major leagues with a 0.56 ERA, while Taijuan Walker is seventh with a HOMER BOUND: their last 13...The Mets are 22-15 when hitting at least one home run and 10-4 2.07 ERA...Marcus Stroman is 15th in the majors with a 2.32 mark. when hitting two or more bombs...The Mets have hit 59 home runs this year, the third-fewest in the majors...On the other hand, the Mets have allowed only 43 YES WE McCANN: James McCann is 16-45 (.356) with eight runs, four doubles, home runs this season which is the fewest in MLB...They own a 0.79 home runs four home runs, 12 RBI, three walks and a 1.119 OPS over his last 13 games...Over per 9 IP ratio...That is the best mark in the majors. his last 18 games, McCann is batting .300/.354/.617 with nine extra-base hits... McCann hit one home run over his first 33 games with the club and has hit five Pete Alonso now sits 24th on the team's all-time home run in his last 16 games. FOR PETE'S SAKE: list with 74 blasts...Keith Hernandez is next at 23rd with 80 home runs...Since returning from the IL on May 31, he is batting .333 (15-45) with nine runs, a PUTTING UP LUG-OS: Seth Lugo has made four straight scoreless appearances, double, four home runs, 12 RBI and two walks with a 1.010 OPS in 12 games... allowing only two hits, a walk and striking out seven in those 3.2 innings... Alonso is batting .282/.362/.492 with six home runs against right-handed Overall he owns a 1.59 ERA (one earned run/5.2 innings) with a walk and nine pitchers this year. strikeouts in five games this year. HERE'S THE PITCH: The Mets are second in the majors and in the NL with a 3.16 HOME COOKING: The Mets have won 11 of their last 13 games at Citi Field... team ERA (171 earned runs/487.0 innings)…They trail only the Padres who own a New York will play 22 of their next 30 games in NYC prior to the All Star break... 2.97 ERA...The Mets own a 3.18 FIP, according to Fangraphs, the lowest mark in The team owns a 17-6 record with a 2.01 ERA (45 earned runs/201.0 innings) the majors...Jacob deGrom leads the majors with a 0.92 FIP this season...He also with 68 walks and 227 strikeouts at home...The team's 2.01 ERA at home is the leads all pitchers in MLB with a 3.7 fWAR. best in the majors as is their .739 winning percentage...On the road, the Mets are 15-19 with a 3.97 ERA (126 earned runs/286.0 innings) with 92 walks and 317 The New York Mets will wear a “41” Tom Seaver strikeouts on the road this year. HONORING HIS LEGACY: tribute patch on the right sleeve of their home and road uniforms during the 2021 season...Seaver passed away on August 31, 2020 at age 75...Seaver won THIS ONE GOES TO 11: The Mets have won 11 of their last 15 games...The team 311 games, had a 2.86 ERA and struck out 3,640 batters over a 20-year major has hit .264/.332/.479 with 79 runs, 26 doubles, two triples, 27 home runs, 42 league career that spanned from 1967-1986, earning 12 All-Star selections in the walks and an .811 OPS in that span...They own a 2.95 ERA (45 eared runs/137.1 process...He won three Cy Young Awards with the team in 1969, 1973 and 1975 as innings) with 45 walks and 153 strikeouts in that span since May 25...The team well as the NL Rookie of the Year Award in 1967. has outscored their opponents 79-48 in that span. THIS DAY IN METS HISTORY: On this day in 1963, Duke Snider hit his 400th GET WELL SOON!: INF Jeff McNeil started a rehab assignment with the Brooklyn career home run and his 11th of the season as the Mets defeated the Reds, 10- Cyclones yesterday...He went 0-2 and played 5.0 innings at second base... 3, in Cincinnati...Snider played one year for the Mets, appearing in 129 games McNeil has been on the IL since May 17 with a strained left hamstring...RHP and hitting .243/.345/.401 with 14 home runs and 45 RBI...He was named an All- Dellin Betances began a rehab appearance with the St. Lucie Mets yesterday... Star for the eighth and final time that year...Carl Willey made the start for the He threw 1.0 scoreless, hitless inning with a walk and two strikeouts (21 pitches, Mets, allowing three runs (two earned) on seven hits with five walks and eight 12 strikes)...He has been on the 60-Day IL since April 24 with a right shoulder strikeouts in 7.0 innings of work...The Mets recorded 14 hits in the effort, including impingement...OF Albert Almora Jr.