NEW YORK YANKEES (20-19) NEW YORK METS (19-20) TIED FOR SECOND PLACE, AL EAST, -0.5 GB FOURTH PLACE, NL EAST, -3.0 GB Thursday, May 15, 2014 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Chase Whitley (ML debut) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (ML debut) SNY • MLBN • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM Game #40 • Home Game #21 ROSTER MOVE: The Mets recalled lefthanded pitcher Josh Edgin TRENDING: The Mets had their three-game winning streak snapped from Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League...Edgin will wear last night...New York is 4-6 in its last 10 games. #66...He was 3-0 with two saves and a 4.97 ERA (seven earned runs/12.2 innings) in 17 games for the 51s. ...Edgin issued 11 walks INTERLEAGUE ACTION: The Mets are 3-3 vs. the American and struck out 12...He was 1-1 with one save and a 3.77 ERA (12 League this year...The Mets went 10-7 vs. the American League last earned runs/28.2 innings) in 34 games for New York in 2013...The year...New York is 149-139 all-time in Interleague play...The .517 Mets outrighted righthanded pitcher Kyle Farnsworth after last winning percentage ranks fourth among NL clubs. night’s game. STOLEN BASES: The Mets have 34 stolen bases, the third-most in JACOB deGROM: Was recalled from Las Vegas (AAA) of the the majors...Eric Young, Jr. is second in the majors with 15 stolen Pacific Coast League on May 13...The righthander is wearing #48 bases. ...He will make his major league debut tonight...DeGrom was 4-0 with WRIGHT ON: Is batting .339 (20-59) with one home run and 10 RB a 2.58 ERA (11 ER/38.1 innings) with 29 strikeouts in seven starts for I this month. Las Vegas this season...He last worked on May 7 at Salt Lake, allowing four runs in 5.0 innings...DeGrom has made 58 career minor ERIC YOUNG, JR.: Has scored seven runs over his last four league starts...He was the Mets’ ninth-round pick in 2010 from games...Young has scored 16 go-ahead runs, the most in the Stetson University. majors...Young is tied for fifth in the NL with 28 runs scored. FIRST TIME IN TEAM HISTORY: The Mets have never had their DANIEL MURPHY: Has hit in six straight games going 9-24 (.375) starting pitcher make their MLB debut in consecutive games...RHP with six RBI...Is hitting .360 (27-75) with 16 runs scored, nine Rafael Montero made his major league debut last night allowing three doubles, three home runs and 12 RBI in his last 18 games...Sixteen runs in 6.0 innings...RHP Jacob deGrom makes his major league of Murphy’s 17 RBI have come in Mets wins...Murphy is tied for eighth debut tonight. in the NL with 25 runs scored, tied for sixth with 12 doubles, tied for fifth with 50 hits and seventh with nine stolen bases. DEBUT NOTES: The last time that both pitchers were making their major league debut was on September 7, 2010 when Dillon Gee CURTIS GRANDERSON: Has five RBI in this series and 12 RBI in faced the Nationals’ Yunesky Maya in Washington...The last major his last 11 starts...Granderson is hitting .319 (15-47) with a .396 league team who had starting pitchers make their MLB debut in on-base percentage and 12 RBI this month. consecutive games was the Brewers on September 2-3, 2002 (Ben Diggins in Game #2 of doubleheader and Dave Pember) REPLAY: The Mets lost a challenge at second base on a force out ...The last time it happened before rosters expand in September last night...New York is 3-for-6 on its challenges this season. was August 20 (Game 2 of a doubleheader) and August 21, 2001 when Carlos Zambrano and Juan Cruz did it for the Chicago FIRST PITCH: Mets Hall of Famer John Franco will throw out Cubs...Info courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau. tonight’s ceremonial first pitch. METS VS. YANKEES: The Mets had their franchise-high six-game NATIONAL ANTHEM: Gama Droiville, 13, was shot while waiting winning streak vs. the Yankees snapped last night...The six-game for a bus in Brooklyn last month...He’s singing the anthem tonight winning streak was the second-longest by either team in this with his choir from The French Speaking Baptist Church, Fort rivalry...The Yankees won seven straight games from June 30, Greene, Brooklyn...Gama will require ongoing medical care and 2002-June 29, 2003...The Mets are 6-9 vs. the Yankees at Citi donations are being accepted at youcaring.com/helpgama. Field...The Mets have faced the Yankees in 97 regular season games with the Yankees holding a 55-42 edge...The Mets won the JETER VS. THE METS: Derek Jeter will play his final regular season series vs. the Yankees for the third time last year...New York season Subway Series game tonight...Jeter has played in 87 went 4-2 vs. the Yankees in 2004 and 2008...The Mets are 3-8-6 in career regular games vs. the Mets and five more World Series all-time season series against the Yankees. games...He has hit .368 with 13 home runs and 44 RBI vs. the Mets in the regular season...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Jose DEBUTS VS. YANKEES: The last time the Yankees faced starters Reyes (44 games) and David Wright (42 games) have appeared in making their major league debuts in consecutive games was June the most games as a Met vs. Jeter. 23, 1915...Cap Crowell and Bruno Hass started each game of the doubleheader for the Philadelphia Athletics at Shibe Park. METS TO HONOR JETER: The Mets will commemorate Derek Jeter’s final regular season Subway Series at 5:05 p.m. in the Press FIRST-INNING: The Mets failed to score in the first inning last night, Conference Room. snapping a streak of five straight games with a run in the first inning...The Mets have scored in the first inning in nine of their last 12 STRIKEOUT FOR SAVINGS: When the Mets visit the Washington games...New York is tied for second in the majors with 33 first-inning Nationals for a three-game series starting tomorrow night they will runs with the Rockies...The Athletics are first with 34 first-inning runs. launch the “Strikeout for Savings” program...For every strikeout Mets pitchers record during the series vs. the Nationals, May 16- RUNS: Despite being shut out last night, New York is fifth in the NL 18, fans will receive one percent off the purchase price on tickets for with 163 runs scored. the following sections: Baseline Box, Left Field Landing and Promenade Outfield for May 20-28 games against the Los Angeles WALKS: The Mets are third in the NL with 134 walks. Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks and Pittsburgh Pirates. UPCOMING OPPONENTS AT WASHINGTON Fri, May 16 LHP Jonathon Niese (2-2, 2.17) vs. RHP Tanner Roark (2-1, 3.65) 7:05 p.m. (SNY, WOR 710 AM, ESPN 1050) Sat., May 17 RHP Bartolo Colon (2-5, 5.84) vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez (3-3, 3.97) 4:05 p.m. (PIX11, WOR 710 AM, ESPN 1050) Sun., May 18 RHP Zack Wheeler (1-3, 4.53) vs. RHP Jordan Zimmermann (2-1, 3.59) 1:35 p.m. (SNY, WOR 710 AM, ESPN 1050) #48 JACOB de GROM (ML DEBUT) RHP Height: 6-4 Weight: 180 pounds Age: 25 (6/19/88) Born: De Leon Springs, FL Resides: DeLand, FL Signed Through: 2014 de GROM’S 2014 AAA PITCHING LOG (7 G, 7 GS) Date Opp. Dec. IP H R2 2 ER HR BB K P-S ERA 4/5 vs. FRE ND, 6-8 6.0 31 00 16 76-57 0.00 vs. Opp vs. Opp Citi 4/10 vs SAC ND, 6-5 5.0 41 11 25 85-53 0.82 Pitcher 2014 2013 Career 2013 Career Field 4/15 @ REN W, 6-3 7.0 30 00 14 88-59 0.50 RHP Chase Whitley ---, -.-- ---, -.-- ---, -.-- ---, -.-- ---, -.-- ---, -.-- 4/20 vs. ELP W, 11-4 5.0 63 30 26 75-46 1.57 4/26 vs. TAC W, 11-3 5.0 72 20 32 91-63 1.93 RHP Rafael Montero ---, -.-- ---, -.-- ---, -.-- ---, -.-- ---, -.-- ---, -.-- 5/1 vs. REN W, 19-2 5.1 61 10 15 94-56 1.89 5/7 @ SLC ND, 7-5 5.0 10 5410189-62 2.58 de GROM ‘S STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN CATEGORY AB H HR BB SO AVG vs. Right (2014) 0 0 0 0 0 .000 vs. Right (Career) 00 0 0 0 .000 vs. Left (2014) 00 0 0 0 .000 vs. Left (Career) 00 0 0 0 .000 LAST START: Received a no-decision in Las Vegas’ 7-5, 10-inning victory in Salt Lake W-L IP HRER HR BB K P-S ERA City on May 7...Tossed 5.0 innings, allowed 10 hits and five runs, four earned...Struck out 2014 Totals 4-0 38.1 39 13 11 2 10 29 598-396 2.58 one with no walks. 2013 Totals 7-7 147.2 168 83 74 11 46 120 - 4.51 Career Totals 21-11 323.1 333 149 130 19 82 267 - 3.62 CALL UP: deGrom was recalled from Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League on May 13...Tonight will be deGrom’s major league debut...deGrom joins Rafael Montero (last night) and lefthanded pitcher Jaime Cerda on June 28, 2002 as the only three Mets BACKGROUND players to make their major league debut during the Subway Series...Before tonight, five • Selected by the Mets in the ninth round of the 2010 Yankees, including two starters (Tyler Clippard on May 20, 2007 and Brandon Claussen First-Year Player Draft.