NEW YORK METS (29-23) BALTIMORE ORIOLES (21-38) FIRST PLACE, NL EAST, 3.5 GA FIFTH PLACE, AL EAST, 16.0 GB Tuesday, June 8, 2021 • 7:05 P.M. Oriole Park at Camden Yards • Baltimore, MD LHP David Peterson (1-4, 5.89) vs. LHP Bruce Zimmermann (3-3, 4.96) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM METSELLANEOUS: The Mets enjoyed a day off yesterday...The team defeated the ORIOLES-METS NOTES: The Mets are 14-9 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards and San Diego Padres, 6-2, on Sunday...The Mets have won two straight after dropping have hit .293/.350/.473 with 32 home runs...The team has outscored the Birds 135- two-in-a-row...They are now a season-high six games above .500 for the third 99 at their home yard. time...The Mets were last seven games above .500 at the end of the 2019 season, when they were 10 games above .500...The Mets have been in first place for 35 2021: 2-0 2020: 2-2 History: 27-15 days, since Saturday May 8...This is their longest streak in first place since the end @NY: 2-0 @NY: 1-1 @NY: 13-16 of the 2015 season...The Mets continue their three-city, nine-game, 10-day road @BAL: 0-0 @BAL: 1-1 @BAL: 14-9 trip (4-3) to Arizona (2-1), San Diego (2-2) and Baltimore (two games). FOR PETE'S SAKE: Pete Alonso has hit safely in all six of his starts since returning TRANSACTION: On Sunday, the Mets sent catcher Bruce Maxwell to the San from the 10-Day IL...Overall, he is batting .308 (8-26) with four runs, a home Francisco Giants in exchange for cash considerations...Maxwell appeared in nine run, six RBI and a walk in that span...Alonso is batting .269/.355/.444 with four games with Triple-A Syracuse this season. home runs against right-handed pitchers this year...In addition, Alonso is batting .274/.333/.491 with six home runs in 28 games on the road this year...That compares THERE ARE NO BIG COINCIDENCES AND SMALL COINCIDENCES: Each of to a .191/.350/.298 mark in 16 games at Citi Field in 2021. David Peterson's last seven starts have come in games decided by one run...That is the longest streak in the majors since 2017, when Jimmy Nelson started seven YOU COME AT THE KING, YOU BEST NOT MISS: Dominic Smith is batting .379 one-run games in a row...This streak ties Ron Darling's (July 25-August 27, 1988) (11-29) with three runs, two doubles, two home runs, five RBI, five walks and a 1.155 for the longest by a Met...The last major leaguer to start eight consecutive one-run OPS over his last 10 games...He is batting .297/.395/.406 with 11 runs, seven extra- games was San Diego's Tim Worrell (August 4-September 15, 1993). base hits, 12 RBI, 13 walks and an .801 OPS in 31 games since the start of May...He is batting .316/.364/.421 against left-handed pitchers this year. THE SUMMER OF JAKE: Jacob deGrom owns a 0.62 ERA (four earned runs/58.0 innings) this season...It is the lowest ERA ever in a pitcher's first nine starts of a HOMER BOUND: The Mets have homered in 10 of their last 12 games and seven season...He has an 0.57 WHIP this season through nine starts, the lowest WHIP by of their last eight...The Mets are 20-13 when hitting at least one home run and 8-3 any pitcher through his first nine starts of a season since at least 1901 (min 40 IP)... when hitting two or more bombs...The Mets have hit 48 home runs this year, the Courtesy of MLB... He has struck out 93 through his nine starts this season...He second-fewest in the majors...On the other hand, the Mets have allowed only 36 became the first pitcher with that many strikeouts and that low of an ERA over any home runs this season which is the fewest in MLB...The own a 0.73 home runs per nine-start span since earned runs became official...Courtesy of Stats, Inc. 9 IP ratio...That is the best mark in the majors. THEY’RE OUT OF OUR LEAGUE: The Mets are 2-5 in Interleague play this year and HERE'S THE PITCH: The Mets are second in the majors and in the NL with a 3.05 went 9-11 against the American League last year...The team’s .511 winning percentage team ERA (150 earned runs/443.0 innings)…The Mets own a 3.13 FIP, according to (219-210) is the third-best mark in the Senior Circuit vs. AL clubs since Interleague Fangraphs, the lowest mark in the majors...Jacob deGrom is second in the majors play began in 1997. with a 1.02 FIP this season...He also leads all pitchers in MLB with a 3.2 fWAR. YES WE McCANN: James McCann is 11-30 (.367) with six runs, three doubles, STARTING OFF: The Mets starting rotation owns a 2.82 ERA (81 earned runs/258.1 four home runs, 11 RBI, a walk and a 1.254 OPS over his last eight games...Over innings) this season, the best mark in the major leagues...The team has made 23 his last 13 games, McCann is batting .289/.319/.689 with eight extra-base hits...He quality starts this season...deGrom leads the major leagues with a 0.62 ERA, while is batting .267/.333/.600 with four extra-base hits against left-handers this year... Taijuan Walker is seventh with a 2.17 ERA. McCann hit one home run over his first 33 games with the club and has hit five in his last 11 games...McCann has 14 games at OPACY and is a .321 (18-56) hitter with The Mets bullpen has posted a 1.40 ERA (three earned runs/19.1 two home runs. WHAT A RELIEF: innings) over the last five games...The pen has posted a 2.00 ERA (10 earned runs/45.0 innings) with 18 walks and 43 strikeouts over their last 13 games...Overall THIS ONE GOES TO 11: The Mets have won eight of their last 11 games...The team this year, the team's relievers have posted a 3.36 ERA (69 earned runs/184.2 is batting .272/.343/.495 in that span with 52 runs, 17 doubles, two triples, 16 home innings) with 70 walks and 206 strikeouts...Their 3.36 ERA ranks sixth in the majors runs and 32 walks...The team has posted a 2.31 ERA (24 earned runs/93.1 innings) and third in the Senior Circuit. with 32 walks and 97 strikeouts...The Mets have outscored their opponents 52-27 in that span. CONNECT FOUR: The Mets are 23-5 when scoring four or more runs this season... The team is 6-18 when scoring three or fewer runs...The Mets are 25-6 when scoring AW SNAP: Francisco Lindor had his hitting streak snapped at eight games on first this season...The team's .806 winning percentage is the best record in the major Sunday...He hit .400 (14-35) in that span with 10 runs, three doubles, a triple, two leagues when scoring first this season. home runs, a walk and four RBI in that span with a 1.131 OPS...He is batting .275 (19-69) with 12 runs, five doubles, a triple, two home runs, three walks and five RBI The Mets have used 45 players through 52 games this season, over his last 17 games. REPLACE-METS: the most in the major leagues...The team used a total of 47 players in 2020...The franchise record for most players used in a season is 56 by the 2018 Mets...New GET WELL SOON!: INF Luis Guillorme has played three rehab games with Triple-A York has used nine starting pitchers this year...The Mets used 10 starters in 2020... Syracuse...He is 2-4 with three urns, an RBI and two walks...He has played 6.0 The franchise record is 20 starters used in 1967. innings at third base and 5.0 innings at second...Guillorme has been on the IL since April 30 with a right oblique strain...Prior to going on the IL, the left-handed The New York Mets will wear a “41” Tom Seaver tribute hitter was batting .333/.478/.333 in 15 games...OF Albert Almora Jr. is set to begin HONORING HIS LEGACY: patch on the right sleeve of their home and road uniforms during the 2021 season... a rehab assignment with Triple-A Syracuse tonight...Almora Jr. has been on the Seaver passed away on August 31, 2020 at age 75...Seaver won 311 games, had 10-Day IL since May 12 with a left shoulder contusion. a 2.86 ERA and struck out 3,640 batters over a 20-year major league career that spanned from 1967-1986, earning 12 All-Star selections in the process...He won LOW-A SOUTHEAST PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Congrats to RHP Oscar Rojas three Cy Young Awards with the team in 1969, 1973 and 1975 as well as the NL who was named the Low-A Southeast Pitcher of the Week as a member of the Rookie of the Year Award in 1967.