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 (8-1) MIAMI MARLINS (3-7) FIRST PLACE, NL EAST, +2.5 GA FIFTH PLACE, NL EAST, -5.5 GB Tuesday, April 10, 2018 • 7:10 p.m. Marlins Park • Miami, FL RHP Jacob deGrom (2-0, 1.54) vs. LHP Caleb Smith (0-1, 4.32) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 METSCELLANEOUS: The Mets have won six in a row...The last METSMARLINS NOTES: The Mets snapped their four-game time the Mets won six straight was September 3-9, 2016...New losing streak at Miami last night. York is 4-0 on their current six-game road trip...The Mets .889 (8-1) winning percentage is tied for the best mark in the majors 2018: 1-0 2017: 7-12 History 216-199 with Boston (also 8-1). @NY: 0-0 @NY: 4-5 @NY: 113-95 @MIA: 1-0 @MIA: 3-7 @MIA: 102-102 THROUGH NINE GAMES: New York is 8-1 through its first nine @PR: 1-2 games of the season for the third time in franchise history and for the first time since 2006, when the club began the year 8-1... HONORING RUSTY STAUB: Mets Hall of Famer The 1985 Mets also started 8-1...No Mets team has ever been 9-1 Rusty Staub passed away on March 29 at age 73... or better after the first 10 games of the year. The Mets will wear a patch on the right sleeve on their home and away uniforms during the 2018 MORE NOTES ON THE START: New York's pitching staff has season honoring Staub...A six-time All-Star, he had allowed 24 runs through the first nine games, tied for the fifth- 2,716 hits and 292 homers during his 23-year career. fewest runs allowed through nine games in franchise history… The Mets’ +19 run differential is tied for the second-best in the NL JACOB deGROM: Has won his first two starts of the year for this year and is the franchise’s fourth-best run differential ever the second time of his career...Won his first three starts in 2016... through nine games...The Mets have allowed 24 runs this year, DeGrom didn't reach three wins last year until May 19. the fewest in the majors. PITCHING: New York's staff has posted a 2.25 ERA, the best MICKEY CALLAWAY: At 8-1, Callaway Is off to the best start mark in the National League and the second-lowest in the for a manager in franchise history...Joe Torre started 7-1 after majors, behind Houston (1.82)...The team has a 1.13 WHIP, the taking over in May, 1977...Elias notes that Callaway, 42, is the sixth-lowest mark in the majors and has held opponents to a youngest former major league pitcher at the time of his debut as .205 mark the third-lowest in the majors...They have allowed two a manager since 1952, when 32-year old Fred Hutchinson was or fewer runs in six of their nine games. named player-manager of the Tigers. BULLPEN: New York's pen has allowed two runs in its last OFFENSE: The Mets have a .353 on-base percentage as a team, 27.0 innings (0.67 ERA) since April 1...Overall, the Mets pen has the second-best mark in the majors...New York is hitting .247, the posted a 1.21 ERA (5 ER/37.1 IP) ranking second in the majors... ninth-best mark in the majors...The Mets have drawn 43 walks, Opponents are hitting .174 vs. the pen, the fifth-lowest mark in the fourth-most in the majors and struck out 83 times, the 19th- the majors...Mets relievers have struck out 45 in 37.1 innings, fewest times in the majors. which is eighth in the majors...New York has six saves from its pen, the most in the majors. RESPOND: New York has allowed at least one run in 21 innings... The Mets have immediately scored in their next at-bat 10 times... JEURYS FAMILIA: Has five saves in the Mets first nine games, New York has scored 23 runs with two-outs, the seventh-most that is the most in team history and tied for the third-most in in the majors. major league history...Only Armando Benitez (2004 with Florida) and Mike MacDougal (2003 with Kansas City) had more with six ASDRÚBAL CABRERA: Has hit in eight straight games (12-33, saves in their team's first nine games...Familia leads the majors .364) after going 0-4 on Opening Day...He has a .417 on-base in saves and has tossed 7.0 scoreless innings this year. percentage over the last eight games with three doubles, one homer, three RBI and six runs scored. FROM ELIAS: Jacob Rhame became the fifth Mets rookie to earn a save in one of the team’s first 10 games of a season on ADRIÁN GONZÁLEZ: Has five RBI and two runs scored over Sunday...The four others: Bob Apodaca (1974), Rick Baldwin his last two games...González became the 10th player in team (1975), Mardie Cornejo (1978) and Orber Moreno (2004). history to hit a grand slam as his first home run with the Mets and first since Justin Ruggiano (August 18, 2016 at San Francisco) STRIKEOUT FOR SAVINGS: The popular “Strikeouts for when he did so on Sunday at Washington. Savings” promotion returned during this road trip (Washington and Miami)...New York struck out 37 in the first four games of the YOENIS CÉSPEDES: Has three home runs and eight RBI in nine road trip...For each strikeout Mets pitchers record against the games this year...He has 33 career home runs in March/April, Nationals and Marlins, fans will save 1% off the box office ticket extending his highest total in a month in his career. price for select seats during the Mets’ April 13-18 homestand at Citi Field when they host the Milwaukee Brewers and Washington YO MIAMI: Yoenis Céspedes has hit .284 (29-102) with 21 runs Nationals...After four games on this trip, fans can already save scored, five homers, 17 RBI and a .342 on-base percentage in 25 37% off select tickets in the following sections: Baseline Box, career games in Marlins Park. Bud Light Landing and Promenade Outfield...Tickets will go on sale on sale Wednesday, April 11 at mets.com/strikeouts within MICHAEL CONFORTO: Has collected one double, one home an hour of the conclusion of the Mets game in Miami...Fans run and two RBI in four games...Conforto has drawn one walk in can also purchase tickets by calling (718) 507-TIXX beginning each of the four games and has a .438 OBP. Thursday, April 12 at 9:00 a.m. UPCOMING OPPONENTS & PITCHING AT MIAMI Wed., April 11 RHP Zack Wheeler (0-0, ---) vs. LHP Jarlin Garcia (0-0, 1.80) 7:10 p.m. (SNY, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) DE RHP 2018 GAME LOG (2 GS/1 QS) METS RECORD: 2-0 jacob GROM #48 Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB K NP ERA 2018 STATS: 2-0, 1.54 ERA Spring Training 3/11 HOU L, 2-5 2.2 2 2 2 0 1 4 -- 6.75 Height/Weight: 6-4/180 Bats/Throws: L/R 3/16 BAL ND, 4-4 5.0 1 0 0 0 0 8 -- 2.35 Born: DeLand, FL Age: 29 (June 19, 1988) Spring Totals: 0-1 7.2 3 2 2 0 1 12 -- 2.35 Resides: DeLand, FL Signed Through: 2018 Regular Season AWARDS + HONORS medical history 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 » 2014 BBWAA NL Rookie of the Year » Tommy John Surgery (2011) » 2015 NL All-Star » Surgery to reposition the ulnar nerve in » 2014 Sporting News NL Rookie of the Year his right elbow (September 21, 2016) » 2014 Player's Choice NL Outstanding Rookie » 2015 Wilson Defensive Player of the Year » NL Rookie of the Month (July & Sept. 2014) LAST START: Defeated the Nationals to improve to 2-0 on the season in the Mets' 8-2 win on April 5 at Washington...Tossed 6.0 innings and allowed two runs, one earned, on four hits...Recorded five strikeouts and walked three...Escaped a bases loaded, no-out jam in his final inning of work to preserve the Mets' two-run lead... Was his fifth-straight win, and seventh-straight quality start, in DC. STINGY: In his last five starts dating to September 10 of last season, deGrom is 3-1 with a 2.05 ERA (seven earned runs/30.2 innings)...Has surrendered no more than two earned runs and allowed five or fewer hits in each of those five starts...That is tied for the longest-active such streak in the National League among starters (also, Aaron Nola)...The streak is also tied for the longest in deGrom's career, matching a five-start stretch from June 1-25, 2015.