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 (13-4) ATLANTA BRAVES (10-7) FIRST PLACE, NL EAST, +3.0 GA TIED FOR SECOND PLACE, NL EAST, -3.0 GB Thursday, April 19, 2018 • 7:35 p.m. SunTrust Park • Atlanta, GA RHP Matt Harvey (0-1, 4.80) vs. TBA SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 METSCELLANEOUS: The Mets are 13-4 through 17 games for the METSBRAVES NOTES: The Mets went 7-3 in their first year at third time in team history (also 1986 and 2015). SunTrust Park (last year) after going 67-106 at Turner Field. ON THE ROAD: The Mets begin a season high-tying 10-game 2017: 12-7 2016: 9-10 History 376-344-1 road trip to Atlanta, St. Louis and San Diego tonight...The Mets @NY: 5-4 @NY: 2-7 @NY: 207-204-1 are 6-0 on the road this season...This is the first time in team @ATL: 7-3 @ATL: 7-3 @ATL: 164-209 history the Mets have won their first six road games of the year... @MIL: 5-31 The last time the Mets won six or consecutive road games was September 7-27, 2015, when the club won a franchise record 11 HONORING RUSTY STAUB: Mets Hall of Famer straight away from home...New York is the only undefeated club Rusty Staub passed away on March 29 at age 73... on the road this year. The Mets will wear a patch on the right sleeve on their home and away uniforms during the 2018 NL EAST: The Mets are 9-2 vs. the NL East this year (4-2 vs. season honoring Staub...A six-time All-Star, he had Washington, 3-0 vs. Miami and 2-0 vs. Philadelphia)...New York 2,716 hits and 292 homers during his 23-year career. was 37-39 vs. the NL East last year. TOPS IN CENTER: New York centerfielders have combined to COMEBACK: New York has eight come from behind victories post a .431 on-base percentage the best in the majors...Mets this season, the most in the majors. centerfielders are sixth in the majors with a .286 (16-56) batting average...Michael Conforto has a .426 OBP, Juan Lagares is NOTES ON EIGHTH INNING: The Mets scored nine runs in the hitting .407 (11-27) and has a .452 OBP and Brandon Nimmo has eighth-inning last night vs. Washington...The last time New York a .500 OBP. scored nine or more runs in an inning was April 29, 2016, when the club plated 12 runs in the third-inning vs. San Francisco...Last ASDRÚBAL CABRERA: Ranks sixth in the NL with a .343 batting night was the third time the Mets have scored at least nine runs average, sixth with a .612 slugging percentage, tied for fourth in an inning in the last 10 seasons. with 10 extra-base hits and tied for ninth with six doubles. GRAND SLAMS: Yoenis Céspedes hit a grand slam in the eighth- PITCHING: New York's staff has posted a 3.17 ERA, the sixth- inning last night...It was New York's third slam this season (all lowest mark in the majors...The team has a 1.14 WHIP, the fifth- against the Nationals)...Jay Bruce (April 5) and Adrián González lowest mark in the majors and has held opponents to a .216 (April 8) also have grand slams this year...Only the Red Sox have mark, the sixth-lowest in the majors...They have allowed two or more grand slams this season (four slams)...New York had four fewer runs in eight of their 17 games. grand slams all of last year. BULLPEN: The pen ranks fourth in the majors with a 2.56 ERA CES SLAMS: Last night was Céspedes' sixth career grand slam (18 earned runs/61.1 innings)...Mets relievers have seven wins, and the fifth as a member of the Mets...His five grand slams are the most in the majors...New York has eight saves, tied with tied for the second-most in team history with Howard Johnson, Colorado for the most in the majors...The pen has 16 holds, the Kevin McReynolds, John Milner, Robin Ventura and Carlos second-most in the majors. Beltran...Mike Piazza has the most in team history with six... Céspedes is a career .463 hitter (25-54) with the bases loaded JEURYS FAMILIA: Is tied for second in the majors with seven with 71 RBI...Cespedes has hit six grand slams since 2015, tied saves and has tossed 12.1 scoreless innings dating to September with Manny Machado for most in majors...In addition, Céspedes 26, 2017, the eighth-longest active streak in the majors. is tied for second in the National League with 17 RBI. PAUL SEWALD: Recorded 18 consecutive outs from his outing OFFENSE: The Mets scored a season-high 11 runs last night...The on April 1 vs. St. Louis through the sixth inning last night. Mets have a .339 on-base percentage as a team, the fifth-best JERRY BLEVINS: Has stranded nine of 11 inherited runners this mark in the majors...The Mets have a .398 on-base percentage year...The nine stranded runners is tied for the fourth-most in the with runners in scoring position, the fourth-best mark in the majors...Since 2016, Blevins has stranded 92 inherited runners, majors. the most in the majors. HOT TODDY: Todd Frazier is seventh in the NL with a .438 on- IN THE MINORS: New York's 2017 first-round pick LHP David base percentage...Frazier has eight RBI in his last seven games... Peterson made his season debut last night for Columbia (A) of He is 6-17 (.353) with 11 RBI with runners in scoring position this the South Atlantic League...He worked 6.0 innings, scattered season...He is tied for third in the NL with 15 walks. four hits and allowed one run to pick up the win at Greenville. MICHAEL CONFORTO: Has reached base safely in all 12 games THIS DATE IN METS HISTORY: On April 19, 1964, the Mets he's appeared in this season...Conforto has a .426 on-base posted their first win at Shea Stadium, a 6-0 victory over the percentage. Pirates, behind Al Jackson's six-hitter. UPCOMING OPPONENTS & PITCHING AT ATLANTA Fri., April 20 RHP Noah Syndergaard (2-0, 2.95) vs. LHP Sean Newcomb (1-1, 4.02) 7:35 p.m. (SNY, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) Sat., April 21 RHP Jacob deGrom (2-0, 3.24) vs. RHP Julio Teheran (1-1, 5.40) 7:10 p.m. (PIX11, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) Sun., April 22 RHP Zack Wheeler (1-1, 2.77) vs. RHP Mike Foltynewicz (1-1, 2.53) 1:35 p.m. (PIX11, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) RHP 2018 GAME LOG (3 GS/0 QS) METS RECORD: 2-1 Matt harvey #33 Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB K NP ERA 2018 STATS: 0-1, 4.80 ERA Spring Training 2/28 @ATL ND, 6-4 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 2 -- 4.50 Height/Weight: 6-4/217 Bats/Throws: R/R 3/5 DET W, 4-2 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 1 -- 1.80 Born: New London, CT Age: 29 (March 27, 1989) 3/10 @NYY L, 3-10 4.2 6 5 5 1 1 2 -- 5.59 Resides: Mystic, CT Signed Through: 2018 3/15 @MIA L, 6-7 5.0 6 3 3 0 1 8 -- 5.52 3/20 @STL ND, 8-7 5.1 5 1 1 1 2 5 -- 4.50 AWARDS + HONORS medical history Spring Totals: 1-2 20.0 21 10 10 2 6 18 -- 4.50 » 2013 NL All-Star (Starting Pitcher) » Tommy John surgery (10/23/13)...Missed » 2015 Sporting News Comeback Player of entire 2014 season. Regular Season: the Year » Surgery to correct Thoracic Outlet 4/3 PHI ND, 2-0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1 5 86 0.00 » 2015 Player's Choice NL Comeback Player of Syndrome (7/18/16)...Missed rest of season. 4/8 @WAS ND, 6-5 5.0 9 4 4 1 1 2 85 3.60 the Year » Stress Injury to Scapula Bone in Right 4/14 MIL L, 1-5 5.0 8 4 4 2 1 6 95 4.80 Shoulder (on DL 6/16/17-9/1/17) LAST TIME OUT: Harvey took his first loss of the season on April 14 against Milwaukee in the Mets' 5-1 setback...Tossed 5.0 innings and allowed four runs, earned, on eight hits...Recorded six strikeouts, his most since May 23 of last season vs. San Diego...Walked one batter in his third-straight start. VS. ATLANTA: Harvey will be making his seventh-career road start against Atlanta tonight...In his six starts at Atlanta, he is 2-2 with a 3.60 ERA (14 earned runs/35.0 innings)...Overall, he is 3-6 with a 4.38 ERA (31 earned runs/63.2 innings) in 11 career starts vs.