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EAST WORLD WORLD CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION & NLDS LEAGUE & NLDS DIVISION CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS WINNERS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS NEW YORK METS (90-72) (1-0) LOS ANGELES DODGERS (92-70) (0-1) NL EAST CHAMPIONS NL WEST CHAMPIONS National League Division Series - Game 2 Saturday, October 10, 2015 • 9:00 p.m. (ET) Dodger Stadium • Los Angeles, CA RHP Noah Syndergaard (9-7, 3.24) vs. RHP Zack Greinke (19-3, 1.66) TBS • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM NLDS STREAK: The Mets have won seven straight NLDS games METS-DODGERS NOTES: The Mets went 4-3 vs. Los Angeles and are 10-2 all-time in NLDS play...The Mets are tied with the in 2015 during the regular season, going 2-1 at Dodger Stadium Yankees (2009-2011) and Dodgers (2008-2013) for the second- and 2-2 at Citi Field...New York has gone 10-8 at Dodger Stadium longest winning streak in Division Series history...Only the Braves since 2011 (including the postseason)...The Mets have faced the have had a longer winning streak in Division series play (10 straight Dodgers twice during the postseason...In 1988, New York lost in wins from 1995-1998)...The Mets have won all three National League seven games to Los Angeles in the National League Championship Division Series they’ve played (2006 vs. Los Angeles, 2000 vs. San Series...In 2006, the Mets swept the Dodgers in three games in Francisco and 1999 vs. Arizona). the NLDS. GAME 1: The Mets are now 3-0 all-time in Game 1s vs. Los Angeles POSTSEASON RECORD: New York is now 44-31 all-time in the (last night, 2006 NLDS and 1988 NLCS)...New York is 3-1 all-time postseason...The club’s .587 winning percentage is the third-highest in Game 1 of a NLDS, including 2-0 vs. the Dodgers...The Mets are of any major league team (minimum of 30 postseason games)...Only now 7-8 in Game 1 of a postseason series. the Marlins (.667, 22-11) and the Yankees (.595, 223-155) have better WINNING GAME 1: The Mets are 4-2 in postseason series after marks...The Mets are 9-5 all-time in postseason series, winning the winning Game 1...Mets won the 1969 NLCS vs. Atlanta, 1999 NLDS World Series in 1969 and 1986...The Mets also advanced to the vs. Arizona, 2000 NLCS vs. St. Louis and 2006 NLDS vs. Los World Series in 1973 and 2000. Angeles after Game 1 victories. WINS: The Mets won 90 games, the most since they went 97-65 GAME 2: New York is 2-1 in Game 2s in the NLDS play (winning in in 2006...It was the 11th time in team history New York reached the 2006 and 2000)...The Mets are 8-6 all-time in Game 2s. 90-win plateau. TERRY COLLINS: deGROMINATE: Jacob deGrom tied a Mets postseason game After managing 1,688 games, he is managing record with 13 strikeouts last night...Tom Seaver also had 13 strikeouts in his first postseason…The 90 wins were a personal-high…The in Game 1 of the 1973 NLCS at Cincinnati...DeGrom became the Mets are 394-416 over the last five years under Collins…He has the first pitcher in major league history to record six strikeouts in the first third-most wins in franchise history, behind Davey Johnson (595) and 2.0 innings of his postseason debut...The only other pitcher in the Bobby Valentine (536). last 25 years to strike out at least 13 batters in his postseason debut ROAD NOTES: New York completed its 2015 road schedule, going is Tim Lincecum, who had 14 strikeouts in his first postseason game 41-40...The Mets were 19-5 on the road after August 21 and went 30- in Game 1 of the 2010 NLDS at Atlanta...DeGrom’s performance 14 (.681) away from Citi Field after July 1, the best record in the majors... was the fourth time in Mets postseason history that a pitcher had The Mets had a streak of scoring three or more runs in 33 straight road double-digit strikeouts and first since Dwight Gooden fanned 10 games from July 21-September 30...It was the longest streak in the batters in Game 1 of the 1988 NLCS at Los Angeles...DeGrom also National League since 1900 and tied for the third-longest streak in one became the first pitcher in team history to strikeout 10 or more and season in major league history...Research courtesy of Elias…The Mets not allow a run in a postseason game. .506 road winning percentage was the eighth-best in the majors this STRIKEOUTS: Last night was the first game in postseason year…New York went 10-26 in its first 36 road games. history in which each starter had 11 or more strikeouts...The Mets AFTER JULY 25: The Mets led the NL and ranked third in the majors and Dodgers combined for 27 strikeouts, one shy of the all-time in runs scored (352), led the NL and ranked second in the majors in postseason record for a nine-inning game (28) set by the Padres home runs (100) and slugging (.464), tied for the major league lead (17) and Astros (11) in Game 1 of the 1998 NLDS. with 147 doubles and were fourth in the majors with a .333 on-base FOUR-OUT SAVE: Jeurys Familia recorded a four-out save last percentage after July 25...New York went 41-24 during that span… night...It was the first four-out save in team postseason history since New York scored one run or fewer in 21 of its first 80 games, the Jesse Orosco closed out Game 7 of the 1986 World Series vs. most such games in the majors. Boston by getting the final six outs...Familia had five saves this year FINISHING WITH A FLOURISH: New York went 37-22 from of four or more outs which was tied for the third-most in the majors... August 1 through the end of the year...The .627 winning percentage He finished third in the majors with 43 saves...Familia tied the club’s was the fifth-best mark in the majors during that span. single-season save record (Armando Benitez-2001). HOME RUNS: New York hit 102 home runs after the All-Star break, MURPH: Daniel Murphy slugged a solo home run off Clayton the most in the National League and the fifth-most in the majors over Kershaw in the fourth inning in his first postseason game...Only that span...Overall, the Mets hit 177 home runs, tied for the third- Carlos Delgado and Edgardo Alfonzo had homered in their first most in the NL and tied for the eighth-most in the majors...The 177 postseason game in team history...Murphy had homered just once home runs were the most since the club hit 177 homers in 2007. in 126 at-bats vs. lefthanders during the regular season, going deep against Rays reliever Jake McGee on August 7...He had a career- PITCHING NOTES: The Mets were fourth in the majors with a 3.43 high 14 homers during the regular season. ERA, second with a 1.18 WHIP, second with 101 quality starts and fourth with a 3.49 strikeout-to-walk ratio. WRIGHT STUFF: David Wright delivered a two-run single in the seventh inning...Wright has six career RBI in Division Series play (all MONDAY NOTES: With an anticipated record crowd, fans are against the Dodgers), which is tied for the second-most in franchise strongly encouraged to take Mass Transit to Monday’s game... There history with John Olerud...Edgardo Alfonzo is first with 11 career is extremely limited remaining ticket inventory for Monday...Visit Mets. Division Series RBI...Wright has at least one hit in all four of the com/tickets for more information...Gates will open two-and-half- Division Series games, he’s played in, going 5-15 (.333). hours prior to first pitch. 2015 NLDS Mon., Oct 12 at NY LHP Brett Anderson (10-9, 3.69) vs. RHP Matt Harvey (13-8, 2.71) 8:07 or 8:37 p.m. (TBS, WOR 710 AM, ESPN 1050 AM) #34 NOAH SYNDERGAARD (9-7, 3.24) Height: 6-6 Weight: 242 pounds Age: 23 (8/29/1992) SYNDERGAARD’S 2015 PITCHING LOG (24 G, 24 GS) Born: Mansfield, TX Resides: Mansfield, TX Signed Through: 2015 Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB K P-S ERA 5/12 @ChC L, 1-6 5.1 6 3 3 1 4 6 103-56 5.06 vs. Opp vs. Opp Dodger 5/17 Mil W, 5-1 6.0 3 1 1 0 1 5 95-67 3.18 Pitcher 2015 2014 Career 2015 Career Stadium 5/22 @Pit L, 1-4 6.0 6 4 1 0 0 5 99-67 2.63 RHP Zack Greinke 19-3, 1.66 17-8, 2.71 142-93, 3.35 1-0, 1.29 3-1, 2.48 29-5, 2.00 5/27 Phi W, 7-0 7.1 6 0 0 0 0 6 101-66 1.82 RHP Noah Syndergaard 9-7, 3.24 ---, -.-- 9-7, 3.24 0-0, 1.50 0-0, 1.50 0-0, 1.50 6/2 @SD L, 2-7 4.0 10 7 7 1 0 10 84-57 3.77 6/9 SF L, 0-5 6.0 10 4 4 1 1 2 97-67 4.15 LAST START: Received a no-decision in the Mets’ 3-1 loss vs.