DETRoIT TIGERS (75-53) NEW yoRK METS (58-68) FIRST PLACE, AL CENTRAL, +6.0 GA vs. THIRD PLACE, NL EAST, -18.0 GB Saturday, August 24, 2013 • 4:05 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.y. RHP Max Scherzer (18-1, 2.82) vs. RHP Matt Harvey (9-4, 2.25) FoX • WFAN 660 AM • WFAN 101.9 FM • ESPN 1050 AM Game #127 • Home Game #61 HISToRIC MATCH-UP: Today will be the first time that the All-Star TIGERS-METS SERIES HISToRy: Prior to this series, the Mets last Game starting pitchers (RHP Max Scherzer and RHP Matt Harvey) faced the Tigers in 2011 in Detroit, going 2-1...The Mets are 5-2 face each other in a regular-season game in the same season...The all-time vs. Detroit in New York, including 2-2 at Citi Field. only two times the All-Star starters pitched against each other in the same season came in the World Series...The Mets’ Dwight Gooden \2013: 0-1 2011: 2-1 History: 8-8 vs. Boston’s Roger Clemens in 1986 in Game Two at Shea @NY: 0-1 @NY: 0-0 @NY: 5-2 Stadium, and the Yankees’ Red Ruffing vs. Cincinnati’s Paul @DET: 0-0 @DET: 2-1 @DET: 3-6 Derringer in Game One in 1939 at Yankee Stadium...Please credit the Elias Sports Bureau for their fine research...Harvey was the first SECoND-HALF: Since the All-Star Break, Matt Harvey has a 1.94 All-Star starter to pitch in his home park since Roger Clemens in ERA (nine earned runs/41.2 innings), a 0.82 WHIP and a 13.33 2004 in Houston. K/BB ratio (40K/3BB), which leads major league starters...Did not RoSTER MoVE: Prior to today’s game, the Mets recalled allow an earned run in the first 20.1 innings after the All-Star Break, outfielder/first baseman Lucas Duda from Las Vegas (AAA) of the the longest such stretch of his career. Pacific Coast League and optioned Mike Baxter to Las Vegas...Duda was hitting .306 (19-62) with 13 runs scored, three VS. AL: In three career Interleague starts (this season against doubles, eight RBI in 18 games with the 51s ...He was placed on the Minnesota, Chicago and the Yankees), Harvey is 1-0 with a 0.72 15-Day Disabled List on June 23 with a left intercostal strain...Duda ERA (two earned runs/25.0 innings)...He struck out 28 and walked was returned from his major league rehabilitation assignment, two, while allowing only nine hits in the three starts...The Mets went reinstated from the Disabled List and optioned to Las Vegas on 3-0 in those games. August 7....Duda, 27, hit .235 (53-226) with 13 doubles, 11 home runs, 23 RBI with a .356 on-base percentage in 68 games...Baxter LEAGUE LEADER: Matt Harvey is second in the majors with a 2.25 was hitting .210 (21-100) with five doubles, four home runs and 13 ERA and a 0.89 WHIP...He is fourth in the majors with 187 strikeouts RBI in 58 games for the Mets. and opponents are hitting .199 against him, the fifth-lowest mark in the majors. METS AT A GLANCE: New York has lost two in a row...The Mets are 4-6 in their last 10 games...New York is 17-18 since the All-Star No-DECISIoNS: In the 16 starts Harvey has not received a win, break...The Mets are 26-34 at home. the Mets have scored an average of 1.81 runs while he is on the mound and 2.75 runs per game...His 12 no-decisions are tied for INTERLEAGUE ACTIoN: New York is 10-5 vs. the American the most in the NL this season...In those no-decisions, he has a 2.42 League this season (4-0 vs. Yankees, 3-0 vs. Minnesota, 2-2 vs. ERA (22 earned runs/81.2 innings)...His six no-decisions in starts he Chicago, 1-2 vs. Kansas City and 0-1 vs. Detroit)...The .667 has allowed one run or fewer are tied for the most in Mets history winning percentage is tied for third-best in Interleague play this ...His seven starts where he’s allowed one run or fewer without a year...The Mets were 8-7 vs. the AL last season ...The Mets are win are tied for the most in the majors this season and one such 73-68 in Interleague play since 2005, the best record for any NL start shy of Roger Craig’s franchise record set in 1963. team...Since 2008, the Mets are 15-8 against the AL Central. No MoRE THAN oNE: Harvey’s current run of 32 consecutive SCoRING: The Mets have scored the first run of the game in 13 of starts allowing no more than one home run in each game is the their last 16 games overall...The Mets are 38-24 when they score longest such streak by a Mets pitcher since 2000, when Mike first this season (14-12 at home)...New York has scored one or Hampton did not give up more than one homer in any of his 33 fewer runs in consecutive games for the third time this year, last regular-season starts...Info courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau. occurred July 27-28 at Washington...The Mets are 1-18 when scoring one or less. APPALACHIAN LEAGUE ALL-STAR: Infielder Yeixon Ruiz was selected to the Appalachian League All-Star team...Ruiz is currently SATIN TIES RECoRD: Josh Satin has reached base safely (via hit, hitting .321 with seven doubles, 10 RBI and 12 stolen bases in 46 walk or hit by pitch) in each of the 29 games he’s started this games with Kingsport. season...That is tied for the longest such streak by a Mets rookie for a single-season with Steve Henderson (1977)...Information BoBBLEHEAD BoNANZA: Tomorrow, the first 25,000 fans will courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau...Satin’s streak is the fourth- receive a Tom Seaver bobblehead prior to the 1:10 p.m. game vs. longest in the NL this season...Hanley Ramirez and Joey Votto are Detroit...Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling will have a tied for second with 37. SNY bobblehead on August 27 when the Mets play the Phillies at 7:10 p.m...Those special Pepsi Porch tickets are $59 and can be ByRD DELIVERS: Marlon Byrd has 11 RBI over his last nine purchased at Mets.com/GKR...A portion of that ticket will go to the games...Byrd has 19 extra-base hits since the All-Star break, GKR Foundation. the most in the NL and tied for the most in the majors...Byrd is tied for ninth in the NL with 21 home runs...Byrd is 10th with 70 RBI FIESTA LATINA DAy: The Mets will wear Los Mets jerseys and and is fourth with a .524 slugging percentage...He is also 10th in celebrate Hispanic culture today throughout the game. the NL with a .311 batting average during the day. UPCoMING oPPoNENTS VS. DETRoIT Sun., August 25 RHP Rick Porcello (9-7, 4.52) vs. RHP Dillon Gee (9-8, 3.60) 1:10 p.m. (SNY, WFAN, ESPN1050) VS. PHILADELPHIA Mon., August 26 TBA vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (6-2, 3.49) 7:10 p.m. (SNY, WFAN, ESPN1050) Tue., August 27 TBA vs. LHP Jonathon Niese (5-6, 4.03) 7:10 p.m. (SNY, WFAN, ESPN1050) Wed., August 28 TBA vs. RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (0-1, 9.00) 7:10 p.m. (SNY, WFAN, ESPN1050) Thurs., August 29 TBA vs. RHP Matt Harvey (9-4, 2.25+) 1:10 p.m. (SNY, WFAN, ESPN1050) #33 MATT HArVEY (9-4, 2.25) rHP 6-4 225 pounds 24 (3/27/89) Height: Weight: Age: HArVEY’S 2013 GAME LOG (25 G, 25 GS) Born: New London, CT resides: Mystic, CT Signed Through: 2013 date Opp. dec. iP H r Er Hr BB K P-S ErA 4/3 SD W, 8-4 7.0 1022 00 210 94-63 0.00 HArVEY‘S STATiSTiCAL BrEAKdOWN 4/8 @Phi W, 7-2 7.0 31 10 2 9 110-66 0.64 CATEGOrY AB H Hr BB SO AVG 4/13 @Min W, 4-2 8.0 21 11 2 6 107-67 0.82 4/19 Was W, 7-1 7.0 41 10 3 7 105-68 0.93 vs. Right (2013) 306 70 5 15 84 .229 4/24 LAD ND, 7-3 (10) 6.0 43 31 1 7 90-66 1.54 vs. right (Career) 398 87 6 31 109 .219 4/29 @Mia ND, 3-4 (15) 5.1 71 10 2 7 121-78 1.56 5/7 CWS ND, 1-0 (10) 9.0 10 00 012 105-76 1.28 vs. Left (2013) 308 52 2 16 103 .169 5/12 Pit ND, 2-3 7.0 52 21 1 4 101-64 1.44 vs. Left (Career) 426 77 6 26 148 .181 5/17 @ChC W, 3-2 7.1 52 20 0 6 106-78 1.55 5/22 CIN ND, 4-7 6.2 94 41 3 6 116-68 1.93 FirST 35 STArTS: Harvey has the second-best WHIP (0.96) of any pitcher since 1921 through 5/28 NYY ND, 2-1 8.0 61 10 010 114-80 1.85 his first 35 career starts...The only other pitcher since 1921 that had a WHIP under 1.00 through 6/2 @Mia ND, 6-11 5.0 10 4402 5 100-62 2.17 6/8 Mia ND, 1-2 (20) 7.0 6 11006 93-61 2.10 35 starts was Vida Blue (0.93)...His 4.51 K/BB ratio ranks fifth since 1921 in a pitcher’s first 35 6/13 Stl L, 1-2 7.0 51 10 1 7 97-67 2.04 starts...His 2.38 ERA is the 12th-best mark through 35 starts...Info courtesy of STATS LLC.