POSTGAME NOTES New York Mets (39-45) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (41-45) Friday, July 7, 2017 R H E Starting Pitcher (Pitch Count) Pitcher of Record New York 6 9 0 Jacob deGrom (99 pitches/73 strikes) WIN: Jacob deGrom (9-3) St. Louis 5 10 2 Carlos Martínez (80 pitches/49 strikes) LOSS: Carlos Martínez (6-8) SAVE: Addison Reed (15) First Pitch: 7:15 p.m. Gametime Temperature: 92° – Clear Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 43,849 Cardinals Notes • Carlos Martínez made his team-leading 18th start off the season, first against the Mets in 2017 (0-1) and 5th career start (8th app.) vs. the Mets (3-2)…has allowed his 13th & 14th home runs (one shy of his single-season high of 15 in 2016) of the season and 6th in his last four starts…the Cardinals have lost his last four starts…has allowed a single game-high two home runs for the 5th time this season…has allowed five runs or more for the 4th start this season, tied with Adam Wainwright for the team lead…is the first Cardinals pitcher since Shelby Miller (2014) to have eight losses prior to the All-Star Break. • Randal Grichuk recorded his 2nd outfield assist of the season…has homered in back-to-back games for the 8th time in his career, 2nd this season (6/25-26)…has hit five career home runs vs. the Mets, tied with the Phillies for his most against an N.L. East opponent…has scored in three straight games. • Paul DeJong has hit safely in his last four games (6-12, .500)...tied his season-high with three hits (3rd time). • Matt Carpenter dropped his 2nd bunt single of the season…scored his 500th career run (8th inning). • Dexter Fowler hit his 2nd career home run in the No. 3 slot in the lineup (last: 5/17/14 vs. CWS w/HOU off Hector Noesi)…hit his 14th home run, marking his second highest single-season total (17 in 2015). • Jedd Gyorko collected his team-leading 24th multi-hit game of the season; one shy of his single-season high for multiple-hit games in a season (25 in 2013 & 2015)…tallied his 5th sacrifice fly, tying his single-season high (2015 w/SD). • Stephen Piscotty has hit safely in each of his four games vs. NYM (7-18, 2 HR, 4 RBI) at Busch Stadium. • The Cardinals challenged the safe call of Jay Bruce at 2nd base in the 7th inning. Call overturned (Time: 1:23). • Trevor Rosenthal posted his 5th straight season with 50 or more strikeouts…first game with two strikeouts since 6/18 at BAL. • The Cardinals hit back-to-back home runs for the 3rd game this season and the 9th time in club history they hit two sets of back- to-back home runs in the same game (last: 5/2/16 vs. PHI: Adams/Díaz off Jeremy Hellickson 6th inning & Wong/Grichuk off Brett Oberholtzer 7th inning)…last time all four home runs of two sets of back-to-back home runs were solo home runs was 5/7/12 at ARI (Beltrán/Holliday 1st off Joe Saunders & Freese/Craig 7th off Bryan Shaw)…hit four home runs tonight, one shy of the Cardinals high (5 at BAL, 6/16)…recorded two outfield assists for the 3rd game this season (6/4 at CHI & 6/21 at PHI)…have hit four or more home runs for the 6th game this season (2-4 record in those games)…lost their last game vs. NYM in which they hit four home runs (8/25/16 at STL; Moss 2, Gyroko, Piscotty)…have lost four of their last five games vs. NYM at Busch Stadium. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE… Mets Notes • Jacob deGrom (a Stetson University alum) made his 17th start of the season, first against the Cardinals in 2017 (1-0) and fourth career against the Cardinals (2-2)…has allowed 12 hits in two of his three career starts vs. STL entering tonight, both at Busch Stadium...allowed a career-high four home runs (7 career HR vs. STL; most against any MLB opponent), the 18 home runs allowed this season are a new single-season high (previous, 16, 2015)…has a career 5.63 ERA vs. the Cardinals (15 ER/24 IP), his highest ERA of any team in which he has more than one start against…has won his last five straight starts allowing one run in the first four starts (5-0, 1.62 ERA)…allowed more than one run in a start for the first time since 6/6 at TEX…is the 36th pitcher in Mets history to allow four or more home runs in a game (last: Robert Gsellman, 6/20/17 at LAD), and the 3rd to earn a win joining Rob Gardner (8/18/1966 vs. PIT; Bill Mazeroski 2, Jerry May & Donn Clendenon) & Johan Santana (6/9/2009 vs. PHI; Ryan Howard, Raul Ibañez, Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley)...becomes the 4th pitcher this season to allow exactly four runs all via solo home run (Jason Grilli, Wily Peralta, Adam Morgan) and the 4th in Mets team history (Tom Glavine 6/13/2006 at PHI; Ron Darling 5/1/1990 at ATL; Nino Espinosa 4/29/1978 vs. CIN). • Jacob deGrom has scored in back-to-back games for the second time this season. • T.J. Rivera extended his hitting streak to seven games (10-25, .400)…was hit by pitch for the 5th time this season and first since 6/16…was his first career RBI against the Cardinals on the HBP in the 1st inning. • José Reyes has homered in back-to-back games for the first time this season (last: 9/6-7/2016) at CIN…posted six total bases, his 2nd-highest total this season (8, 6/19 at LAD). • Travis d’Arnaud tallied his first RBI against the Cardinals since his first career game vs. STL (4/21/2014) at Citi Field. • Curtis Granderson recorded his first RBI vs. STL in seven games against them (last: 7/17/15 at STL, solo HR). • Jay Bruce recorded his 8th three-hit game of the season…was a triple shy of the cycle for the 11th game in his career (4th this season)…hit his 21st career home run vs. STL, his T-3rd most against any opponent (MIL 35, PIT 23)…has 11 career HR at Busch Stadium III, 4th-most of any opposing player who has never played for the Cardinals (Howard 13, A. Ramírez 12, Votto 12). • Jerry Blevins recorded his first game of the season facing only one batter and not retiring an out and the 15th of his career (last: 9/22/16 vs. PHI). • Addison Reed has nailed down nine straight save opportunities including four in his last four appearances. • The Mets received 7.0 innings from a starting pitcher for the 21st time this season (Mets record in those games: 15-6), but was the first time a starting pitcher threw 7.0 innings and allowed four runs or more and the Mets won…are 12-12 in one-run games. Home Runs NYM – José Reyes #8 (2nd inn., 0 on, 0 out, 1-1 count, off Carlos Martínez) – 371 feet (134th career HR) STL – Randal Grichuk #9 (3rd inn., 0 on, 0 out, 0-1 count, off Jacob deGrom) – 419 feet (53rd career HR) STL – Paul DeJong #7 (3rd inn., 0 on, 0 out, 1-1 count, off Jacob deGrom) - 418 feet (7th career HR) *Back-to-back HR* STL – Dexter Fowler #14 (4th inn., 0 on, 0 out, 3-2 count, off Jacob deGrom) – 380 feet (92nd career HR) STL – Jedd Gyorko #13 (4th inn., 0 on, 0 out, 1-2 count, off Jacob deGrom) – 368 feet (92nd career HR) *Back-to-back HR* NYM – Jay Bruce #22 (5th inn., 0 on, 1 out, 1-2 count, off Carlos Martínez) – 401 feet (263rd career HR) .