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 NATIONAL N.L. EAST WILD CARD NATIONAL N.L. EAST NATIONAL NATIONAL WORLD LEAGUE WORLD DIVISION & NLDS LEAGUE & NLDS LEAGUE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS WINNERS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS WILD CARD WASHINGTON NATIONALS (39-26) NEW YORK METS (30-34) FIRST PLACE, NL EAST, +8.5 GA SECOND PLACE, NL EAST, -8.5 GB Thursday, June 15, 2017 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Gio Gonzalez (5-1, 2.91) vs. RHP Robert Gsellman (5-3, 4.95) SNY • MLBN • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM RECENT METS: The Mets have won five of their last six games NATIONALSMETS NOTES: The Mets have had one winning and seven of their last 11 games...New York is 8-4-2 in its last 14 season vs. Washington since 2011 (2015: 11-8). series. 2017: 2-4 2016: 7-12 History 405-419 VS. WASHINGTON: New York is 3-6 in their last nine series vs. @NY: 0-3 @NY: 4-6 @NY: 207-211 Washington, including 1-1 in series this season. @WAS: 2-1 @WAS: 3-6 @WAS: 61-50 @MON: 135-152 RIVALS FROM THE POSTSEASON: The Mets are 2-1 in the @PR: 2-5 midst of a 14-game stretch vs. teams that made the postseason last year (2-1 vs. Cubs, four vs. Nationals, four vs. Dodgers and ROBERT GSELLMAN: Has won a career-high three straight three vs. Giants). starts...Gsellman has posted a 1.42 ERA (three earned runs/19.0 innings) during those three starts...He is 5-1 with a 4.29 ERA (20 FIRSTINNING RUNS: The Mets have scored 49 first-inning runs earned runs/42.0 innings) since May 1...Gsellman has allowed this season, tied for second-most in the majors...Milwaukee is three or fewer earned runs in each of his last four starts...He first with 62 first-inning runs. ranks ninth among major league starting pitchers with a 55.3% groundball rate this year (min. 50.0 innings). 300: Curtis Granderson hit his 300th career home run with his go-ahead homer in the eighth-inning last night vs. the Cubs... YOENIS CÉSPEDES: Is 6-12 (.500) with one double, one home Granderson is the ninth active major leaguer with 300 or more run (a grand slam) and five RBI in five games since returning from home runs and the 143rd in major league history...Granderson hit the DL...Since August 1, 2015, the Mets are 122-90 (.575) when 115 homers with the Yankees, 102 with the Tigers and 83 with the Céspedes plays in a game and 32-41 (.438) without him. Mets...43 of Granderson's home runs with the Mets have either given the Mets the lead or tied the game (36 go-ahead home WILMER FLORES: Flores is hitting .357 (40-112) since May 1, the runs and seven game-tying home runs). third-highest average in the majors (min. 100 plate appearances)... Flores is batting .350 (14-40) with two home runs this season versus MILESTONE HOMERS AS A MET: The Mets have had 10 players lefthanded pitching...Since 2015, Flores owns a .638 slugging in franchise history hit either their 300th, 400th or 500th home percentage vs. lefthanders, the highest slugging percentage vs. run in a Mets uniform...Gary Sheffield (500), Carlos Delgado LHP in the majors (min. 225 plate appearances vs. LHP)...Overall, (400), Eddie Murray (400), Duke Snider (400), Granderson (300), Flores is hitting .313 (46-147) with five home runs and 18 RBI. Mo Vaughn (300), Mike PIazza (300), Gary Carter (300), George Foster (300) and Dave Kingman (300)...Info courtesy of Elias. JAY BRUCE: Has five home runs and 10 RBI and is hitting .372 (16-43) in his last 10 games...Bruce is tied for fourth in the NL and GRANDY: Since May 15, Granderson is batting .325 (26-80) with tied for 10th in the majors with his 17 home runs...He has 45 RBI, 12 extra-base hits (six doubles, one triple, five home runs) and 12 tied for 11th in the NL. RBI (27 games). MICHAEL CONFORTO: Has drawn 10 walks in his last nine LUCAS DUDA: Moved into a ninth-place tie on the club's all-time games...Conforto has a career-best 14 home runs this year...He home run list with Edgardo Alfonzo with his three-run shot in ranks eighth in the majors with a .410 on-base percentage. the eighth-inning last night...Duda and Alfonzo have 120 career home runs with New York...Kevin McReynolds is eighth on the REYES RECORDS: José Reyes is two stolen bases shy of 500 list with 122 homers...Duda went deep on Tuesday as well...It's for his career...He would become the 39th player in major league the second time this year, he's had home runs in consecutive history to steal 500 or more bases...Reyes also has 1,408 hits with games (May 27-28)...Duda has hit a home run in three straight the Mets...Ed Kranepool is second in team history with 1,418 hits. games, twice in his career, last on April 18-20, 2016...Duda has 67 homers at Citi Field, the most in the ballpark's history. GIANTS AT CITI FIELD: All six members of the 2017 New York Giants draft class will be at Citi Field tonight...Giants' first rounder METS HOME RUNS: New York has hit 25 home runs in its last 12 Evan Engram, a tight end out of Ole Miss, will throw out the games and 39 home runs in its last 23 games...The Mets belted ceremonial first pitch. seven homers in the three-game series vs. the Cubs...The Mets have 94 home runs, tied for second-most in the NL and tied for FOOD DRIVE: The Mets will host their annual Food Drive fifth-most in the majors...Washington leads the NL with 98 homers. presented by Hain Celestial benefiting The River Fund NY this Friday, Saturday and Sunday...Fans donating 10 items or more of JUAN LAGARES: Is batting .407 (11-27) with two doubles, one nonperishable nutritious food will receive a voucher for one pair triple, one home run, six RBI and four runs scored over his last of tickets to a select Mets home game in 2017...The items will be eight games...Since May 23, Lagares is hitting .357 (15-42) with a collected outside the Jackie Robinson Rotunda, Left Field Gate .364 on-base percentage. and Bullpen Plaza. UPCOMING OPPONENTS & PITCHING VS. WASHINGTON Fri., June 16 RHP Max Scherzer (7-4, 2.36) vs. LHP Steven Matz (1-0, 1.29) 7:10 p.m. (SNY, ESPN, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) Sat., June 17 RHP Stephen Strasburg (7-2, 3.27) vs. RHP Seth Lugo (1-0, 1.29) 4:10 p.m. (PIX11, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) Sun., June 18 RHP Joe Ross (3-2, 6.39) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (5-3, 4.33) 1:10 p.m. (PIX11, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) #65 ROBERT GSELLMAN (5-3, 4.95) RHP Height: 6-4 Weight: 200 pounds Age: 23 (7/18/93) GSELLMAN'S 2017 PITCHING LOG Born: Santa Monica, CA Resides: Los Angeles, CA Signed Through: 2017 Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB K P-S ERA Regular Season (13 Games, 10 Games Started) LAST START: Tossed 6.2 scoreless innings at Atlanta on June 10 to earn the win...Gave 4/3 ATL ND, 6-0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16-11 0.00 up three hits, struck out four and walked two...The start was Gsellman's longest scoreless 4/8 MIA L, 1-8 5.0 6 3 3 1 2 7 91-59 4.50 4/13 @MIA ND, 9-8 4.2 5 8 4 1 3 5 97-55 5.91 outing of the season...His career-high was 7.0 scoreless innings on September 25, 2016 4/19 PHI ND, 5-4 7.0 6 3 3 0 1 7 99-65 5.09 versus Philadelphia...Gsellman has now won a career-high three consecutive starts...Over 4/26 ATL L, 2-8 4.0 10 6 5 0 3 2 100-59 6.23 those three starts, Gsellman owns an ERA of 1.42 (three earned runs/19.0 innings). 5/1 @ATL W, 7-5 5.0 6 5 5 1 1 0 77-47 6.75 5/6 MIA W, 11-3 5.0 8 3 3 2 0 2 83-56 6.54 5/13 @MIL L, 4-11 4.0 9 6 5 0 3 3 94-52 7.07 GSELLMAN'S RETURN: Gsellman has made four starts since returning from a brief stint 5/17 @ARI ND, 4-5 (11) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18-11 7.12 in the bullpen...Has won three of the four starts while pitching to a 2.16 ERA (six earned 5/20 LAA ND, 7-5 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 25-16 6.75 runs/25.0 innings pitched)...Prior to Gsellman's bullpen stint, he was pitching to a 7.07 ERA 5/24 SD ND, 5-6 6.0 6 3 3 0 1 3 84-54 6.45 5/29 MIL W, 4-2 7.0 3 2 1 1 2 5 105-66 5.75 (28 earned runs/35.2 innings pitched)...Gsellman's four most recent starts also represent 6/3 PIT W, 4-2 5.1 7 2 2 1 2 6 109-74 5.53 the most innings he has pitched in a four start span in his career.