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| All Games | 45-53 | -6 | 53-41 | 4.2 | 0.237 | 0.301 | 4.4 | 0.258 | 0.316 | | Road Games | 24-23 | +8 | 26-18 | 4.7 | 0.248 | 0.307 | 4.5 | 0.268 | 0.327 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 23-39 | -18.4 | 33-27 | 4.0 | 0.232 | 0.292 | 4.5 | 0.267 | 0.323 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1.4 | 4-3 | 4.6 | 0.272 | 0.336 | 4.6 | 0.228 | 0.282 | | Grass Games | 45-53 | -6 | 53-41 | 4.2 | 0.237 | 0.301 | 4.4 | 0.258 | 0.316 | | Night Games | 25-32 | -3.5 | 32-23 | 4.3 | 0.241 | 0.304 | 4.3 | 0.250 | 0.308 | | Division | 19-26 | -8.8 | 25-17 | 4.1 | 0.237 | 0.299 | 4.7 | 0.264 | 0.322 |
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| All Games | 4.2 | 0.237 | 0.301 | 98 | 3411 | 809 | 278 | 92 | 0.03 | 391 | 314 | 858 | 57 | 685 | 70 | 66 | 80 | 45 | | Road Games | 4.7 | 0.248 | 0.307 | 47 | 1676 | 416 | 140 | 47 | 0.03 | 209 | 143 | 397 | 31 | 312 | 44 | 34 | 41 | 33 | | Righty Starters | 4.0 | 0.232 | 0.292 | 62 | 2180 | 505 | 170 | 57 | 0.03 | 240 | 187 | 541 | 40 | 431 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 27 |
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| All Games | 3.86 | 1.341 | 329 | 164 | 141 | 323 | 33 | 118 | 252 | 17-20 | 22 | 12 | 64.7% | | Road Games | 3.78 | 1.388 | 147.7 | 73 | 62 | 150 | 13 | 55 | 105 | 6-9 | 16 | 6 | 72.7% |
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| All Games | 49-53 | -14 | 48-49 | 3.7 | 0.240 | 0.298 | 4.0 | 0.252 | 0.303 | | Home Games | 28-24 | -6.1 | 26-23 | 4.0 | 0.261 | 0.316 | 3.9 | 0.252 | 0.303 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 35-39 | -13.4 | 37-34 | 3.6 | 0.242 | 0.299 | 4.2 | 0.258 | 0.310 | | Past 7 Games | 1-6 | -6.6 | 3-4 | 3.1 | 0.229 | 0.278 | 5.3 | 0.274 | 0.332 | | Grass Games | 49-53 | -14 | 48-49 | 3.7 | 0.240 | 0.298 | 4.0 | 0.252 | 0.303 | | Night Games | 31-34 | -8.1 | 28-35 | 3.5 | 0.236 | 0.293 | 3.8 | 0.246 | 0.295 | | Division | 17-20 | -6.6 | 17-19 | 3.4 | 0.231 | 0.286 | 3.6 | 0.225 | 0.282 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.240 | 0.298 | 102 | 3387 | 813 | 281 | 94 | 0.03 | 358 | 281 | 785 | 49 | 651 | 81 | 71 | 86 | 65 | | Home Games | 4.0 | 0.261 | 0.316 | 52 | 1707 | 445 | 136 | 45 | 0.03 | 195 | 137 | 375 | 30 | 338 | 39 | 35 | 53 | 23 | | Righty Starters | 3.6 | 0.242 | 0.299 | 74 | 2452 | 593 | 205 | 65 | 0.03 | 259 | 201 | 571 | 35 | 470 | 61 | 52 | 62 | 52 |
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| All Games | 3.67 | 1.296 | 299.3 | 130 | 122 | 287 | 23 | 101 | 267 | 18-14 | 27 | 13 | 67.5% | | Home Games | 3.61 | 1.357 | 157 | 68 | 63 | 153 | 10 | 60 | 131 | 7-8 | 16 | 7 | 69.6% |
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| 7/12/2013 | HEFNER(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | MORTON(R) | 2-3 | L | 135 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | | 7/13/2013 | TORRES(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | BURNETT(R) | 2-4 | L | 160 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 7/14/2013 | GEE(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | 4-2 | W | 145 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | | 7/19/2013 | HEFNER(R) | PHILADELPHIA | KENDRICK(R) | 8-13 | L | -120 | 8 ov | O | 12 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 0 | | 7/20/2013 | WHEELER(R) | PHILADELPHIA | HAMELS(L) | 5-4 | W | +125 | 7.5 ov | O | 9 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | | 7/21/2013 | HARVEY(R) | PHILADELPHIA | LEE(L) | 5-0 | W | -105 | 6.5 un | U | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | | 7/22/2013 | GEE(R) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 1-2 | L | +115 | 7.5 ov | U | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | | 7/23/2013 | TORRES(R) | ATLANTA | MEDLEN(R) | 4-1 | W | +120 | 7.5 ov | U | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | | 7/24/2013 | HEFNER(R) | ATLANTA | HUDSON(R) | 2-8 | L | +125 | 7.5 ov | O | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | 7/25/2013 | WHEELER(R) | ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | 7-4 | W | +110 | 7.5 un | O | 14 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | | 7/26/2013 | MEJIA(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | | | 7/26/2013 | HARVEY(R) | @ WASHINGTON | OHLENDORF(R) | | | 7/27/2013 | GEE(R) | @ WASHINGTON | HAREN(R) | | | 7/28/2013 | TORRES(R) | @ WASHINGTON | JORDAN(R) | | | 7/29/2013 | HEFNER(R) | @ MIAMI | TURNER(R) | | | 7/30/2013 | WHEELER(R) | @ MIAMI | EOVALDI(R) | | | 7/31/2013 | HARVEY(R) | @ MIAMI | ALVAREZ(R) | | | 8/1/2013 | | @ MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | | | 8/2/2013 | | KANSAS CITY | | |
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| 7/12/2013 | STRASBURG(R) | @ MIAMI | EOVALDI(R) | 3-8 | L | -165 | 7 un | O | 6 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 7/13/2013 | HAREN(R) | @ MIAMI | FERNANDEZ(R) | 1-2 | L | 115 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | 7/14/2013 | JORDAN(R) | @ MIAMI | ALVAREZ(R) | 5-2 | W | -140 | 8.5 un | U | 14 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 7/19/2013 | STRASBURG(R) | LA DODGERS | NOLASCO(R) | 2-3 | L | -155 | 7.5 ov | U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 7/20/2013 | GONZALEZ(L) | LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 1-3 | L | -135 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0 | | 7/21/2013 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 2-9 | L | +105 | 7 un | O | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 1 | | 7/22/2013 | HAREN(R) | PITTSBURGH | MORTON(R) | 5-6 | L | -125 | 8.5 un | O | 9 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 7/23/2013 | JORDAN(R) | PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | 1-5 | L | -115 | 8.5 ov | U | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | | 7/24/2013 | STRASBURG(R) | PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | 2-4 | L | -135 | 7 un | U | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | | 7/25/2013 | GONZALEZ(L) | PITTSBURGH | BURNETT(R) | 9-7 | W | -130 | 7 un | O | 14 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 3 | | 7/26/2013 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | NY METS | MEJIA(R) | | | 7/26/2013 | OHLENDORF(R) | NY METS | HARVEY(R) | | | 7/27/2013 | HAREN(R) | NY METS | GEE(R) | | | 7/28/2013 | JORDAN(R) | NY METS | TORRES(R) | | | 7/30/2013 | STRASBURG(R) | @ DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | | | 7/31/2013 | GONZALEZ(L) | @ DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | | | 8/2/2013 | | @ MILWAUKEE | | |
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| |  | NY METS: HITTING: The Mets will be moving in the fences at Citi Field by as much as 12 feet and reducing the height to eight feet, making the park more homer-friendly. The loss of Jose Reyes and his NL-leading average at the top of the order weakens an already subpar lineup. 3B DAVID WRIGHT is coming off his worst season (.254 BA, 14 HR, 61 RBI) and could be traded at the July 31 deadline. New OF ANDRES TORRES provides very little at the plate (.221 BA, .312 OBP), but the future is bright for youngsters OF LUCAS DUDA (.852 OPS) and 1B IKE DAVIS (.926 OPS), who missed most of 2011 with an ankle injury. OF JASON BAY (.245 BA) continues to be a colossal bust. SS RUBEN TEJADA will be tasked with trying to replace Reyes. The 22-year-old made great strides last year, batting .319 after August 1. DANIEL MURPHY hit .320 last year, and will start at second, possibly losing AB in a platoon with JUSTIN TURNER. C JOSH THOLE hits well enough to be an above-average starting catcher.
STARTING PITCHING: With the fences moving forward at Citi Field, the entire Mets pitching staff takes a hit. JOHAN SANTANA will be ready for Opening Day, but it's hard to have much faith that he'll remain healthy for an entire season. His velocity on his fastball is not what it used to be, topping out in the high-80's. MIKE PELFREY benefitted most from the pitcher-friendly ballpark with serviceable home numbers (3.94 ERA, 1.38 WHIP) and atrocious road statistics (5.49 ERA, 1.56 WHIP). JONATHON NIESE was also much better at Citi Field (3.54 ERA) than he was on the road (5.33 ERA), but he posted 14 games of 6+ strikeouts for the second straight season. DILLON GEE began the season 7-0 with a 2.86 ERA and 1.08 WHIP, but closed the 2011 campaign with a 5.51 ERA and 1.59 WHIP in his final 17 starts. Knuckle-balling R.A. DICKEY posted a second straight solid season with New York, notching a 3.28 ERA and a solid 1.23 WHIP. At age 37, he hopes to keep his pitches dancing in the smaller home ballpark.
RELIEF PITCHING: Two former Blue Jays late-innings relievers, FRANK FRANCISCO and JON RAUCH, were signed from Toronto to pitch at the back of the bullpen. Francisco will likely get first crack at the ninth-inning role, saving 17 games last year and keeping his strikeout rate above one per inning for the fourth straight year. Rauch is an imposing figure at 6-foot-11, but he posted a 1.35 WHIP and paltry 6.2 strikeout rate last year. But 52 saves since 2008 makes him a worthy candidate for ninth-inning duty. RAMON RAMIREZ was part of the Andres Torres/Angel Pagan trade and he should be a valuable set-up man. He had a strong two-year stint with San Francisco, posting a 2.07 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. | | WASHINGTON: HITTING: The Nats were among the eight worst teams in the majors in runs (3.88 per game), BA (.242), OBP (.309) and OPS (.691). Much of that had to do with the first two spots in the batting order hitting .285 OBP and .283 OBP respectively. OF ROGER BERNADINA (.301 OBP) and SS IAN DESMOND (.298 OBP) were the regular 1-2 hitters in the order. $126 million OF JAYSON WERTH was also to blame, batting .232 with a meager 58 RBI in 561 at-bats. 3B RYAN ZIMMERMAN also missed two months with an abdominal problem and had a down year with 12 HR and 49 RBI in 101 games. But OF MIKE MORSE had a breakout season, leading the Nats in batting (.303), HR (31) and RBI (95). 1B ADAM LaROCHE suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in June, but should be fully healed. Washington is counting on a pair of talented 24-year-olds to contribute a little more in 2B DANNY ESPINOSA (.236 BA, 21 HR) and C WILSON RAMOS (15 HR in 389 AB).
STARTING PITCHING: STEPHEN STRASBURG is back fully healed from Tommy John surgery, but will reportedly be limited to 160 innings in 2012. That's still enough time to strike out 150 batters and win a dozen games though. In sending four quality prospects to Oakland, the Nats paid a huge price for GIO GONZALEZ. They hope he can overcome his control issues and become an elite No. 2. Well-traveled EDWIN JACKSON was also brought in to help bolster the rotation. He joins his sixth different club since 2008, but Jackson is just 28 years old and was serviceable after being traded to St. Louis last year (5-2, 3.58 ERA). JORDAN ZIMMERMANN was in the same boat as Strasburg last year, coming off elbow surgery and limited to 161.1 innings. But in that time, he had a team-best 3.18 ERA and 4.0 K-to-BB ratio (124 K, 31 BB). JOHN LANNAN remains the top lefty in the Nats rotation with a team-high 10 wins in 2011. He dominated left-handed hitters last year (.211 BA, 55 K in 185 AB), but still needs to improve his weak 1.4 K-to-BB ratio (106 K, 76 BB).
RELIEF PITCHING: DREW STOREN had a phenomenal first year as a full-time closer, saving 43-of-48 games with a 2.75 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 74 K in 75.1 innings. His role will remain the same in 2012 once he returns from the 15-day DL (elbow) to start the season. Newcomer BRAD LIDGE was limited to 25 innings because of shoulder problems last year, but he appears to be the closer until Storen returns. The Nats have arguably the best set-up man in the game in TYLER CLIPPARD, who led the majors with 38 holds and posted a 1.83 ERA and 0.84 WHIP for the season. He held opponents to a .162 average and fanned 104 batters in 88.1 innings of work. Lefty SEAN BURNETT saw a huge decline in his numbers, as his ERA rose from 2.14 to 3.81 and his WHIP jumped from 1.14 to 1.32. This was mostly due to a diminishing strikeout rate (8.9 to 5.2 last year). |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (NY METS-WASHINGTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Mets-Nationals Preview* ========================
By NOEY KUPCHAN STATS Writer
New York (44-53) at Washington (48-53), 7:05 p.m. EDT
Establishing himself as one of baseball's most dominant pitchers, Matt Harvey is obviously a big part of the New York Mets' future.
They once had high hopes for former top prospect Jenrry Mejia, too.
Mejia is set to make his season debut in Game 1 of Friday's day-night doubleheader against the host Washington Nationals before Harvey gets the ball in Game 2.
Mejia, who struggled through a disappointing 2010 rookie season and underwent Tommy John surgery in 2011, was placed on the disabled list this spring with inflammation in his elbow. The right-hander, though, will get another chance to shine after going 2-0 with a 0.82 ERA in two starts at Double-A Binghamton.
Mejia went 1-2 with a 6.23 ERA in three big league starts in September.
"We've tried to let him know or wanted him to understand - what he's hearing today about (Zack) Wheeler, about Harvey was all about Jenrry Mejia three years ago," manager Terry Collins told the Mets' official website. "Sky's the limit, plus stuff, power arm - all those things, and he's only 23 years old."
The 24-year-old Harvey (8-2, 2.23 ERA), meanwhile, leads the NL with 157 strikeouts and is 5-0 on the road. In his first appearance since starting the All-Star game, Harvey beat Philadelphia on Sunday when he allowed three hits and struck out 10 in seven innings in a 5-0 win.
"That might be the best stuff I've seen him have," Collins said. "What I really liked (was that) in the middle of the game, he was trying to pitch to contact to have some easy innings. And he still threw the ball by some guys."
The right-hander is 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA in two starts versus Washington (49-53) this year. He allowed three hits and struck out 11 over seven innings of one-run ball but didn't receive a decision in a 6-4 loss June 28.
Bryce Harper, Jayson Werth and Kurt Suzuki are hitless in a combined 20 at-bats against Harvey.
After missing Wednesday's 4-2 loss to Pittsburgh with left knee soreness, Harper went 3 for 5 with a walkoff two-run homer in Thursday's 9-7 win over the Pirates.
"Great to get the `W' today. We really needed it," said Harper, whose team snapped a season-high six-game losing streak. "Hopefully this one will carry on into tomorrow and the next day."
The Nationals have taken 22 of 30 from New York, and they will be looking for a bounce-back performance from Jordan Zimmermann (12-5, 3.01) in Game 1. The right-hander had gone 14-0 with a 2.60 ERA in his previous 22 home starts dating to last year before surrendering seven runs in a career-low two innings Sunday in a 9-2 defeat to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
"You can be on the top of the world and then have a bad start, but what Jordan's so good at is kind of putting it in the past and coming out the next time and doing his job," third baseman Ryan Zimmerman said. "I don't see why the next time he wouldn't go back to what he's been all year."
Zimmermann is 1-1 with a 1.50 ERA in his last seven starts versus New York (45-53). Daniel Murphy and Ike Davis are a combined 2 for 29 against him since 2012.
Ross Ohlendorf (2-0, 2.03), who gets the ball in the nightcap, allowed two runs in six innings after replacing Zimmermann on Sunday. The right-hander won his only start this year, yielding one run and two hits in six innings in a 5-1 win at Colorado on June 12.
Ohlendorf has allowed 16 runs in four games - one start - spanning eight innings against the Mets.
New York has won four of six after beating Atlanta 7-4 on Thursday. Murphy, David Wright, Marlon Byrd and John Buck went a combined 10 for 20 with six RBIs.
"Guys are swinging the sticks like crazy right now. It's fun," Wheeler said after earning the victory.
The Mets have averaged 5.0 runs during a 13-6 stretch on the road.
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