NEW YORK METS NOTES:
METSCELLANEOUS: The Mets fell to the Fish, 4-3, yesterday…The Mets have outscored their opponents 82-60 in 17 games this month…New York is in a stretch of 17 straight games without an off-day (6-6)…The Mets head out on their final road trip of the year, a seven-game trip (1-1) to Miami (1-1) and Philadelphia (four games).
SENGA GENESIS: Kodai Senga has recorded 191 strikeouts…That is the second-most strikeouts by a rookie in franchise history…He is 10-7 with a 2.95 ERA (51 ER/155.1 IP) with 72 walks and 191 strikeouts in 27 starts this season… His 2.95 ERA ranks fifth in the majors and third in the National League…His 191 strikeouts are the seventh-most in the NL…With nine more strikeouts, he would become the 13th pitcher in franchise history to record 200 or more strikeouts in a season…Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard were the last pitchers to do so…Tom Seaver owns the franchise record with nine such seasons.
DINGERS!: The Mets feature eight players who have recorded at least 10 home runs this year…The team record is 10 players with 10 or more home runs, done in 2017…The 2019 team featured nine players, while the 2007 and 2005 teams feature eight players as well…The Mets have socked 197 home runs this season…That is the sixth-most in the National League…The 2022 Mets hit 171 home runs…The team’s 197 home runs are the sixth-most in a single season in franchise history…Next up is the 2000 team, which hit 198 in the season…Four teams in franchise history have cracked 200+ home runs in a single year: 2019 (242), 2017 (224), 2016 (218) and 2006 (200).
EL JEFF-E: Jeff McNiel has safely reached base in 12 straight games, posting a .360 OBP in that span…In 46 games since the start of August, Jeff McNeil is batting .304 (56-184) with 29 runs, eight doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 19 RBI, seven walks, with four steals, a .342 OBP and a .473 SLG…McNeil has an .890 OPS in 17 games this month, recording eight-extra base hits.
ON LOAN: Francisco Lindor has played 23 career games at the home of the Marlins…He is a .299 (26-87) hitter with 13 runs, seven doubles, three home runs, 13 RBI, 12 walks with a .392 OBP and a .483 SLG…Pete Alonso has posted a .607 SLG in 34 career games in Miami…He has recorded five doubles, one triple, 12 home runs, 22 RBI and 22 walks in that span.
X MARK’S THE SPOT: In 18 games since his return from the 10-Day IL, Mark Vientos is batting .266 (17-64) with nine runs, one triple, three home runs, seven RBI, three walks with a .319 OBP and a .438 SLG…Over his last eight games, Vientos is bating .323 (10-31) with four runs, one home run, four RBI, one walk with a .344 OBP and a .419 SLG.
DOING THE SPLITS: Brandon Nimmo is batting .289 with 42 runs, 13 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs, 35 RBI, 35 walks with a .368 OBP and a .460 SLG in 73 games on the road this season…This compares to a .247/.346/.452 slashline in 72 games at Citi Field…Francisco Lindor has posted a .283/.351/.525 slashline with 54 runs, 23 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 26 walks in 76 games on the road in 2023…He has posted a .213/.311/.375 slashline in 73 games at Citi Field…Pete Alonso is slashing .241/.347/.568 with 24 home runs and 51 RBI in 72 road games…He is batting .202/.302/.473 at Citi Field.
GOT TO GO TO MO’S: Ronny Mauricio has safely hit in 12 of his first 15 career games…He is batting .298 (17-57) with three runs, three doubles, one home run, seven RBI, three walks and six steals in his first 15 career games…He is one of five players in franchise history to record a hit in each of his first five career major league games.
FOR PETE’S SAKE: Pete Alonso has recorded his second season with 45 or more home runs, becoming the only player in franchise history to do so…He recorded his third season with 40 or more home runs…He became the fifth player in major league history with three or more seasons of 40 or more homers in their first five years, joining Ralph Kiner (four), Ryan Howard (three), Albert Pujols (three) and Eddie Mathews (three)…He is the only player in franchise history with multiple seasons of 40 or more home runs…He is tied for second in the majors and is tied for second in the National League with 45 home runs… Alonso’s 191 home runs since he entered the league in 2019 are the most in the
major leagues.
STARTING PITCHER – KODAI SENGA RHP #34
2023 STATS: 11-7, 2.95 ERA
LAST TIME OUT: Threw 6.0 shutout innings against Arizona at Citi Field on September 14, allowing two hits with two walks…Recorded 10 strikeouts in the Mets 11-1 win…Earned his 11th win this season, tying Hunter Brown and J.P. France for the most wins this season, among qualified rookies…Is the first Mets rookie to have at least 11 wins since Dillon Gee (13) in 2011.
HARD TO HIT: This season, Senga has three starts of 7.0 or more innings and two or fewer hits allowed, tied for the second-most such starts in the majors this season and tied with Dwight Gooden for the most such starts by a Mets rookie in a single season…Only Nolan Ryan (4, 1970) and Jacob deGrom (5, 2015) have had more such starts in a single season in franchise history.
SENGA GENESIS: Senga has recorded 191 strikeouts through his first 27 career major league games, the fourth-most by a Mets pitcher in franchise history…Only Dwight Gooden (224), Matt Harvey (202) and Noah Syndergaard (195) have recorded more during that span…His 191 strikeouts are the third-most by a Japanese born pitcher through 27 career games…He trails only Hideo Nomo (236) and Yu Darvish (205)…Senga’s 2.95 ERA is the fifth-lowest mark by a Mets pitcher through their first 27 career major league games (Min. 100.0 IP).
KODAI THE FRIENDLY GHOST: Senga’s 11 wins are tied for the most among all qualified major league rookies this season and his 191 strikeouts also lead all major league rookies… Among qualified National League pitchers, Senga is fifth in opponent’s average (.205), fourth in SO/9 (11.07) and third in ERA (2.95)…Senga ranks fifth in the majors in opponent’s average against left-handed batters with a .188 (51 – 271) clip (Min. 200 LHB faced).
MIAMI MARLINS NOTES:
MARLINS MINUTE
The Marlins today continue the final homestand of the season, with the final game of a three-game series vs. the New York Mets. Are coming off a sweep vs. the Braves in the first leg of this nine-game ‘stand that will conclude with three games against the Brewers from Sept. 22-24, following an off-day on Thursday, September 21. Miami is currently in the midst of 16 straight games before the club’s next off-day tomorrow.
- This season’s win total marks the most since 2016 (79-83). The last time the Marlins had more than 79 wins was 2010.
SEPTEMBER TO REMEMBER
The Marlins enter today 0.5 game behind the Cubs for the third NL Wild Card spot, and only 1.0 game behind the Diamondbacks for the second NL Wild Card spot. The Marlins are 3 wins shy of securing their first winning record since 2009, when they went 87-75.
FIGHTING FISH
Through 18 games of the final month of the season, Miami (12-6) is tied with San Diego and Baltimore for the most wins in MLB in September. The Marlins rank 2nd in the NL, and 5th in MLB, with 100 runs scored in September. Miami’s 28 home runs this month are the 4th most in the NL and 6th most in MLB.
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS
Miami has gone 44-33 at home this season, marking the 4th-most home wins in the NL. The Marlins are batting a collective .272 at home, the 2nd-best mark in the NL and the 4th best in MLB. The 2023 Marlins have the most wins at home since 2008, when they won 45 games. Would become the 8th team in franchise history to win at least 45 home games.
JAKE THE RAKE
3B Jake Burger last night recorded his 4th career walk-off hit (3rd this year) and his 2nd since joining the Marlins (also, 8/13 vs. NYY). Burger collected 2 hits on Tuesday to extend his hitting streak to 6 games, with multiple hits in 5 of 6 games. Has gone 12×26 (.462) in this span with 6 runs, 3 doubles, 2 home runs, 7 RBI, and a 1.325 OPS. Is batting .310 (52×168) in 44 games with Miami.
CLOSE CALLS
The Marlins have gone 31-13 in one-run games this year, with their .705 winning pct. in such games marking the best record in MLB. Only the Reds have won more games decided by one run (34). Miami played 64 one-run games last year, going 24-40, the most one-run losses in a season since the 1975 Astros (41). Earlier this season, the Fish set an all-time record with the most consecutive wins (12) in games decided by one run to start a season (courtesy of Elias Sports Bureau). Surpassed the previous mark of 11-0 set by the 1972 New York Mets.
SKIP AHEAD
Marlins rookie Manager Skip Schumaker has guided the Marlins to a 79-73 record and .520 winning percentage this season. He looks to become the third Marlins manager to secure a winning record in their first full season managing the team, joining Jim Leyland (92-70; 1997) and Jack McKeon (83-79; 2004). Both Leyland and McKeon had previous managing experience prior to becoming the Marlins manager.
BRAX ATTACKS
LHP Braxton Garrett has held opponents to 1 ER or less in 16 starts this season, the second-most by a left-handed starter in club history, trailing only Dontrelle Willis who recorded 18 such starts in 2005. Garrett is tied with SD’s Blake Snell for the most such starts in MLB. Dating back to July 28, Garrett has gone 4-3 with a 2.10 ERA (55.2 ip/13 er) over 10 starts. He has held opponents to 3 runs or less in each outing, and has gone 6.0 innings in 7 of the 10 outings. The Marlins have gone 8-2 in his starts over this span, while going 21-8 in his 29 starts over the course of the season.
NARD DOG
LHP Andrew Nardi, in his 2nd year in the Majors, has posted a 2.72 ERA (53.0 ip/16 er) in 58 games, with 66 strikeouts, a 1.11 WHIP and a .207 opponents batting average. Has stranded 35 of 39 inherited runners (89.7%), the best mark in MLB. Opponents are 1×10 against Nardi with the bases loaded and have gone just 3×61 against him with RISP.
ALL OVER THE MAP
UTIL Garrett Hampson is batting .308 (16×52) with 10 RBI in 17 games in September, hitting safely in 10 of 17 contests. Has made 11 appearances at second base, 5 at third base, 22 at shortstop, 10 in left field, 24 in center field, and 20 in right field, combining for a .982 fielding pct (3 errors in 163 total chances).
LET THE KIDS PLAY
Rookie starting pitchers RHP Eury Perez and RHP Kodai Senga will face off today for the first time. Among National League rookies with at least 15 starts, Perez ranks 1st in WHIP (1.10) and K/BB (3.79), and his 3.06 ERA ranks 2nd to only Senga’s 2.95 mark.
PODER SOLER
DH Jorge Soler returned to the Marlins lineup on Sunday and homered in his first game since Sept. 5. Now has 36 home runs on the year, which marks the 6th-most homers by a Marlins player and is 1 shy of tying Marcell Ozuna (2017) and Giancarlo Stanton (2012 + 2014) for the third most in a season. Only two players have ever reached the 40-homer plateau in a Marlins uniform – Giancarlo Stanton in 2017 and Gary Sheffield in 1996.
STARTING PITCHER – #39 EURY PEREZ
- Eury Rafael Perez, 20, will make his 19th career start today. Marks his first career start against the New York Mets. In his most recent start on Sept. 14 at Milwaukee, allowed 3 runs on 5 hits with 7 strikeouts over 4.2 innings. In 7 starts since being recalled from Double-A Pensacola, has gone 0-2 with a 4.11 ERA (35.0/16) holding opponents to a .217 AVG (28×129). His 3.06 ERA (88.1/30) is the third-lowest among all rookie starters in MLB with at least 15 GS. Ranks 2nd in the NL. Has 106 strikeouts batters through his first 17 MLB starts; the third-most by a Marlins rookie through the same amount of starts behind Chuck Smith (107) and Trevor Rogers (115). On Aug. 26 vs. Washington, became the youngest pitcher to make 4 separate starts of 6.0+ innings pitched, 0 ER, and 3 hits or fewer since earned runs became official, passing Rube Bressler (3 such starts, 1914) and Charles Bender (3 such starts, 1904). With his career-high 10 strikeouts on Aug. 19 at Los Angeles-NL (G1 of DH), became the youngest pitcher (20-162) to record double-digit strikeouts in a game since Seattle’s Felix Hernandez (19-129) struck out 11 on Aug. 15, 2005 vs. Kansas City. Earned his first MLB win on May 18 vs. Washington, becoming the youngest pitcher in Club history to earn a win (20 years, 33 days). Threw 5.0 innings, struck out 6, and allowed only 3 hits and 1 run. Made his Major League debut on May 12 vs. Cincinnati and became the youngest pitcher in Marlins history and youngest Dominican-born starting pitcher (20 yrs, 27 days). Pitched 4.2 innings and allowed 2 runs on 4 hits with 7 strikeouts and 2 walks.
