NEW YORK METS NOTES:
METSCELLANEOUS: The Mets defeated the A’s, 17-6, last night…The Mets are on their second road trip of the season an 11-day, 10-game trip against the Athletics (1-0), Dodgers (three games) and Giants (four games).
SEVENTH HEAVEN: Francisco Lindor recorded seven RBI last night, which tied his career high…Also, July 2, 2018 with Cleveland at Kansas City…It’s a single-game franchise record total by a shortstop…He is one of 13 Mets players to record seven or more RBI in a game…Over the last eight games, Lindor is batting .323 (10-31) with 10 runs, four doubles, three home runs, 14 RBI, four walks, a steal with a .417 OBP and a .742 SLG.
GRANNIES ARE SICK: The Mets hit their first grand slam of the season last night…The team’s last two grand slams have come in Oakland…Eduardo Escobar his a grand slam on September 23, 2022…The Mets have recorded 20 RBI with the bases loaded this season, which leads the National League and is second in the majors…Only the Tampa Bay Rays (21) have recorded more…The team has drawn a major league-leading six walks with the bases full…Last year, the team drew a total of 10 free passes with the bases loaded.
INVADER NIM: Brandon Nimmo has safely reached base in six games, owning a .533 OBP in that span…Overall, in 13 games this season, Nimmo is batting .268 with nine runs, three doubles, seven RBI, 14 walks and a .466 OBP…His .466 OBP ranks fourth in the Senior Circuit…The left-handed hitter has drawn 337 walks in his career, which places him 18th in franchise history…John Milner is next with 338 walks…Nimmo has posted a .387 OBP, which is the third-highest in franchise history (min. 2,000 PA)…Only John Olerud (.425) and Dave Magadan (.391) had higher OBP.
WALK THE WALK: The Mets recorded 17 walks last night, setting a franchise record…The 17 walks in a nine-inning are tied for the third-most in the majors since 1901…Hat tip to Sarah Langs…The last time a team recorded at least 17 walks in a game was the Arizona Diamondbacks drew 18 free passes on August 24, 2013 at Philadelphia in a 12-7, 18-inning victory…The last time a team recorded 17 or more walks in a 9-inning game was in game one of a doubleheader on September 11, 1949, when the Yankees drew 17 walks and defeated the Senators, 20-5 in The Bronx.
THE WALKMAN: The Mets lead the majors with 76 free passes this season… Brandon Nimmo leads the majors with 14 walks…Jeff McNeil and Pete Alonso have each recorded 10 free passes this season.
WHEN I WAS 17: The Mets scored 17 runs and drew 17 walks in last night’s victory over the Athletics…According to Stats Inc., that is the first time a team has recorded 17+ walks and 17+ runs in a road game (since 1901)… Before last night, that total was only done twice before…See the chart below for all occurrences:
GAMES WITH 17+ RUNS & 17+ WALKS SINCE 1901
TEAM OPPONENT LOCATION SCORE BB DATE
Mets A’s Oakland Coliseum 17-6 17 4/14/23
Yankees Senators Yankee Stadium 20-5 17 (G1) 9/11/49
Giants Dodgers Polo Grounds 26-8 17 (G1) 4/30/44
THEY’RE OUT OF MY LEAGUE: The Mets continue Interleague play tonight against the Athletics…The new schedule format has New York playing a
total of 43 Interleague games in 2023, more than double their previous high for a single season (20)…In 2022, the Mets went 9-11 against the American League…Overall, New York owns a 236-227 record in Interleague play… The team’s .510 winning percentage is the second-best among National League clubs.
INTERSTELLAR: Jeff McNeil owns a .340/.387/.478 slashline with 37 runs, 14 doubles, seven home runs and 34 RBI in 68 Interleague games, while
Starling Marte has slashed .331/.392/.553 with 115 runs, 45 doubles, 11 triples, 27 home runs and 86 RBI in 171 Intearleague games…They rank first and second in average among active players in Interleague play (min. 250 PA)…McNeil’s .340 clip is the highest all-time by a Met.
INTERLEAGUE PETE: Pete Alonso batted .333/.410/.639 against AL opponents last season with 15 runs, four doubles, six home runs, 15 RBI and 10 walks…His six home runs were tied for the sixth-most in the majors… Alonso has hit 29 home runs in Interleague Play since the 2019 season…His 29 home runs against the American League is a franchise record, and the most among any player in that time frame…Mike Piazza was the previous record holder with 28 Interleague home runs.
OAK AGED: Pete Alonso is .500 (8-16) with seven runs, two doubles, two home runs, seven RBI and four walks in four games at the home of the
Athletics…Brandon Nimmo is .500 (6-12) with seven runs, four RBI and three walks in four games there…Jeff McNeil is 6-18 with four runs, a double, an RBI and two walks in four contests…In 20 games in Oakland, Francisco Lindor has hit .370/.391/.580 with 14 runs, eight doubles, three home runs, 16 RBI and four walks…Starling Marte played 33 games at the ballpark and slashed .336/.378/.526 with 12 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 25 RBI…Mark Canha appeared in 323 games at the ballpark and has slashed .243/.348/.433 with 52 doubles, six triples, 45 homers, 146 RBI and 128 walks.
CURTAINS FROM CURTISS: John Curtiss hasn’t allowed a run in his last five games, tossing 5.1 scoreless innings with six strikeouts…Overall, he has yielded one run overall in 7.1 innings (1.23 ERA) in six outings. THE PEN IS MIGHTIER: The Mets have posted a 3.75 ERA with 19 walks and 54 punchouts from their bullpen this season…The 3.75 ERA places them fourth in the National League…Over the last six games, the pen has pitched to a 2.35 ERA (6 ER/23.0 IP) with 10 walks and 27 strikeouts.
OUCH: The Mets once again own the major league lead with 12 HBP…Mark Canha has been hit by 46 pitches at RingCentral Coliseum, the most in
the history of the ballpark…Only five active players have been hit by more pitches in a single ballpark during their career…Courtesy Sportradar.
D-FENCE: The Mets have committed only two errors in 14 games this season…The team’s .996 fielding percentage is the best in the majors.
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US: The Mets have stolen 15 bases this season, which is fifth in the majors and third in the National League… Starling Marte is fourth in the NL with five steals…Brandon Nimmo, who is tied for seventh in the NL, has stolen three bases in 13 games this year… Nimmo stole a total of three bases in 151 games last season.
FOR PETE’S SAKE: Pete Alonso has collected a hit in seven of his last eight games, batting .367 (11-30) in that span with eight runs, five home runs, 10 RBI, five walks with a .457 OBP and an .867 SLG in that span…Alonso has hit six home runs this season, which is for the major league lead.
STARTING PITCHE R- CARLOS CARRASCO RHP #59
2023 STATS: 0-2, 11.42 E R A
CARRASCO’S PITCH ARSENAL
Pitch Type Usage Rate vs. LHB vs. RHB Avg. Velocity
Four-Seam Fastball 37.4% 37.9% 37.0% 91.2 mph
Changeup 23.5% 29.9% 17.4% 86.4 mph
Slider 14.5% 2.3% 26.1% 83.5 mph
Sinker 13.4% 13.8% 13.0% 90.5 mph
Curveball 11.2% 16.1% 6.5% 79.1 mph
CARRASCO NEWS & NOTES
LAST TIME OUT: Went 4.2 innings in his first start at Citi Field this season on April 9 against Miami…Allowed six runs on three walks and six hits, including two home runs…Marked his second career loss against the Marlins.
EARNING AN A: Carrasco has made eight appearances and seven starts against the A’s in his career, holding a 4-2 record with a 3.14 ERA (18 ER/51.2 IP)…When in Oakland, Carrasco has pitched to a 2.31 ERA (6 ER/23.1 IP) in three starts, all of which took place while he was playing for Cleveland…In Carrasco’s last appearance at Oakland Coliseum on July 14, 2017, he suffered the loss after allowing five runs on six hits in 6.1 innings…His last win against the A’s came on July 6, 2018, as Carrasco threw 5.1 innings and allowed three runs on seven hits in a 10-4 victory in Cleveland…Has held A’s hitters to a .219 average in his career.
2022 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Recorded a 3.97 ERA (67 ER/152.0 IP) in his first full season with the Mets…Ended the season ranked tied fifth in the National League in wins with 15 and 11th in win percentage with .628…According to Baseball Savant, excelled in chase rate in the 94th percentile for MLB…Locked it down in July with a 0.90 ERA (3 ER/30.0 IP) in five starts that month, tallying three wins and 27 strikeouts…The slider and changeup were effective pitches for Carrasco in 2022, with a 35.5 and 31.6 whiff percentage and 26.2 and 21.8 put
away percentage, respectively.
CLUTCH COOKIE: Did not allow a run in 22.2 straight innings from July 14-August 4, surpassing his previous career-long scoreless streak of 22.0 innings from July 30-August 11, 2015…He threw three straight scoreless starts for the first time in his career from July 14-30…He had three scoreless innings streaks of at least 10.0 innings in a single season for the first time since 2018 (also, 12.2 innings from April 27-May 10 & 10.2 innings from April 10-21)…Allowed three earned runs or fewer in a career-high 12 consecutive starts from July 3-September 20, posting a 2.42 ERA (17 earned runs/63.1 innings) in that span…Marked his best ERA in a 12-start span since July 27-September 30, 2018 (2.30 ERA).
WINNER, WINNER: Carrasco earned the 100th win of his career on July 30 at Miami after tossing 7.2 scoreless innings with four hits, two walks and seven strikeouts…His 15 wins were tied for the eighth-most in the majors…He was the first Met to have a 15-win season since Jacob deGrom in 2017…Joined Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole, Max Scherzer and Zack Greinke as the only pitchers with three or more 15+ win seasons since 2017…Won six straight decisions from May 3 (G2)-June 6, matching his single-season career-high from the end of the 2017 season…Was the first Mets starter to win at least six straight decisions in a single season since Zack Wheeler won seven from July 14-August 25, 2017.
VENEZUELAN BORN: Carrasco ranks sixth all-time in strikeouts by a Venezuelan-born pitcher…Became the eighth pitcher from Venezuela to reach the 100-win milestone and the fifth-fastest to accomplish the feat, doing so in his 274th career game…Is one of 16 active pitchers with 100 career victories…Became one of nine Venezuelan-born pitchers to eclipse 1,400.0 career innings pitched on July 24 vs. San Diego.
SPRING IN HIS STEP: Made four starts in spring exhibition play, three of which were at home…Posted a 4.15 ERA (6 ER/13.0 IP) with 14 strikeouts over those four starts…Carrasco’s best appearance of Spring Training was his last on March 17 against the Marlins, in which he tallied seven punchouts in his lone Grapefruit League win…Ended exhibition play with a 1.08 WHIP and a .240 opponent’s batting average.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS NOTES:
LAST START: 4/10 vs MIA: W, 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, BB, 6 SO … Strahm vs Alcantara … The Phillies defeated the Miami Marlins, 15-3, under the lights at Citizens Bank Park … Tied at 0-0 in the 3rd, the Phillies plated five runs off reigning Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara … They had eight extra-base hits on the night and scored nine runs off Alcantara … Seven different Phillies had multiple hits on the night.
TODAY’S START:
• Going Streaking: Strahm has not allowed a run in 10.0 IP this season over 2 starts and a relief appearance, the 3rdlongest active scoreless streak in MLB behind Bryce Elder (12.1) and Shohei Ohtani (12.0) … Dating back to last year, his scoreless streak stands at 11.0 IP overall … Strahm is one of just 4 NL pitchers to have two scoreless starts through his first 2 starts this season, joining Marcus Stroman, Kyle Freeland and Bryce Elder … He is the only pitcher in the NL with 2 starts and a relief appearance thus far, and the only pitcher in baseball to do so without allowing a run
• Not As Hard As It Looks: Strahm, who prior to this season had not made a start since August 2021, has both of the scoreless starts by any Phillies pitcher this season … In his 2 starts and 1 relief appearance, Strahm has held opponents to a .143/.189/.143 slash line, allowed only 7 baserunners in 10.0 IP (2 BB, 5 1B) and struck out 10 of the 37 batters he has faced
• Reverse Splits: 31 of the first 37 hitters Strahm has faced this season have been RHH … They are slashing .103/.161/.103 with 9 SO against him … Among all 85 pitchers with at least 30 RHH faced this season, none has matched or exceeded that OPP slash line … In his career, RHH are slashing .224/293/.385 as opposed to LHH slash line of .251/.328/.397 … Dating back to 9/11/22, the 44 RHH he has faced are hitting only .135/.237/.192 with 19 SO
• Good Memories: Nearly 4 years ago to the day, on 4/19/19, Strahm made the best start of his career against CIN, tossing 8.0 IP with 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 5 SO … It is to this day his only career start of more than 6.1 IP … Today will be his 3rd career start vs CIN, tied for his most against any team (also: ARI and ATL) … He has a 0.90 ERA (1 ER, 10.0 IP), 0 BB, 9 SO in the other 2 combined
• Welcome Aboard: Strahm is in his first year of a two-year contract with the Phillies after signing with the club as a free agent in December
• vs NL Central: 1-4, 2.68 ERA (12 ER, 40.1 IP) in 20 games (5 starts)
ROAD:
• 2023: 0-0, 0.00 ERA (5.0 IP) in 2 games (1 start)
• Career: 9-18, 3 SV, 3.64 ERA (73 ER, 163.1 IP) in 113 games (17 starts)
2023 SEASON:
• Tied his longest career scoreless start (5.0 IP) on 4/10 vs MIA (other: 4/13/19 at ARI)
• On 4/4 at NYY made his first start since 8/17/21 at COL (51 relief apps between)
2022 SEASON:
• Spent season with BOS as a relief pitcher
• Posted a 1.88 ERA (3 ER, 14.1 IP) over his first 17 appearances and a 2.95 ERA (13 ER, 39.2 IP) over his first 45
• On injured list with a left wrist contusion, 7/13-8/18; included rehab assignment to Worcester (AAA)
• Averaged 10.48 SO/9.0 IP (52 SO, 44.2 IP)
• Surrendered just one home run to the 57 LHH he faced
A’S VS. METS
• The two clubs met last year for the first time since 2017 with the Mets taking two of three at the Coliseum from Sept. 23-25.
• Have lost the season series to the Mets four times, split one and won one…the win came in their first regular season meeting in 2005.
• The two clubs also met in the 1973 World Series, with the A’s winning in seven games…the ’73 A’s will be celebrated with a reunion on Sunday.
Year Home Road Totals
2023 0-1 0-0 0-1
2022 1-2 0-0 1-2
Oakland History: 7-13
at the Coliseum: 4-5
Citi Field: 3-5
TODAY’S TIDBITS
Shea Langeliers is 5-for-16 (.313) with two home runs and five RBI over his last four games after going 6-for-28 (.214) with a home run and RBI over his first eight…Adrián Martínez is tied for second among Major League relievers with 11.0 innings pitched overall…Sam Moll has not allowed a hit over his first six games…opponents are 0-for-12 but he has walked four and hit three for a .368 opponents on-base percentage…Brent Rooker has homered in each of his last three games (four home runs total), has multiple hit games in each of his last four and has hit safely in each of his last five (9-for-19, .474).
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: Shintaro Fujinami (0-2, 17.55 ERA)
FOR STARTERS: Is scheduled to make his third start of the season and his Major League career…his first two starts also came on a Saturday…was signed by the A’s as a free agent on Jan. 13, 2023 after pitching 10 seasons in Japan and made his ML debut April 1 against Los Angeles (AL)…became the 57th pitcher in Oakland history to start in his ML debut.
FIRST START: He was the losing pitcher in his Major League debut, a 13-1 A’s loss to Los Angeles (AL) on April 1 in Oakland…allowed eight runs in 2.1 innings, which are the most runs in Oakland history by a pitcher in his ML debut (previous: 7 by Daniel Gossett on June 14, 2017 at Miami)…matched the most runs by an A’s pitcher in his debut over the last 103 years (fourth time, last: Johnny Gray, July 18, 1954 vs. Chicago, G#1)…retired the side in order in the first two innings…then faced nine batters in the third inning, allowing five hits, three walks and a sacrifice fly.
LAST START: He was the losing pitcher in the A’s 11-0 loss at Tampa Bay a week ago today…blanked the Rays on one walk over the first three innings but then allowed two runs in the fourth and three more in the fifth…allowed two-run singles to Paredes in the fourth and Arozarena in the fifth…was relieved by Moll with one out in the fifth and he allowed an inherited runner to score.
