WASHINGTON NATIONALS NOTES:
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NEW YORK METS NOTES:
METSCELLANEOUS: The Mets defeated the Nationals, 5-1, last night…The Mets have won two straight three of their last four games…The Mets are 13-8 through 21 games this month..New York continues a four-game series against the Washington Nationals (2-0)…The team is off on Monday before they head out on a six-game road trip to Kansas City (three games) and Baltimore (three games).
BIG SEXY: Last night, the Mets announced that RHP Bartolo Colón, a member of the 2015 National League championship team, will officially retire as a member of the Mets on Sunday, September 17 in a press conference prior to the 1:40 p.m. game vs. Cincinnati…The first 15,000 fans attending the September 17 game will receive a Bartolo Colón “Big Sexy” long sleeve shirt.
THE ONE GOES TO 11: Jeff McNeil has safely reached base in 11 straight games…Over the streak that started on July 16, McNeil is batting .310 (13- 42) with six runs, three doubles, seven RBI with two walks and has posted a .383 OBP…He has safely hit in six of his last seven games, batting .370 (10-27) with four runs, two doubles, five RBI, one walks with a .433 OBP and a .444 SLG.
JULY! JULY! JULY!: New York has posted a 3.34 ERA this month, the lowest ERA in the majors..In five starts in July, Justin Verlander has gone 3-1 with a 1.69 ERA (6 ER/32.0 IP) with 15 walks and 27 strikeouts…He ranked third in the National League in ERA in July…Kodai Senga has gone 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA (5 ER/23.1 IP) with seven walks and 29 strikeouts…His 1.92 ERA is tied for the fifth-best mark in the NL this month…Overall Mets starters have posted a 3.18 ERA (43 ER/121.2 IP) this month…That is the secondbest mark in the Senior Circuit and the third-best mark in the majors.
CONNECT FOUR: Pete Alonso recorded his 29th and 30th home runs of the season in last night’s victory…He joins Mike Piazza as the only Met ever to have four seasons of 30 or more home runs…Last night was his third multi-home run game of the season and the 17th of his career…His 17 multi-homer games since 2019 are tied with Kyle Schwarber for the second-most during that span…Alonso’s 17 career multi-homer games are tied third-most in franchise history with Mike Piazza (17) and Carlos Beltran (17)…Only Darryl Strawberry (22) and David Wright (21) have more.
FOR PETE’S SAKE: Pete Alonso is third in the majors and second in the Senior Circuit with 30 home runs…He is tied for fourth in the NL with 73 RBI…He is hitting .400 (12-30) with seven extra-base hits, 11 RBI, eight runs and a 1.388 OPS in his last eight games…He was hitting .132 (12-91) with seven extra-base hits and a .549 OPS over his previous 25 games (since his return from the IL on June 18-19).
SWEET PETE: Alonso’s 24 career home runs against the Nationals are tied with Max Muncy (24, San Francisco) for the third-most in the majors against a single opponent since 2019…Only Alonso (25, Miami) and Aaron Judge (25, Baltimore) have more home runs against a single opponent during that span.. His 1.069 OPS against the Nationals is the sixth-best all-time.
GO EAST, YOUNG MAN: The Mets are 15-13 against the National League East this season…The team has posted a 3.98 ERA against the division, while hitting .239/.322/.381.
BROOKS WAS HERE: Over his last 16 games, Brooks Raley has posted a 1.32 ERA (2 ER/13.2 IP) with 15 strikeouts in that span…Overall, he has posted a 2.43 ERA (10 ER/37.0 IP) with 17 walks and 40 strikeouts in 45 games this year…He has posted a 1.40 ERA (3 ER/19.1 IP) with six walks and 17 strikeouts in 24 games at home this year.
SECOND HALF SQUAD: The Mets are 7-6 in the second half this year and 277-242 in the second half since 2015 (not including 2020)…New York has only posted a losing second half twice during that time frame (2021 and 2017)…New York’s .534 winning percentage during that span is the fourth-best in the NL, behind Los Angeles (.624), St. Louis (.595) and Chicago (.581).
WASHINGTON D.C., IT’S PARADISE TO ME: Mark Canha has hit .355 (33- 93) with 16 runs, five doubles, two home runs, 16 RBI and five walks with a .385 OBP in 25 career games against the Nationals…In eight career games, Brett Baty is 7-24 with four runs, one double, one home run, two RBI and four walks against Washington…Jeff McNeil has slashed .340/.396/.469 with 35 runs, 12 doubles, three triples, five home runs, 30 RBI and 21 walks in 72 games against D.C…Brandon Nimmo has hit .277/.379/.439 with 45 walks in 91 career games against Washington.
LINSANITY: Over the last 33 games, Francisco Lindor is batting .264 (32-121) with 24 runs, five doubles, two triples, seven home runs, 18 RBI, 19 walks, 11 steals with a .364 OBP, a .512 SLG and a .876 OPS…Lindor has stolen 17 bases in 103 games this season, exceeding his total from 2022 (16 steals in 161 games)…His career-best is 25 steals 158 games in 2018…The shortstop ranks third in the majors with a 94.4% success rate in steals…He has gone 17 out of 18 in stolen base attempts in 2023.
STEAL MY SUNSHINE: New York has recorded 79 steals in 87 attempts… The team’s 90.8 percent success rate is the best in the majors…The Mets had a franchise-record run of 35 consecutive stolen bases without being caught from May 14-June 29…Overall, New York has been successful in 53 of their last 55 stolen base attempts.
LIVIN’ IN THE CITI: The Mets are 25-22 at home this season…The team’s 46 home games are the fewest in the major leagues.
INVADER NIM: Brandon Nimmo has hit 15 home runs in 102 games this season…Nimmo’s career-high is 17 home runs, which he accomplished in 140 games in 2018…The left-handed hitter smacked 16 home runs in 151 games last season.
IF YOU START ME UP: The Mets are 32-7 when the starting pitcher throws at least 6.0 innings…New York has gone 14-1 when its starter pitches 7.0+ innings and are a perfect 5-0 when the starter completes 8.0 innings.
YOU CAN CALL ME AL: Francisco Alvarez is tied for the lead among all major league catchers with 17 home runs and is third among all rookies in homers…He is tied for sixth in home runs in the majors this month with seven
STARTING PITCHER – CARLOS CARRASCO RHP #59
2023 STATS: 3-4, 5.82 E R A
LAST TIME OUT: Threw 2.1 innings against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on July 23…Allowed five earned runs on 10 hits and two walks while striking out two batters in a 6-1 Mets loss.
THE (NAT)URAL: Carrasco will face Washington for the first time this season… Carrasco will be making his ninth appearance and eighth start against the Nationals in his career…In his last start against Washington on October 4, 2022 in the first game of a doubleheader at Citi Field, he threw 4.0 innings while allowing two earned runs on five hits and one walk while fanning three batters…His last win against the Nats came on June 1, 2022, after throwing 5.0 scoreless innings,
allowing four hits and five walks while striking out five batters…Throughout his career against Washington, Carrasco has pitched to a 3.94 ERA (14 ER/32.0 IP) and holds a 2-2 record…Carrasco holds a 1-2 record with a 4.82 ERA (10 ER/18.2 IP) at home compared to a 1-0 record and a 2.70 ERA (4 ER/13.1 IP) when on the
road.
COOKIE CRISP: In his start against the Giants on June 30, Carrasco tallied a season-high 18 whiffs and six whiffs on four-seam fastballs…According to Baseball Savant, Carrasco also currently stands in the 79th percentile in curve spin.
COOKIE’S COMEBACK: In his starts on May 25 and May 31 against Chicago-NL and Philadelphia, respectively, Carrasco allowed just two runs over 12.2 innings compared to 18 runs allowed across the 18.2 innings he threw in his first four starts of the season…In those 12.2 innings, Carrasco fanned eight batters, which equals the total strikeouts he tallied in his first three starts of the year.
