WASHINGTON NATIONALS NOTES:
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NEW YORK METS NOTES:
METSCELLANEOUS: The Mets enjoyed a day off yesterday…On Sunday, the team fell to the Giants, 5-4…The Mets are coming off their second road trip of the season an 11-day, 10-game trip (7-3) against the Athletics (3-0), Dodgers (2-1) and Giants (2-2)…Tonight, the Mets begin a seven-game homestand against the Nationals (three games) and Braves (four games).
CITI SLICKERS: The Mets are 4-2 at Citi Field this year…The team’s six home games are the fewest in the major leagues…The team won 54 games at home last year…That their highest total at Citi Field in franchise history..,The last time the team won more than 50 games in New York was in 2000 when they went 55-26…Overall, the Mets went 54-27 at Citi Field…The team’s .667 winning percentage was the fourth-highest in team history…Only the 1988 (56-24, .700), 2000 and 1986 teams (both 55-26, .679) had a better home winning percentage.
THE EAST IS A BEAST: The Mets begin a stretch of seven straight games against the National League East…Overall, the Mets are 5-2 against the division this season…New York went 50-26 against the East last year, including 26-11 at home.
NICE TO D.C. YOU: The Mets take on the Washington Nationals for the first time this season…New York went 14-5 against D.C. last year including 7-2 at Citi Field…The Mets posted a 2.68 ERA against Washington in 2022, while batting .291/.366/.460…The team’s 2.68 ERA was the lowest against any team within the division.
JEFF McHITS: Jeff McNeil has reached base safely in eight straight games…He is batting .448 (13-29) with six runs, two doubles, a home run, three RBI, three walks with a .529 OBP and a .621 SLG since April 16…He has raised his batting average from .212 to .296 in that span and his OBP from .359 to .418.
PHAM-TASTIC: Tommy Pham has played 17 career games against the Nationals and is a .397 (23-58) hitter with 19 runs, four doubles, three home runs, 11 RBI, 10 walks with a .478 OBP and a .621 SLG…He has reached base in 10 straight games against Washington, batting .514 (18-35) in that stretch that started on July 6, 2021.
WASHINGTON D.C., IT’S PARADISE TO ME: Jeff McNeil has hit .338/.400/.479 with 32 runs, 12 doubles, two triples, five home runs, 27 RBI and 20 walks in 63 games against the Nationals…He is hitting .515 (17-33) with a 1.298 OPS in his last 10 games against the Nats…Pete Alonso owns a .331/.424/.686 slashline with 44 runs, 16 doubles, a triple, 22 home runs, 49 RBI and 32 walks in 66 games against D.C…Alonso has 22 career home runs vs. Washington, fifth-most among active players… His 1.111 OPS against the Nats is the second-best among active players.
GUESS WHO’S BACH?: Over the last seven games, Daniel Vogelbach is 6-17 with two runs, a double, a home run, five RBI, three walks with a ,450 OBP and a .588 SLG…He has posted a .412 OBP in 17 games this season, which is only behind Brandon Nimmo (.455) and Jeff McNeil (.418) on the team.
THE PEN IS MIGHTIER: The Mets relief staff has posted a 3.09 ERA (29 ER/84.1 IP) with 33 walks and 89 strikeouts in 23 games this season… Their 3.09 ERA ranks seventh in the majors and second in the National League.
WAR, WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?: Brandon Nimmo leads the major leagues with a 1.6 fWAR…Nimmo hit .442 (19-43) with eight runs, four doubles, two home runs, eight RBI, three walks with a .479 OBP and a .674 SLG over 10 games during the road trip…He rais his batting average from .243 to .350 in that span…The Wyoming native is tied for second in the majors with a .455 OBP, seventh in batting average (.350) and is tied for ninth in the majors with 15 walks this season.
A HIT’S A HIT: The Mets have collected 33 infield hits this season, which is the second-most in the majors…Last year, the Mets collected 186 infield hits, which was the fifth-most in franchise history and the third-most in the majors in 2022.
APRIL, SHE WILL COME: Pete Alonso has become the first player in Mets history with 10 home runs before May 1…The last time a player hit 10+ home runs in his team’s first 21 games of a season was in 2019, when Christian Yelich (11), Cody Bellinger, Khris Davis and Eddie Rosario all accomplished the feat.
Player HR Year Month
Gary Carter 13 1985 Sept/Oct
Dave Kingman 13 1975 July
Mike Piazza 11 1999 August
Tommie Agee 11 1970 June
Player HR Year Month
Lee Mazzilli 11 1980 July
Howard Johnson 11 1989 June
Pete Alonso 11 2019 Sept/Oct
16 Players 10
MOST HOME RUNS BY A MET IN A MONTH
APRIL SHOWERS: Alonso has 22 RBI this month (he had one RBI in March)…The franchise record for RBI in the month of April is 26 by Jeff Kent in 1994.
Rank Player HR GAMES
3rd Mike Piazza 220 972
4th Howard Johnson 192 1,154
5th Pete Alonso 156 553
6th Dave Kingman 154 664
7th Carlos Beltrán 149 839
Rank Player RBI GAMES
10th Keith Hernandez 468 880
11th Kevin McReynolds 456 787
12th Pete Alonso 403 553
13th Daniel Murphy 402 903
14th Rusty Staub 399 942
METS ALL-TIME LEADERS
FOR PETE’S SAKE: Pete Alonso is second in the major leagues with 10 home runs and is tied for fourth the majors with 23 RBI…He is tied for 10th with 18 runs scored and his .611 SLG and is 10th in the majors.
KING OF QUEENS: Pete Alonso has hit 66 home runs at Citi Field…That is tied with Michael Conforto for the second-most in the history of the ballpark…Only Lucas Duda (71) has hit more…Overall, Alonso has hit .248/.344/.498 in 268 career games at Citi Field.
HOMER HAPPY: The Mets have homered in 10 of their last 11 games… The team has hit 16 home runs in that span…The Mets hit a total of 10 home runs in the previous 13 games.
WALK, DON’T STRIKE: The Mets are second in the majors with 100 walks this season…As a team, New York has struck out only 167 times this season, the second-fewest time in the Majors…Brandon Nimmo has drawn 15 walks and struck out just 10 times this season…Jeff McNeil has 13 walks and has also struck out only eight times.
D-FENCE: The Mets have committed six errors in 23 games this season, tied with the Padres for the fewest in the majors…The team’s .992 fielding percentage is the second-best in the majors…Francisco Lindor has recorded five DRS (defensive runs saved) according to the Fielding Bible…That is tied for the second-most in the majors.
JOSÉ BUTTO RHP #70
2023 STATS: 0-0, 1.80 ERA
BUTTO’S PITCH ARSENAL
Pitch Type Usage Rate vs. LHB vs. RHB Avg. Velocity
Four-Seam Fastball 49% 62% 43% 94.2 mph
Changeup 28% 35% 24% 85.6 mph
Cutter 21% 0% 32% 86.2 mph
Curveball 2% 3% 2% 81.6 mph
BUTTO NEWS & NOTES
DEBUTTO: RHP José Butto made his season debut on April 16 at Oakland in his last start…He threw 5.0 innings and allowed one run on five hits with four walks and two strikeouts…He did not factor into the decision as the Mets won in 10 innings, 4-3.
SINCE HIS MLB DEBUT: Butto has made eight appearances (seven starts) for Syracuse (AAA) since making his major league debut last August…In those games, he is 2-1 with a 1.79 ERA (8 ER/40.1 IP)…He has allowed only 26 hits and 12 walks, good for a 0.94 WHIP in that span…Butto has 35 strikeouts over those eight outings.
