While we wait to see what the Mets wear on their heads, let’s look at the game notes. Reminder, the game is at 6:37pm so don’t tune in late.
Dominic Smith is on a five-game hitting streak, batting .455 (10-22) with three runs, five doubles, six RBI and a 1.136 OPS in that span…Smith has 24 extra-base hits (17 doubles, seven homers) in 36 games this year…He is leading the majors with 17 doubles…Overall he is batting .328/.393/.639 with 19 runs, 17 doubles, seven home runs, 32 RBI, 12 walks and a 1.032 OPS…He is tied for sixth in the NL and tied for ninth in MLB in RBI, tied for third in the NL and tied for fifth in the majors in extra-base hits.
First Responder Caps Advocate Pete Alonso has hit five home runs over his last seven games…He is batting .345 (10-29) with eight runs, a double, seven RBI, two walks and a 1.303 OPS in that span…He has hit 64 home runs in 203 games in his career thus far.
And it is deGrom Day!
Jacob deGrom has a 2.01 ERA (105 earned runs/469.0 innings) over the last three seasons…Elias says there are just four pitchers in the live-ball era (since 1920) who have maintained an ERA below 2.00 over a span of three seasons (min. 400.0 innings)…Clayton Kershaw (2013-16) and Sandy Koufax (1963-66) each had two overlapping three-year stretches…Bob Gibson (1967-69) and Greg Maddux (1993-95) have also done it.
NOTABLE STREAK: He is 5-0 with a 1.85 ERA (16 earned runs/78.0 innings) over his last 12 road starts…This is deGrom’s longest streak of road starts without taking a loss in his career (previous best was 10 in a row from June 25, 2015- April 24, 2016)…Only two Mets have gone more than 12 starts in a row without losing a game on the road: Dwight Gooden (15-straight, July 10, 1987-May 21, 1988) and Ron Darling (15, July 7, 1985-May 21-1986).
YOU CAN HAVE A COUPLE, BUT THAT’S ALL: deGrom has limited his foe to two earned runs or fewer in 12 consecutive starts, the longest streak of his career…The last Mets pitcher to start more games in a row without yielding three or more earned runs was Johan Santana (13-straight September 1, 2008-May 11, 2009)…Tom Seaver also had two 13-start streaks (1961 and 1973)…The club record is 15 in a row (Dwight Gooden, August 20, 1985-May 6, 1986).
ON deROAD: Since the start of 2018, deGrom owns a 2.06 ERA (49 earned runs/214.0 innings) in away games, by far the best mark in the majors in that span…He is the only pitcher (min. 150.0 innings) with a road ERA under 2.50 over the last three seasons.
MR. CONSISTENT: Has surrendered three runs or fewer in 28 of his last 31 starts…Since the start of 2018, he has held his opponent to three runs or fewer in 65 of his 72 starts, the most in the majors.
