Schwei: Mets Mauled By The Tigers, Continue Homestand Against Phillies
By John Schweibacher
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The Mets have dropped four games in a row for the first time since early June as they head into the last week of August.
Matt Harvey allowed a career-high 13 hits in the Mets' 3-0 loss to the Tigers Saturday. It was the 17th time in club history a Mets pitcher allowed as many as 13 hits in a game and two shy of Tom Seaver's dubious record 15.
Here are the games in which a Mets pitcher allowed 14-or-more base hits:
•5/25/76 Tom Seaver 15 at Phi 6 inn.
•6/4/64 Al Jackson 14 vs Hou 6 2/3 inn.
•6/22/95 Bill Pulsipher 14 vs Phi 6 2/3 inn.
•7/24/96 Jason Isringhausen 14 at Col 6 inn.
Marlon Byrd hit his 21st home run of the season last Tuesday night in the 5-3 win over the Braves. Byrd has proven to be one of the biggest bargains of the last off-season, signing a one-year deal with the Mets.
Here is the list of Mets who have hit 21 or more homers in their first season with the club after being acquired in a trade or signed as a free agent:
•Carlos Delgado 2006 38
•Dave Kingman 1975 36
•Frank Thomas 1962 34
•Gary Carter 1985 32
•Robin Ventura 1999 32
•Bernard Gilkey 1996 30
•Mike Cameron 2004 30
•Kevin McReynolds 1987 29
•Mo Vaughn 2002 26
•Mike Piazza 1998* 23
•John Olerud 1997 22
•Todd Zeile 2000 22
•Dave Kingman 1981 22
•Richard Hidalgo 2004* 21
•Marlon Byrd 2013 21
(*-acquired during season)
Juan Lagares picked up his 11th outfield assist last Wednesday in the Mets' 2-1, 10-inning loss against Atlanta. Here is the list of Mets who registered 15 or more outfield assists in a season (courtesy retrosheet.org):
•Rusty Staub 1974 19
•Steve Henderson 1978 18
•Joel Youngblood 1979 18
•Joel Youngblood 1980 18
•Kevin McReynolds 1988 18
•Bernard Gilkey 1996 18
•Rusty Staub 1973 17
•Bernard Gilkey 1997 17
•Rusty Staub 1975 15
•Cliff Floyd 2005 15
Daisuke Matsuzaka lost his Mets debut to the Tigers, allowing five runs in five innings in a 6-1 loss. Matsuzaka is the 12th Japanese-born player to appear for the Mets.
Player Years w/Mets Games
•Takashi Kashiwada 1997 35
•Masato Yoshii 1998-99 60
•Hideo Nomo 1998 17
•Tsuyoshi Shinjo 2001,03 185
•Saturo Komiyama 2002 25
•Kaz Matsui 2004 239
•Kaz Ishii 2005 19
•Shingo Takatsu 2005 9
•Ken Takahashi 2009 28
•Hisanori Takahashi 2010 53
•Ryota Igarashi 2010-11 79
•Daisuke Matsuzaka 2013 1
Matsuzaka wore uniform number 16 in his Mets' debut, the 8th player to appear with that number since Dwight Gooden, who wore 16 from 1984 to 1994:
•Hideo Nomo 1998
•Derek Bell 2000
•David Cone 2003
•Doug Mientkiewicz 2005
•Paul Lo Duca 2006-07
•Angel Pagan 2008-11
•Rob Johnson 2012
•Daisuke Matsuzaka 2013
The Mets complete the homestand with a four-game series against the Phillies before heading to Washington this weekend. The Mets have gone 5 and 7 against both of these division rivals so far in 2013.
Nine Miles of Rough Road: Mauled by Tigers. Mets allow 41 hits in three games vs. Detroit, the most allowed in a three-game home series since giving up 50 to Milwaukee August 2nd through 4th, 2005.
Happy Recap: Travis d'Arnaud. Rookie catcher hits first career home run in Sunday's loss to the Tigers, giving him first two RBI's and run scored in majors.
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