2018 New York Mets season

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2018  New York Mets
New York Mets Insignia.svg
League National League
Division East
Ballpark Citi Field
City New York City, New York
Record77–85 (.475)
Divisional place4th
Owners Fred Wilpon [1]
General managers Sandy Alderson [1]
Managers Mickey Callaway
Television SportsNet New York
PIX 11 (CW affiliate)
(Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, Keith Hernandez)
Radio WOR Radio 710 AM (English)
New York Mets Radio Network
(Howie Rose, Josh Lewin, Wayne Randazzo)
Que Buena 92.7 (Spanish)
(Juan Alicea, Max Perez Jiminez)
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The 2018 New York Mets season was the franchise's 57th season and the team's tenth season at Citi Field. They attempted to return to the postseason after an injury-plagued under-performance in 2017. This was their first season with Mickey Callaway as manager, succeeding Terry Collins.

Contents

The Mets got off to a franchise record 11–1 start [2] and ended the month of April with a 17–9 record, in first place in the National League East. However, they went 61–76 the rest of the way, and were eliminated from playoff contention by mid-September. [3]

Spring training

The Mets had a rough spring training with a record of 7–15–3 (ties). They ended the spring by winning an exhibition game 3–1 over the Las Vegas 51s.

Regular season

March

The Mets began the regular season on March 29, 2018, with their home opener with a 9–4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field in Queens, New York. They ended up winning the first two games of the season.

April

On April 1, the Mets started the month losing 1–5 to the St. Louis Cardinals, finishing the series two out of three. After, they went on a 9–game win streak, which put them in first place in the NL East. They finished the month going 15–9 and having a strong win (14–2) over the San Diego Padres.

May

On May 1, the Mets started the month losing 3-2 to the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field. They went on a 6–game losing streak, but broke out of it seven days later by beating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6. The one highlight of the month was a three–game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks. However, the remaining weeks didn't fare well.

June

The Mets started the month continuing their losing streak when the Chicago Cubs swept them in four games. They snapped their 8–game losing streak by beating their crosstown rivals, the New York Yankees 2–0 in the last game of the three-game Subway Series, handing the Bronx Bombers their first shutout loss of the season. The Mets finished the month 5–21, second to last place in the NL East behind their division rivals, the Miami Marlins, losing the first two games of the series to them.

July

The Mets started the month winning the last game of the series with the Miami Marlins by a score of 5–2. The team set a franchise record on July 31 for its worst loss ever, suffering a 25–4 defeat against the Washington Nationals. [4]

August

The Mets started the month continuing their loss from last month in a two game set to the Washington Nationals. The team also lost two in a row to the Atlanta Braves, however, they snapped their three game losing streak with a 3–0 shutout win in the next game against their rivals. A day after trouncing the Baltimore Orioles 16–5, on August 16, the Mets went on another tear and set a franchise record by scoring 24 runs in a win over division rivals Philadelphia Phillies; the final score was 24–4. [5] They went on to win 3 out of 5 games. The highlight of the series, the Mets beat the Phillies 8–2 in the second annual Little League Classic at BB&T Ballpark in Williamsport, PA. The month ended with the Mets losing against the San Francisco Giants 7–0, finishing August with equal wins and losses at 15–15.

September

The Mets started the month with beating the San Francisco Giants two games in-a-row, taking 2 out of 3 games in the series. After that, they took 2 of 3 games from the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies, thus spoiling their playoff hopes. They also clinched their 7th straight season with a winning record against the Phillies, one short of a major league record, in that series. The Mets then played a rainy 4-game series with the Miami Marlins managing to win 3 out of 4; the one loss by the NL Cy Young candidate Jacob deGrom. deGrom pitched 7 innings and gave up two runs making his current ERA 1.71, but Jose Urena outdueled him.

Season standings

National League East

NL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 90720.556—43–3847–34
Washington Nationals 82800.506841–4041–40
Philadelphia Phillies 80820.4941049–3231–50
New York Mets 77850.4751337–4440–41
Miami Marlins 63980.39126½38–4325–55

National League Division Leaders

Division Leaders		 W L Pct.
Milwaukee Brewers 96670.589
Los Angeles Dodgers 92710.564
Atlanta Braves 90720.556


Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Chicago Cubs 95680.583+4
Colorado Rockies 91720.558—
St. Louis Cardinals 88740.5432½
Pittsburgh Pirates 82790.5098
Arizona Diamondbacks 82800.5068½
Washington Nationals 82800.5068½
Philadelphia Phillies 80820.49410½
New York Mets 77850.47513½
San Francisco Giants 73890.45117½
Cincinnati Reds 67950.41423½
San Diego Padres 66960.40724½
Miami Marlins 63980.39127

Record vs. opponents

2018 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2018
TeamARIATLCHCCINCOLLADMIAMILNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLWSHAL
Arizona —3–43–43–38–1111–86–11–52–54–26–112–78–113–32–510–10
Atlanta 4–3—3–33–42–52–514–53–413–612–75–14–33–34–210–98–12
Chicago 4–33–3—11–83–34–35–211–96–14–210–95–23–39–104–313–7
Cincinnati 3–34–38–11—2–46–12–56–133–33–45–143–44–27–121–610–10
Colorado 11–85–23–34–2—7–132–42–56–15–23–311–812–72–55–213–7
Los Angeles 8–115–23–41–613–7—2–44–34–23–45–114–510–93–45–112–8
Miami 1–65–142–55–24–24–2—2–57–128–111–42–54–33–36–139–11
Milwaukee 5–14–39–1113–65–23–45–2—4–33–37–124–26–111–84–213–7
New York 5–26–131–63–31–62–412–73–4—11–83–44–24–33–311–88–12
Philadelphia 2–47–122–44–32–54–311–83–38–11—6–13–34–34–38–1112–8
Pittsburgh 1–61–59–1014–53–31–54–112–74–31–6—3–44–38–112–515–5
San Diego 7–123–42–54–38–115–145–22–42–43–34–3—8–114–32–47–13
San Francisco 11–83–33–32–47–129–103–41–63–43–43–411–8—2–54–28–12
St. Louis 3–32–410–912–75–24–33–38–113–33–411–83–45–2—5–211–9
Washington 5–29–103–46–12–51–513–62–48–1111–85–24–22–42–5—9–11

The October 1 tiebreaker games were regular-season games that are included here.

Detailed records

Roster

2018 New York Mets
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLG
Amed Rosario 154554761422689512429.256.381
Michael Conforto 153543781322512882384.243.448
Brandon Nimmo 140433771142881747980.263.483
Todd Frazier 11540854871801859948.213.390
Wilmer Flores 126386431032501151029.267.417
Asdrúbal Cabrera 98375481042311858029.277.488
Jay Bruce 943193171181937241.223.370
José Bautista 832453750130937251.204.367
Kevin Plawecki 792383350132730028.210.370
José Reyes 1102283043123416522.189.320
Jeff McNeil 632253574116319714.329.471
Devin Mesoraco 662032345801030023.222.409
Austin Jackson 57198174991319112.247.348
Adrián González 54169154050626015.237.373
Dominic Smith 56143143211151104.224.420
Yoenis Céspedes 38141203760929313.262.496
Tomas Nido 34841014301904.167.238
Luis Guillorme 3567414200517.209.239
Juan Lagares 3059920110633.339.390
José Lobatón 224937210407.143.224
Jack Reinheimer 213045000015.167.167
Phillip Evans 152113000112.143.143
Matt den Dekker 81800000102.000.000
Travis d'Arnaud 41513001301.200.400
Ty Kelly 91111000001.091.091
Kevin Kaczmarski 4400000001.000.000
David Wright 2200000001.000.000
Pitcher Totals162300124260218010.140.180
Team Totals162546867612822653417064971566.234.389

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Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSO
Jacob deGrom 1091.7032320217.0152484146269
Zach Wheeler 1273.3129290182.1150696755179
Noah Syndergaard 1343.0325250154.1148555239155
Steven Matz 5113.9730300154.0134776858152
Seth Lugo 342.665453101.181363028103
Jason Vargas 795.772020092.010060593084
Robert Gsellman 634.286801380.07644382870
Corey Oswalt 335.851712064.26943422045
Paul Sewald 076.07460256.16239382358
Jerry Blevins 324.85641142.23624232241
Jeurys Familia 442.884001740.23613131443
Jacob Rhame 125.85300132.1382121828
Tyler Bashlor 034.22240032.02616151225
Drew Smith 113.54270028.0341111618
Tim Peterson 226.18220027.2291919525
Matt Harvey 027.0084027.0332121920
Anthony Swarzak 026.15290426.12818181431
A. J. Ramos 226.41280019.21714141522
Hansel Robles 225.03160019.22111111023
Drew Gagnon 215.2551012.01511758
Chris Beck 005.2360010.1106695
Daniel Zamora 103.0016009.0633316
P. J. Conlon 008.223207.2157725
Chris Flexen 0212.794106.11413963
Bobby Wahl 0110.137005.196647
Gerson Bautista 0112.465004.186653
Buddy Baumann 0124.003003.078854
Eric Hanhold 007.713002.142212
Scott Copeland 000.001001.110002
José Reyes 0054.001001.056620
Team Totals77854.07162162411460.213647076614841446

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Game log

Legend
 Mets win
 Mets loss
 Postponement
BoldMets team member
2018 game log: 77–85 (Home: 37–44; Away: 40–41)
March: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecord
1March 29 Cardinals 9–4 Syndergaard (1–0) Martinez (0–1)— Citi Field 44,1891–0
2March 31 Cardinals 6–2 deGrom (1–0) Wacha (0–1) Familia (1)Citi Field36,0982–0
April: 15–9 (Home: 5–4; Away: 10–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecord
3April 1 Cardinals 1–5 Weaver (1–0) Matz (0–1)—Citi Field22,4682–1
—April 2 Phillies Postponed (inclement weather: snow). Makeup date: July 9
4April 3 Phillies 2–0 Blevins (1–0) Lively (0–1) Familia (2)Citi Field21,3973–1
5April 4 Phillies 4–2 Gsellman (1–0) Hutchinson (1–1)Familia (3)Citi Field21,3284–1
6April 5@ Nationals 8–2 deGrom (2–0) Strasburg (1–1)— Nationals Park 42,4775–1
7April 7@ Nationals 3–2 Robles (1–0) Kintzler (0–1)Familia (4)Nationals Park28,9526–1
8April 8@ Nationals 6–5 (12) Lugo (1–0) Kintzler (0–2) Rhame (1)Nationals Park21,5797–1
9April 9@ Marlins 4–2 Syndergaard (2–0) Ureña (0–2)Familia (5) Marlins Park 7,0038–1
10April 10@ Marlins 8–6Robles (2–0) Ziegler (0–2)Familia (6)Marlins Park6,5169–1
11April 11@ Marlins 4–1 Wheeler (1–0) O'Grady (0–1)—Marlins Park6,15010–1
12April 13 Brewers 6–5Matz (1–1) Davies (0–2)Familia (7)Citi Field34,92111–1
13April 14 Brewers 1–5 Anderson (1–1) Harvey (0–1) Hader (1)Citi Field40,96511–2
14April 15 Brewers 3–2Familia (1–0) Albers (2–1)—Citi Field26,03512–2
15April 16 Nationals 6–8 Cole (1–1) Ramos (0–1) Madson (2)Citi Field22,82912–3
16April 17 Nationals 2–5 Gonzalez (2–1)Wheeler (1–1) Doolittle (3)Citi Field22,72412–4
17April 18 Nationals 11–5Ramos (1–1) Madson (0–2)—Citi Field23,11713–4
18April 19@ Braves 4–12 Wisler (1–0)Harvey (0–2)— SunTrust Park 23,61013–5
19April 20@ Braves 5–3 (12)Gsellman (2–0) Ravin (0–1)FamiliaSunTrust Park39,01614–5
20April 21@ Braves 3–4 Biddle (1–0)Familia (1–1)—SunTrust Park41,39614–6
—April 22@ Braves Postponed (inclement weather). Makeup date: May 28, double header
21April 24@ Cardinals 6–5Gsellman (3–0) Bowman (0–1)Familia (9) Busch Stadium 36,23715–6
22April 25@ Cardinals 1–9 Wacha (4–1)Matz (1–2) Brebbia (1)Busch Stadium38,04515–7
23April 26@ Cardinals 3–4 (13) Gant (1–0) Sewald (0–1)—Busch Stadium37,76215–8
24April 27@ Padres 5–1deGrom (3–0) Richard (1–3)— Petco Park 29,99716–8
25April 28@ Padres 2–12 Lucchesi (3–1) Vargas (0–1)—Petco Park42,77816–9
26April 29@ Padres 14–2Wheeler (2–1) Mitchell (0–3)—Petco Park34,63917–9
May: 10–18 (Home: 5–11; Away: 5–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecord
27May 1 Braves 2–3 Soroka (1–0) Syndergaard (2–1) Vizcaíno (4)Citi Field22,52717–10
28May 2 Braves 0–7 Newcomb (2–1) Sewald (0–2)—Citi Field23,52817–11
29May 3 Braves 0–11 Teherán (2–1) Vargas (0–2)—Citi Field26,88217–12
30May 4 Rockies 7–8 Márquez (2–3) Wheeler (2–2) Davis (12)Citi Field34,03017–13
31May 5 Rockies 0–2 Bettis (4–1) Matz (1–3)Davis (13)Citi Field37,55017–14
32May 6 Rockies 2–3 Freeland (2–4) Robles (2–1) Ottavino (1)Citi Field33,58017–15
33May 7@ Reds 7–6Gsellman (4–0) Bailey (0–5) Familia (10) Great American Ball Park 15,18718–15
34May 8@ Reds 2–7 Castillo (2–4)Vargas (0–3)—Great American Ballpark14,80418–16
35May 9@ Reds 1–2 (10) Iglesias (1–0) Ramos (1–2)—Great American Ballpark16,45218–17
36May 11@ Phillies 3–1Ramos (2–2) Neris (1–3)Familia (11) Citizens Bank Park 29,24719–17
–May 12@ Phillies Postponed (inclement weather). Make up date: August 16, double header
37May 13@ Phillies 2–4 Nola (6–1)Sewald (0–3) Ramos (1)Citizens Bank Park34,09119–18
38May 15 Blue Jays 12–2 Syndergaard (3–1) García (2–3)—Citi Field28,96720–18
39May 16 Blue Jays 1–12 Happ (5–3)Wheeler (2–3)—Citi Field28,40020–19
40May 18 Diamondbacks 3–1 deGrom (4–0) Godley (4–3)Familia (12)Citi Field31,28521–19
41May 19 Diamondbacks 5–4Familia (2–1) Chafin (0–1)—Citi Field39,51522–19
42May 20 Diamondbacks 4–1Syndergaard (4–1) De La Rosa (1–0)Gsellman (1)Citi Field34,89423–19
43May 21 Marlins 2–0Vargas (1–3) Hernandez (0–1)Familia (13)Citi Field22,50524–19
44May 22 Marlins 1–5 Smith (3–5)Wheeler (2–4)—Citi Field22,19524–20
45May 23 Marlins 1–2 Conley (1–0)Familia (2–2) Ziegler (9)Citi Field24,80824–21
46May 24@ Brewers 5–0Matz (2–3) Davies (2–4)— Miller Park 33,80325–21
47May 25@ Brewers 3–4 (10) Jeffress (4–0)Gsellman (4–1)—Miller Park28,28625–22
48May 26@ Brewers 6–17 Jennings (3–1) Rhame (0–1)—Miller Park37,25825–23
49May 27@ Brewers 7–8 Logan (1–0) Blevins (1–1) Jnebel (4)Miller Park39,71525–24
50May 28@ Braves 3–4 Carle (3–1) Lugo (1–1)—SunTrust Park32,37725–25
51May 28@ Braves 8–5Gsellman (5–1) Minter (3–1)Familia (14)SunTrust Park31,77926–25
52May 29@ Braves 6–7 Winkler (2–0) Bautista (0–1)—SunTrust Park19,44326–26
53May 30@ Braves 4–1Vargas (2–3) Teherán (4–3)Gsellman (2)SunTrust Park21,44927–26
54May 31 Cubs 1–5 Quintana (6–4) Robles (2–2) Morrow (13)Citi Field34,45827–27
June: 5–21 (Home: 2–12; Away: 3–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecord
55June 1 Cubs 4–7 Rosario (2–0) Sewald (0–4) Morrow (14)Citi Field37,45827–28
56June 2 Cubs 1–7 (14) Farrell (2–2) Baumann (0–2)—Citi Field32,81727–29
57June 3 Cubs 0–2 Lester (6–2) Matz (2–4) Duensing (1)Citi Field34,94627–30
58June 5 Orioles 1–2 Cobb (2–7) Vargas (2–4) Brach (9)Citi Field25,34227–31
59June 6 Orioles 0–1 Bundy (4–7) Familia (2–3)Brach (10)Citi Field30,36627–32
60June 8 Yankees 1–4 Green (4–0) deGrom (4–1) Chapman (16)Citi Field42,96127–33
61June 9 Yankees 3–4 Robertson (5–2) Swarzak (0–1)Chapman (17)Citi Field43,60327–34
62June 10 Yankees 2–0 Lugo (2–1) Severino (9–2) Swarzak (1)Citi Field36,17128–34
63June 12@ Braves 2–8 Carle (4–1) Wheeler (2–5)—SunTrust Park29,89228–35
64June 13@ Braves 0–2 Soroka (2–1) deGrom (4–2) Vizcaíno (12)SunTrust Park32,01528–36
65June 14@ Diamondbacks 3–6 Koch (5–3) Vargas (2–5) Boxberger (15) Chase Field 23,30028–37
66June 15@ Diamondbacks 3–7 Godley (7–5) Lugo (2–2) Boxberger (16)Chase Field32,17028–38
67June 16@ Diamondbacks 5–1 Matz (3–4) Corbin (6–3)—Chase Field31,82429–38
68June 17@ Diamondbacks 5–3 Familia (3–3) Boxberger (1–3) Gsellman (3)Chase Field47,90730–38
69June 18@ Rockies 12–2 deGrom (5–2) Anderson (4–2)— Coors Field 33,81531–38
70June 19@ Rockies 8–10 Márquez (5–7) Vargas (2–6)—Coors Field29,71031–39
71June 20@ Rockies 8–10 Shaw (3–5) Gsellman (5–2) Davis (21)Coors Field38,68531–40
72June 21@ Rockies 4–6 Freeland (7–6) Matz (3–5) McGee (1)Coors Field44,01031–41
73June 22 Dodgers 2–5 Wood (3–5) Wheeler (2–6) Jansen (19)Citi Field32,56531–42
74June 23 Dodgers 3–8 Ferguson (1–1) deGrom (5–3)—Citi Field37,70531–43
75June 24 Dodgers 7–8 (11) Hudson (2–2) Flexen (0–1)—Citi Field34,06031–44
76June 25 Pirates 4–6 Taillon (5–6) Lugo (2–3) Vázquez (15)Citi Field22,13531–45
77June 26 Pirates 4–3 Peterson (1–0) Brault (5–2)—Citi Field24,50132–45
78June 27 Pirates 3–5 Vázquez (3–2) Familia (3–4)—Citi Field24,50632–46
79June 29@ Marlins 2–8 Alcantara (1–0) Oswalt (0–1)—Marlins Park8,21132–47
80June 30@ Marlins 2–5 Lopez (1–0) deGrom (5–4) Barraclough (8)Marlins Park10,52332–48
July: 12–12 (Home: 7–7; Away: 5–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecord
81July 1@ Marlins 5–2 Matz (4–5) Straily (3–4) Familia (15)Marlins Park9,61133–48
82July 3@ Blue Jays 6–8 Axford (2–1) Peterson (1–1) Clippard (6) Rogers Centre 24,01033–49
83July 4@ Blue Jays 6–3 Lugo (3–3) Stroman (1–6) Familia (16)Rogers Centre26,03834–49
84July 6 Rays 5–1 Familia (4–4) Roe (1–2)—Citi Field24,23635–49
85July 7 Rays 0–3 Snell (12–4) Matz (4–6) Romo (9)Citi Field32,98635–50
86July 8 Rays 0–9 Eovaldi (3–3) Flexen (0–2)—Citi Field24,65335–51
87July 9 (1) Phillies 4–3
(10)		 Peterson (2–1) Arano (1–1)—Citi Field—36–51
88July 9 (2) Phillies 1–3 Nola (12–2) Oswalt (0–2) Arano (3)Citi Field24,13936–52
89July 10 Phillies 3–7 Del Los Santos (1–0) Gagnon (0–1)—Citi Field22,41636–53
90July 11 Phillies 3–0
(10)		 Gsellman (6–2) Leiter (0–1)—Citi Field22,13737–53
91July 12 Nationals 4–5 Scherzer (12–5) Matz (4–7) Madson (4)Citi Field28,12037–54
92July 13 Nationals 2–4 Syndergaard (5–1) Roark (3–12) Gsellman (4)Citi Field26,55838–54
93July 14 Nationals 7–4 Wheeler (3–6) Voth (0–1) Familia (17)Citi Field30,43839–54
94July 15 Nationals 1–6 Hellickson (4–1) Swarzak (0–2)—Citi Field26,57239–55
89th All-Star Game in Washington, D.C.
95July 20@ Yankees 7–5 Syndergaard (6–1) Germán (2–6) Gsellman (5) Yankee Stadium 47,17540–55
96July 21@ Yankees 6–7 Gray (7–7) Matz (4–8) Shreve (1)Yankee Stadium47,10240–56
—July 22@ Yankees Postponed (inclement weather). Makeup date: August 13
97July 23 Padres 2–3 Lucchesi (5–5) deGrom (5–5) Yates (3)Citi Field21,73140–57
98July 24 Padres 6–3 Wheeler (4–6) Lauer (5–7)—Citi Field21,92541–57
99July 25 Padres 6–4 Oswalt (1–2) Richard (7–10) Swarzak (2)Citi Field30,96342–57
100July 26@ Pirates 12–6 Matz (5–8) Kingham (5–5)— PNC Park 21,98143–57
101July 27@ Pirates 4–5 Vázquez (4–2) Peterson (2–2)—PNC Park26,35643–58
102July 28@ Pirates 0–5 Williams (9–7) deGrom (5–6)—PNC Park35,90043–59
103July 29@ Pirates 1–0 Wheeler (5–6) Musgrove (4–5) Swarzak (3)PNC Park23,74944–59
104July 31@ Nationals 4–25 Roark (5–12) Matz (5–9)— Nationals Park 35,02944–60
August: 15–15 (Home: 7–7; Away: 8–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecord
105August 1@ Nationals 3–5 Milone (1–0) Syndergaard (6–2) Herrera (16) Nationals Park 34,31944–61
106August 2 Braves 2–4 Foltynewicz (8–7) Vargas (2–7) Minter (7)Citi Field24,52544–62
107August 3 Braves 1–2 Sánchez (6–3) deGrom (5–7) Minter (8)Citi Field25,10144–63
108August 4 Braves 3–0 Wheeler (6–6) Gausman (5–9) Gsellman (6)Citi Field36,94645–63
109August 5 Braves 4–5
(10)		 Minter (4–2) Bashlor (0–1) Biddle (1)Citi Field27,13445–64
110August 6 Reds 6–4 Syndergaard (7–2) Bailey (1–9) Blevins (1)Citi Field21,64446–64
111August 7 Reds 1–6 Romano (7–9) Vargas (2–8)—Citi Field22,20746–65
112August 8 Reds 8–0 deGrom (6–7) Stephenson (0–1)—Citi Field24,28747–65
113August 10@ Marlins 6–2 Wheeler (7–6) Ureña (3–12)—Marlins Park6,99348–65
114August 11@ Marlins 3–4
(11)		 Guerra (1–0) Rhame (0–2)—Marlins Park11,47848–66
115August 12@ Marlins 4–3 Syndergaard (8–2) Chen (4–9) Lugo (1)Marlins Park8,96449–66
116August 13@ Yankees 8–5 deGrom (7–7) Severino (15–6) Gsellman (7) Yankee Stadium 47,23350–66
117August 14@ Orioles 3–6 Cashner (4–10) Wahl (0–1) Givens (4) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 20,52750–67
118August 15@ Orioles 16–5 Wheeler (8–6) Bundy (7–11)—Oriole Park at Camden Yards25,04551–67
119August 16@ Phillies 24–4 Oswalt (2–2) Suárez (1–1)—Citizens Bank Park—52–67
120August 16@ Phillies 6–9 Eflin (9–4) Matz (5–10) Domínguez (14)Citizens Bank Park33,04952–68
121August 17@ Phillies 2–4 Nola (14–3) Syndergaard (8–3) Neshek (3)Citizens Bank Park40,46052–69
122August 18@ Phillies 3–1 deGrom (8–7) Arrieta (9–8)—Citizens Bank Park35,15853–69
123 August 19 @ Phillies 8–2 Vargas (3–8) Pivetta (7–10)— BB&T Ballpark (Williamsport, PA)2,42954–69
124August 20 Giants 1–2
(13)		 Law (1–0) Bashlor (0–2)—Citi Field24,81154–70
125August 21 Giants 6–3 Oswalt (3–2) Watson (4–5)—Citi Field24,99955–70
126August 22 Giants 5–3 Syndergaard (9–3) Kelly (0–2) Sewald (1)Citi Field28,15756–70
127August 23 Giants 1–3 Bumgarner (5–5) deGrom (8–8) Smith (11)Citi Field25,58456–71
128August 24 Nationals 3–0 Vargas (4–8) González (7–11) Gsellman (8)Citi Field23,76357–71
129August 25 Nationals 3–0 Wheeler (9–6) Roark (8–13)—Citi Field29,86858–71
130August 26 Nationals 0–15 Rodríguez (2–1) Matz (5–11)—Citi Field23,19258–72
131August 27@ Cubs 4–7 Cishek (4–1) Blevins (1–2) Chavez (3) Wrigley Field 38,93558–73
—August 28@ Cubs Suspended (inclement weather: rain). Completion date: August 29
132August 29@ Cubs 1–2
(11)		 Chavez (5–2) Sewald (0–5)—Wrigley Field37,01758–74
133August 29@ Cubs 10–3 Vargas (5–8) Mills (0–1)—Wrigley Field33,38659–74
134August 31@ Giants 0–7 Suárez (6–9) Wheeler (9–7)— AT&T Park 39,05759–75
September: 18–10 (Home: 9-4; Away: 9–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecord
135September 1@ Giants 2–1
(11)		 Blevins (2–2) Strickland (3–4) Gsellman (9) AT&T Park 38,87560–75
136September 2@ Giants 4–1 Syndergaard (10–3) Stratton (9–8)—AT&T Park39,69261–75
137September 3@ Dodgers 4–2 Smith (1–0) Maeda (8–9) Gsellman (10) Dodger Stadium 45,20662–75
138September 4@ Dodgers 4–11 Hill (7–5) Vargas (5–9)—Dodger Stadium46,65162–76
139September 5@ Dodgers 7–3 Wheeler (10–7) Ryu (4–2)—Dodger Stadium40,31763–76
140September 7 Phillies 3–4 Nola (16–4) Bashlor (0–3) Hunter (4)Citi Field23,37963–77
141September 8 Phillies 10–5 Syndergaard (11–3) Eflin (9–7)—Citi Field25,09464–77
142September 9 Phillies 6–4 Gagnon (1–1) Velasquez (9–11) Lugo (2)Citi Field24,15365–77
—September 10 Marlins Postponed (inclement weather: rain). Makeup date: September 12
143September 11 Marlins 3–5 Ureña (6–12) deGrom (8–9)—Citi Field20,84965–78
144September 12 Marlins 13–0 Wheeler (11–7) Richards (3–9)—Citi Field20,42366–78
—September 12 Marlins Postponed (inclement weather: rain). Makeup date: September 13
145September 13 Marlins 4–3 Blevins (3–2) Barraclough (0–6)—Citi Field—67–78
146September 13 Marlins 5–2 Vargas (6–9) Brigham (0–2) Gsellman (11)Citi Field22,64068–78
147September 14@ Red Sox 8–0 Syndergaard (12–3) Cuevas (0–1)— Fenway Park 37,11769–78
148September 15@ Red Sox 3–5 Porcello (17–7) Sewald (0–6) Kimbrel (41)Fenway Park36,61169–79
149September 16@ Red Sox 3–4 Workman (6-0) Lugo (3–4) Wright (1)Fenway Park36,52669–80
150September 17@ Phillies 9–4 Wheeler (12–7) Hunter (4–3)—Citizens Bank Park21,76770–80
151September 18@ Phillies 2–5 Neshek (3–1) Smith (1–1) Neris (11)Citizens Bank Park18,89570–81
152September 19@ Phillies 0–4 Eflin (11–7) Syndergaard (12–4)—Citizens Bank Park19,08570–82
153September 20@ Nationals 5–4
(12)		 Rhame (1–2) Rodriguez (3–3) Sewald (2)Nationals Park28,25871–82
154September 21@ Nationals 4–2 deGrom (9–9) Ross (0–1) Gsellman (12)Nationals Park37,89572–82
155September 22@ Nationals 0–6 Voth (1–1) Oswalt (3–3)—Nationals Park39,37272–83
156September 23@ Nationals 8–6 Gagnon (2–1) Suero (3–1) Swarzak (4)Nationals Park34,21873–83
157September 25 Braves 3–7 Winkler (4–0) Gsellman (6–3)—Citi Field21,94373–84
158September 26 Braves 3–0 deGrom (10–9) Jackson (1–2) Lugo (3)Citi Field23,20574–84
159September 27 Braves 4–1 Vargas (7–9) Teherán (9–9) Gsellman (13)Citi Field24,82475–84
160September 28 Marlins 1–8 Ureña (9–12) Sewald (0–7)—Citi Field27,04575–85
161September 29 Marlins 1–0
(13)		 Zamora (1–0) García (3–3)—Citi Field43,92876–85
162September 30 Marlins 1–0 Syndergaard (13–4) Alcántara (2–3)—Citi Field28,34677–85
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Postponement
Bold = Mets team member

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Las Vegas 51s Pacific Coast League Tony DeFrancesco
AA Binghamton Rumble Ponies Eastern League Luis Rojas
A-Advanced St. Lucie Mets Florida State League Chad Kreuter
A Columbia Fireflies South Atlantic League Pedro Lopéz
A-Short Season Brooklyn Cyclones New York–Penn League Edgardo Alfonzo
Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Sean Ratliff
Rookie GCL Mets Gulf Coast League David Davalillo
Rookie DSL Mets 1 Dominican Summer League Manny Martinez
Rookie DSL Mets 2 Dominican Summer League Yucary De La Cruz

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