Phillies at Mets: August 31st to September 2nd

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 7:10
Citi Field - Flushing, NY

Phillies 52-79, Tied for 4th Place in the N.L. East, 20 1/2 games behind the Mets
Mets 72-58, 1st Place in the N.L. East, 5 1/2 games ahead of the Nationals

Phillies Probables:  Jared Eickhoff (1-1, 2.25), Aaron Harang (5-14, 4.79), Aaron Nola (5-1, 3.26)
Mets Probables:  Bartolo Colon (11-11, 4.65), Jon Niese (8-9, 3.95), Matt Harvey (11-7, 2.48)

At the Ballpark:  There aren't any promotions or give-aways scheduled for this series.  I'm just hoping the Phillies don't continue to get completely embarrassed by the Mets.

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Odubel Herrera - .295+
Runs:  Odubel Herrera - 55
Home Runs:  Ryan Howard - 21
RBIs:  Ryan Howard - 72
Stolen Bases:  Cesar Hernandez - 19+

Wins:  4 tied with - 5*
ERA:  Aaron Harang - 4.79*
Strikeouts:  Aaron Harang - 86*
Saves:  Ken Giles - 11^

Mets Leaders
Average:  Daniel Murphy - .283
Runs:  Curtis Granderson - 75
Home Runs:  Curtis Granderson - 22
RBIs:  3 tied with - 56
Stolen Bases:  Curtis Granderson - 11

Wins:  Jacob deGrom - 12
ERA:  Jacob deGrom - 2.32
Strikeouts:  Jacob deGrom - 171
Saves:  Jeurys Familia - 35

+Ben Revere, now with the Blue Jays, is the overall team leader with a .298 batting average and 24 stolen bases.
*Cole Hamels, now with the Rangers, is the overall team leader with 6 wins, 3.64 ERA and 137 strikeouts
^Jonathan Papelbon, now with the Nationals, is the overall team leader with 17 saves.

1985 Topps #157

1985 Topps #517

1985 Topps Appreciation:  The late, great former Phillie and Met Tug McGraw's birthday was yesterday and it's hard to believe he's already been gone for almost 12 years.  McGraw and Jerry Martin were teammates on the Phillies between 1975 and 1978 before Martin was shipped to the Cubs as part of the massive Manny Trillo trade in February 1979.

This card could serve as Martin's final tribute card, as 1984 would be the final year of his 11-year career.  With the 1984 Mets, Martin hit just .154 (14 for 91) and he was released by the team immediately following the season.  McGraw's card also contains his complete career stats as he retired following the 1984 season.