R.A. Dickey is 11-1 this season. No pitcher in Mets history has ever been 10 games above .500 this early (in terms of team games played) in a season. The franchise record in that category was held by Tom Seaver, who in 1969 defeated the Pirates on July 4 to improve to 13-3 in what was the Mets' 77th game that season. Dickey got to 10 over in 68 team games.
R.A. Dickey has 5 straight starts of 0 ER and 8 or more strikeouts, the longest streak in MLB history. (the previous mark was 4 -- Gaylord Perry (1967), Ray Culp (1968) and Pedro Martinez (2002).
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