Jose Reyes of the Mets was held without a stolen base Wednesday, marking the third straight day he didn’t swipe a bag. That may not seem unusual to you, but the Mets’ star shortstop hadn’t gone three consecutive games without a steal since the last week of July until the Phillies shut him down this week.

Reyes, who has 71 steals on the season, has stolen 21 bases in August alone. In the last 20 years, beginning with the 1988 season, only two players have stolen more bases in a single month: Vince Coleman with 24 in June 1990 and Roger Cedeno with 23 in May 1999. The Mets have two more games this month, so Reyes may still add to his monthly total.

For the record, no one has stolen 75 bases in a season over the last decade, and that shouldn’t be a problem for New York’s leadoff man. Stealing 80-90 isn’t out of the question either. No one has stolen 80 bases in a season since 1988, when Rickey Henderson led the majors with 93 steals for the Yankees and Coleman finished second with 81 for the Cardinals.