Mets Lose To Braves 6-3 As Offense Continues To Struggle

 

Mets LF A.J. Ewing (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 6-3 tonight at Truist Park for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 53-69.

Mets LHP Zac Thornton had a scoreless bottom of the first and then gave up a solo homer to LF Lane Thomas in the bottom of the second.

In the bottom of the third, Thornton gave up a lead-off walk to RF Ronald Acuna Jr and then a single to DH Drake Baldwin. Thornton then got 1B Matt Olson to ground into a double play, but still brought home a run.

Thornton had a 1-2-3 bottom of the fourth, and then in the bottom of the fifth, gave up a lead-off double to 3B Austin Riley and a single to catcher Sean Murphy. Thorton then gave up a RBI single to Acuna Jr.

Thornton was able to settle down retiring the next two hitters he faced and then had a 1-2-3 bottom of the sixth and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was six innings, seven hits, three runs, one walk and two strikeouts.

RHP Dedniel Nunez came in next in the bottom of the seventh and gave up back-to-back homers to LF Mike Yastrzemski and Riley. Nunez then gave up a double to Acuna and was taken out.

LHP Jefry Yan followed and gave up a RBI single to Baldwin and then picked up last two outs in the inning.

RHP Jack Weisenburger came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first five innings until catcher Luis Torrens hit a solo homer in the top of the sixth.

CF Luis Robert Jr hit a solo homer in the top of the seventh.

3B Bo Bichette added a solo homer in the top of the ninth.

The offense was unable to get clutch hits and went 0-3 with runners in scoring position leaving five runners on base.

The Mets are off tomorrow and their next game is on Friday, August 14 back at home at Citi Field against the Washington Nationals at 7:10 p.m.

Game 122: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. A.J. Ewing-LF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Carson Benge-RF

5. Luis Robert Jr-CF

6. Jared Young-1B

7. Francisco Alvarez-DH

8.  Brett Baty-2B

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is LHP Zac Thornton (3-2, 2.52 ERA) vs. RHP Ty;er Mahle (3-9, 4.83 ERA)

Mets Shutout by Braves 4-0 Wasting Fine Start from Nolan McLean

 

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Dale Zanine-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 4-0 tonight at SunTruist Park to drop their two-game losing streak and dropped their record to 53-68.

Mets RHP Nolan McLean cruised through the first four hits allowing no hits, but then in the bottom of the fifth, gave up a solo homer to 2B Ozzie Albies on a 0-2 count. 

McLean came back to retire the next three hitters and then finished up strong with a 1-2-3 bottom of the sixth and was taken out after the inning. His final line was six innings, one hit, one run, two walks and three strikeouts.

LHP Jefrey Yan came in next in the bottom of the seventh and had a difficult outing with three walks and then a wild pitch to bring in a run. He was taken out with two outs in the bottom of the seventh.  

RHP Chayce McDermott followed and after throwing a wild pitch, got 3B Austin Riley to fly out to deep center field and then CF Luis Robert Jr made a nice catch at the wall.

McDermott stayed in for the bottom of the eighth and gave up a two-run homer to 1B Matt Olson.

The Met offense did nothing all night managing only four hits including two hits from RF Carson Benge. They went 0-2 with runners in scoring position leaving five runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, August 12 at the Braves at 7:15 p.m.

Game 121: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. A.J. Ewing-LF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Luis Robert Jr-CF

5. Carson Benge-RF

6. Marcus Semien-2B

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Jorge Polanco-DH

9. Gabriel Arias-1B

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (8-7, 3.51 ERA) vs. LHP Martin Perez (7-6, 3.14 ERA)

Mets Beat Braves 8-5 Powered By Baty Grand Slam

 

Mets LF Brett Baty (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 8-5 at SunTruist Park for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 53-67.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after CF A.J. Ewing led off with a ground-rule double and then SS Francisco Lindor hit a grounder to second to advance Ewing to third.

3B Bo Bichette then drove in Ewing with a RBI single. RF Carson Benge followed with a walk and 1B Jared Young followed with a single to load the bases.

Two batters later, LF Brett Brett capped off the scoring in the inning with a grand slam to right-center field for his eighth homer and first career grand slam.

In the top of the second, Lindor led off with a double and three batters later, Young drove him in with a RBI single.

In the top of the third, Lindor hit a solo homer.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the next five innings until the top of the ninth after Lindor led off with a single and then Bichette followed with a walk and Benge was hit by a pitch to load the bases.

Young followed with a sacrifice fly to score Lindor.

Mets RHP Christian Scott had a rocky bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off double to DH Drake Baldwin and after a strikeout, gave up a single to 1B Matt Olson. Two batters later, Scott hit 2B Ozzie Albies to load the bases and then gave up a two-run single to LF Mauricio Dubon.

Scott was able to respond with a scoreless bottom of the second and a 1-2-3 bottom of the fourth. However in the bottom of the fourth, he gave up a single to 3B Austin Riley and walked SS Jim Jarvis.

Two batters later, Scott gave up a RBI single to Baldwin and a RBI single to RF Ronald Acuna Jr. Scott came back to strike out Olson to end the inning and was then taken out.Scott's final line was four runs on seven hits with six strikeouts and one walk.

RHP Jonathan Pintaro followed in the bottom of the fifth and gave up a single and walk to start the inning, and then got a double play, but then threw a wild pitch to bring in a run. Pintaro then walked Riley and struck out Jarvis to end the inning.

LHP Nate Lavendar came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

Lavendar came back out for the bottom of the seventh and gave up a lead-off double to CF Michael Harris II and was then taken out.

RHP Daniel Duarte came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh and then threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth. Duarte picked up his first win of the year.

RHP Kodai Senga came on in the bottom of the ninth and struck out Olson and Harris and after walked Albies, got Dubon to fly out for the last out of the game and picked up his first career save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, August 11 at the Braves at 7:15 p.m.

RHP Jonathan Pintato came 

Game 120: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. A.J. Ewing-CF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Carson Benge-RF

5. Jared Young-1B

6. Marcus Semien-2B

7. Brett Baty-LF

8. Jorge Polanco-DH

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Christian Scott (3-3, 3.15 ERA) vs. RHP Bryce Elder (8-6, 3.69 ERA)

Devin Williams Placed on IL With Shoulder Strain

 

Mets RHP Devin Williams (Photo Credits to Brad Mills-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets announced that closer RHP Devin Williams has been placed on the 15-day IL with a right shoulder strain. It is retroactive to August 8.

RHP Jonathan Pintaro was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse in a corresponding move.

Williams has struggled lately and has a 4.66 ERA in 42 games this year.