The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves 6-0 this afternoon in the opening game of the season. This the Mets first shutout win on Opening Day since 2012. RHP Noah Syndergarrd had a terrific outing and pitched 6 scoreless innings. He allowed only 5 hits and gave up 0 walks. He had 7 strikeouts. Syndergarrd had to come out after 6 innings due to a blister on his middle finger. RHP Hansel Robles followed with a scoreless top of the seventh innings. RHP Fernando Sales came in next and pitched a scoreless top of the eighth inning with two strikeouts. RHP Robert Gsellman closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth inning.
The Mets offense was scoreless for the first six innings, but then exploded for six runs in the bottom of the seventh. SS Asdrubal Cabrera drove in the first of the game with an RBI single. CF Curtis Granderson added a sacrifice fly. RF Jay Bruce drew a bases loaded walk. 1B Lucas Duda broke the game open with a based clearing 3 run double that gave the Mets a 6-0 lead.
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