The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-3 tonight and improved their record to 68-90. Rafael Montero got the start and wasn't as sharp as he's been in previous outings. Montero gave up three runs in six innings. He allowed two walks with three strikeouts and wound up with a no-decision. LHP Josh Smoker came in next and recorded one out in the top of the seventh. RHP Hansel Robles followed and got the last two outs in the top of the seventh inning and came back out for the top of the eighth and pitched a scoreless inning. RHP Jeurys Familia came in for the top of the ninth for a back-to back appearance and had a scoreless inning and picked up his second win.
The Mets offense was held scoreless by Braves starter former Met RHP R.A. Dickey for the first six innings. In the bottom of the seventh inning, The Mets broke through with two runs after CF Brandon Nimmo singled and catcher Kevin Plawecki followed with a two-run homer. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Plawecki led out with a single and 1B Dominc Smith walked, which put two runners on with no one out. Two batters later, RF Travis Taijeron drove home the winning run with a walk-off single.
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