Mets vs. Braves Game 106 Recap

LHP Jason Vargas

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 4-2 tonight and dropped their record to 44-61. LHP Jason Vargas got off to a rocky start in the top of the first inning after he gave up a lead-off triple and RBI single. He bounced back with a 1-2-3 top of the second inning, but gave up three more runs in the top of the third inning. Vargas settled down after that and retired seven of the last nine hitters he faced. His final line was four runs on six hits with three walks and seven strikeouts in five innings. RHP Paul Sewald came in next and threw a scoreless top of the sixth inning and retired the first batter he faced in the top of the seventh. LHP Jerry Blevins followed and retired 2B Ozzie Albies and 1B Freddie Freeman to end the inning. Blevins stayed in for one batter in the top of the eighth inning and then rookie RHP Bobby Wahl came in to make his MLB debut. Wahl retired the two batters he faced. RHP Robert Gsellman pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

RF Brandon Nimmo got the offense on the board early with a lead-off homer in the bottom of the first inning. They were hitless after that after 1B Wilmer Flores singled in the bottom of the fourth inning. In the bottom of the fifth inning, SS Jose Reyes doubled and pinch-hitter Luis Guillorme drove him in with a RBI single. After that, they managed just a single and two walks the rest of the game. Overall, the offense had six hits, two walks and two runs.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night against the Braves at 7:10 P.M.