Mets Lose To Braves 6-3 After Taijuan Walker Continues To Struggle

Mets RHP Taijuan Walker (Photo Credits to Andy Marlin-USA Today Sports) The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 6-3 this afternoon at Citi Field to lose three out of five games in the series and dropped their record to 54-47. RHP Tijaun Walker started out well with three scoreles innings, but ran into trouble in the top of the fourth after he gave up a lead-off walk to 2B Ozzie Albies and two batters later, a two-run homer to 3B Austin Riley. Walker gave up a solo homer to LF Abraham Almonte two batters later. Walker had a scoreless top of the fourth, but in the top of the fifth, he gave up a lead-off single to CF Guillermo Heredia and then anothe single to the following hitter RF Joc Pederson. Walker then gave up a RBI single to 2B Ozzie Albies and an RBI single to Riley later and was taken out after the inning. His final line was 5 innings, 6 hits, 5 runs, 2 walks and 7 strikeouts. RHP Miguel Castro followed with a scoreless top of the sixth inning. LHP Aaron Loup then threw a scoreless top of the seventh inning. RHP Jeurys Familia gave up a solo homer to SS Dansby Swanson in the top of the eighth inning. RHP Akeem Bostick threw a scoreless top of the ninth inning. The offense was held scoreless for the first two innings until the bottom of the third after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a double, 1B Pete Alonso followed with a slow dribbler and reached on a single and and then LF Dom Smith hit a RBI single off the right field wall and was thrown out trying to extend it to a double. In the bottom of the fifth, Nimmo singled and Alonso followed with a two-run homer into the upper deck in left field for one of the longest homers in Citi Field history. The Mets next game is tomorrow night at home against the Cincinnati Reds at 7:10 p.m.