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| Mets 3B Brett Baty (Photo Credits to Brett Davis-USA Today Sports) |
The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 9-7 tonight at Truist Park to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 76-42.
The offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after RF Starling Marte and SS Francisco Lindor hit back-to-back homers.
In the top of the second, LF Mark Canha hit a lead-off double and then 3B Brett Baty came up in his first Major League at-bat and hit a two-run homer over the right field wall.
The bats did not much for the next three innings until the top of the sixth after 2B Jeff McNeil led with a single and then Canha followed with a RBI double.
In the top of the seventh, Marte led off with a homer for his second of the game.
In the top of the ninth, CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a single and two batters later, Lindor singled and then Nimmo advanced to third on an error by LF Robbie Grossman.
Lindor then stole second and 1B Pete Alonso came up next and delivered a RBI single to bring in a much needed insurance run.
DH Daniel Vogelbach followed and added a RBI double.
RHP Max Scherzer started out well with two scoreless innings, but then ran into trouble in the bottom of the third following a 34-minute rain delay.
Scherzer gave up a lead-off single to 2B Vaughn Grissom and then walked Grossman.
Two batters later, Scherzer gave up a sacrifice fly to SS Dansby Swanson.
Scherzer settled down after that with 1-2-3 innings in the bottom of the fourth, fifth and sixth innings, but then ran into trouble in the bottom of the seventh.
Scherzer walked DH Eddie Rosario and then gave up an infield hit to catcher Wilson Contreras.
Scherzer then walked CF Michael Harris II and was taken out.
RHP Adam Ottavino came in next and and retired Grissom on a ground-out that was nearly a double play.
Ottavino then gave up a three-run homer to Grossman and walked RF Ronald Acuna, but then catcher James McCann threw out Acuna Jr trying to steal second base for a caught stealing to end the inning.
RHP Edwin Diaz followed and had a dominating 1-2-3 bottom of the eighth inning against the heart of the order,.
Diaz struck out Swanson, got 3B Austin Riley to fly out and then struck out 1B Matt Olson to end the inning on only 10 pitches.
RHP Trevor May came on in the bottom of the ninth and had a difficult outing allowing two runs on three runs, but was able to close it out.
May struck out Grossman and then retired Acuna Jr on a fly-out to close it out.
The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday August 18th at the Braves at 7:20 p.m.
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