Monday, September 30, 2024

Mets Beat Braves 8-7 To Clinch Playoff Spot Powered By Lindor Homer In Ninth Inning

 

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Charles Wenzelberg-NY Post)


The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 8-7 this afternoon at SunTruist Park in the first game of a doubleheader to clinch a playoff spot and improved their record to 89-72.

The Met offense was held scoreless against RHP Spencer Schwellenbach for the first seven innings, but then came alive in the top of the eighth.

RF Tyrone Taylor led off with a double and catcher Francisco Alvarez followed with a RBI double.

Pinch-hitter Starling Marte then singled to advance Alvarez to third and SS Francisco Lindor followed with a RBI single.

2B Jose Iglesias then tied the game with a RBI single and stole second.

3B Mark Vientos followed with a sacrifice fly and LF Brandon Nimmo followed with a two-run homer.

In the top of the ninth, Marte singled with one out and then Lindor delivered the game-winning two-run homer.

RHP Tylor Megill started out well with two scoreless innings and then gave up a two-run homer to 2B Ozzie Albies in the bottom of the third.

Megill then had scoreless innings in the bottom of the fourth and fifth and gave up a solo homer to LF Ramon Laureano in the bottom of the sixth and was taken out with two outs in the bottom of the sixth.

His final line was 5.2 innings, eight hits, three runs, two walks and eight strikeouts.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and got the last out in the bottom of the sixth.

RHP Adam Ottavino threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Phil Maton came on in the bottom of the eighth and gave up a hit by pitch and single and retired one out and was then taken out.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on and after retiring Gio Urshela, gave up an infield hit to former Met Jared Kelic and then walked CF Michael Harris.

Diaz then gave up a based clearing double to Albies.

Diaz came back out for the bottom of the ninth and threw a scoreless bottom of the ninth to pick up his sixth win.

The Mets next game is a half hour after the first game.

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