Mets Beat Braves 12-7 Behind Stellar Offense And Another Outstanding Outing By Nolan McLean

 

Mets DH Starling Marte (Photo Credits to Jordan Godfree-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 12-7 tonight at Truist Park to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 68-60.

After a scoreless top of the first, 2B Brett Baty singled with one out in the top of the second and LF Tyrone Taylor followed with a single. Two batters later, catcher Hayden Senger drove in Baty with a RBI single.

SS Francisco Lindor followed with a walk to load the bases and then RF Juan Soto walked to bring in a run.

In the top of the third, 1B Pete Alonso singled to lead-off the inning and two batters later, Baty doubled.

Two batters later, CF Cedric Mullins drove in Alonso and Baty with a two-run triple.

In the top of the fourth, Lindor led off with a single and stole second and then Soto followed with a single to advance Lindor to third.

DH Starling Marte then drove in Lindor with a sacrifice fly.

Two batters later, 3B Mark Vientos drove in Soto with a RBI double.

Baty then reached on an infield hit and Taylor drove in Vientos with a RBI double.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the next two innings until the top of the seventh after Lindor led off with a double and Soto followed with a two-run homer.

In the top of the eighth, Baty led off with a single, his fourth hit of the game and two batters later, Mullins doubled.

Senger then drove in Baty and Mullins with a two-run single.

Later in the inning, Senger advanced to second on a wild pitch and Soto drove him in with a RBI single.

RHP Nolan McLean made his second ML start and cruised through the first two innings and then gave up a RBI single to LF Jurickson Profar in the bottom of the third.

McLean gave up another run in the bottom of the fourth on a solo homer by RF Ronald Acuna Jr and then cruised the rest of the way retiring the next 11 hitters he faced and had a scoreless bottom of the seventh and was then taken out.

His final line was seven innings, four hits, two runs, 0 walks and seven strikeouts.

He picked up his second career win and his 15 strikeouts in his first two starts are second most behind Matt Harvey's 18 strikeouts in 2012.

RHP Reed Garrrett followed and gave up two runs in the bottom of the eighth.

RHP Ryan Helsley came on in the bottom of the ninth and had a difficult outing allowing three runs, but was able to close it out and get the last three outs.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday, August 23 at the Braves at 7:15 p.m.