Mets Lose To Braves 11-6 After Blowing Six-Run Lead And Allowing Nine Runs in Fourth

 

Braves CF Michael Harris II-Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 11-6 tonight at Citi Field and dropped their record to 64-56.

LHP David Peterson started out well with three scoreless innings including escaping a based loaded jam in the top of the third, however it all imploded for him in the top of the fourth.

Peterson gave up a lead-off walk catcher Sean Murphy and then a single to CF Michael Harris II.

Two batters later, Peterson walked 3B Nacho Alvarez Jr to load the bases and then walked SS Nick Allen to bring in a run.

Peterson gave up a bases clearing double to the following hitter LF Jurickson Profar and walked 1B Matt Olson and was then taken out.

RHP Reed Garrett came in next and gave up a RBI single to DH Marcell Ozuna and then later in the inning, a two-out grand slam to Harris and was taken out after the inning.

RHP Paul Blackburn followed in the top of the fifth and threw a scoreless innings and then came back for the top of the sixth.

Blackburn gave up a lead-off walk to Olson and a two-run homer to Ozuna.

Blackburn stayed in the game and threw three scoreless innings in the top of the seventh, eighth and ninth.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a double and RF Juan Soto followed with a walk.

LF Brandon Nimmo then walked to load the bases and 1B Pete Alonso continued his hot stretch with a two-single.

Two batters later, DH Starling Marte walked to load the bases and then CF Cedric Mullins drove in Nimmo with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the second, Lindor singled with one out and Soto followed with a two-run homer.

Nimmo followed with a double and two batters later, Jeff McNeil drove in Nimmo with a RBI double.

In the bottom of the fourth, Alonso was thrown out at home trying to score with two outs on a single by Marte.

The offense did not score any more runs after the third and went 3-8 with runners in scoring position leaving 10 runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday, August 14 at the Braves at 7:10 p.m.