New York Mets lose in Atlanta and split four-game series

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night.  The game took place at Sun Trust Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 7-3.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch that well.  Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil each had two hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched five innings giving up five hits and three runs with four walks and nine strikeouts.  deGrom took his second loss of the season.  Justin Wilson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts, Paul Sewald pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk. 

Julio Teheran pitched six innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and six strikeouts.  He won his second game of the season.  Jesse Biddle pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Jonny Venters pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout and Luke Jackson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one.  A.J. Minter pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Nimmo had two hits, Pete Alonso had a hit and Robinson Cano had a hit.  Michael Conforto had a hit, Wilson Ramos had a hit and McNeil had two hits and drew a walk.  Amed Rosario had a hit and an RBI, J.D. Davis had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Keon Broxton had a hit and an RBI.  Conforto and McNeil each hit a double.  Davis hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Ramos committed an error. 

Ozzie Albies had two hits, Josh Donaldson had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks and Freddie Freeman drew two walks.  Ronald Acuna Jr. had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Nick Markakis had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Johan Camargo had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ender Inciarte had a hit, Tyler Flowers had a hit and Charlie Culberson had a hit and had two RBI.  Camargo hit a double and Albies hit a triple and Donaldson, Culberson and Markakis each hit a homerun.  The Braves were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Albies, Acuna Jr. and Inciarte each had a stolen base. 

In the second Davis hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Markakis hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the third Acuna hit an RBI single to give the Braves a 2-1 lead.  In the fifth Donaldson hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 3-1.  In the sixth Culberson hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 5-1.  In the seventh Camargo hit an RBI double to make it a 6-1 lead.  In the eighth Rosario hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-2 and Broxton hit an RBI single to make it a 6-3 game.  In the eighth Donaldson hit an RBI single to make it a 7-3 game and that would be the final score. 

The two teams split the four-game series and the Mets will head to Philadelphia to take on the Phillies Monday night.