New York Mets blow save and lose in ten innings to the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.  The game took place at

Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-3 in ten innings. 

Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched well, the bullpen blew the game and Michael

Conforto led the offense with three hits. 

Matz pitched six innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and seven strikeouts. 

Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning, Dellin Betances pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and

he struck out one and Justin Wilson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and he blew his first

save of the season.  Hunter Strickland pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs

with two being earned and Drew Smith pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout. 

Max Fried pitched  five innings giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and five

strikeouts.  Josh Tomlin pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, A.J. Minter pitched

an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Darren O'Day pitched an inning giving up a hit

and he struck out two and Luke Jackson pitched two innings giving up four hits and an unearned run

with a win. 

Jeff McNeil had an RBI, Jake Marisnick had a hit and Pete Alonso had a hit.  Yoenis Cespedes

had a hit, Dom Smith had an  RBI and Wilson Ramos had a hit and drew a walk.  Conforto had three

hits and drew a walk, Amed Rosario had two hits and an RBI and Conforto hit a double, Rosario hit

a triple and the Mets were 3-12 with runners in scoring and left ten men on base.  Nunez had a

stolen base and McNeil committed an error. 

Freddie Freeman drew a walk, Marcell Ozuna had a hit and an RBI and Adam Duvall had a hit and

an RBI.  Dansby Swanson had a hit and an RBI, Johan Camargo had two hits and Austin Riley

had a hit.  Ender Inciarte had an RBI, Matt Adams had a hit and William Contreras had a hit and

an RBI.  Contreras hit a double and Duvall and Ozuna each hit a homerun.  The Braves were 2-6

with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the second Duvall hit a solo homerun giving the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Rosario hit an

RBI triple tying the game at one.  McNeill hit a sac fly and the Mets grabbed a 2-1 lead.  In the ninth

Ozuna hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the tenth Swanson hit an RBI single, Inciarte

grounded out and a run scored and Contreras hit an RBI double to give the Braves a 5-2 lead and

that would be the final score.  The two teams will play the rubber game on Sunday night.