The New York Mets are defeated 3-2 by the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves by the score of 3-2 on Tuesday afternoon.  The game took place in Orlando, Florida at the Braves Disney Wide World Of Sports Complex.  Bartolo Colon made the start and pitched ok, the bullpen guys were good.  John Mayberry Jr. had a couple of hits and Cesar Puello had a couple of hits. 

Colon pitched three innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Colon took the loss in the game.  Buddy Carlyle pitched two innings giving up two hits, Dario Alvarez pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Zach Thornton pitched an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout.  Erik Goeddel pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Daniel Muno drew a walk, Kirk Nieuwenhuis drew two walks and Wilmer Flores had a hit.  Matt Reynolds had a hit, Mayberry Jr. had two hits and an RBI and Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and an RBI.  Eric Campbell drew a walk, Puello had two hits and Dilson Herrera had a hit.  Flores hit a double and the Mets were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Puello was picked off and had an outfield assist. 

In the first Mayberry Jr. had an RBI single giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the third Freddie Freeman hit a three run homerun to give the Mets a 3-1 lead.  The Mets scored the last run of the game in the sixth to make it a 3-2 game.  d'Arnaud hit an RBI single.  The Mets will take on the Miami Marlins in Jupiter, Florida on Wednesday afternoon and Matt Harvey will be making his second spring start.