The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.  The game took place at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 7-2.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  Jeff McNeil, Wilson Ramos and Amed Rosario each had two hits to lead the Mets offense. 

Matz lost his fifth game of the season pitching five innings and giving up six hits and five runs.  He walked four and struck out two.  Chris Flexen pitched two innings giving up a walk and striking out three, Stephen Nogosek pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs and Daniel Zamora pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Max Fried pitched six innings giving up eight hits and two runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Fried won his eighth game of the season.  A.J. Minter pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk, Anthony Swarzak pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and Luke Jackson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

McNeil had two hits, Pete Alonso drew a walk and Michael Conforto had a hit and an RBI.  J.D. Davis had a hit, Todd Frazier had a hit and Ramos had two hits.  Rosario had two hits and an RBI, Adeiny Hechavarria drew a walk and McNeil hit two doubles and Ramos and Rosario each hit a double.  The Mets were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  McNeil and Rosario each had a stolen base. 

Ronald Acuna Jr. drew a walk, Dansby Swanson had a hit and Freddie Freeman had two hits and two RBI.   Josh Donaldson had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Austin Riley had two hits and drew a walk and Ozzie Albies had a hit and an RBI.  Tyler Flowers had a hit, Charlie Culberson drew a walk and Matt Joyce drew a walk.  Nick Markakis had a hit and two RBI, Riley, Albies and Markakis each hit a double.  Freeman and Donaldson each hit a homerun.  The Braves were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Acuna Jr. had an outfield assist and Culberson also had an outfield assist. 

In the first Conforto hit an RBI ground out to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Freeman hit a two-run homerun to give the Braves a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Rosario hit an RBI double and the game was tied at two.  In the sixth Donaldson hit a two-run homerun to give the Braves a 4-2 lead.  Albies hit an RBI double and the lead pushed to 5-2.  In the eighth Markakis hit a two-run double to extend the Braves lead to 7-2 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets will head to Chicago to take on the Cubs on Thursday night.  It will be the first of a four-game series.