New York Mets fall to the Atlanta Braves

 

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Monday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Chris Bassitt started for the Mets and he pitched well, Starling Marte and Mark Canha led the offense with two hits each. 

Bassitt pitched seven innings giving up six hits and three runs and he walked one and struck out eight.  Bassitt took his second loss of the season.  Trevor May pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Adam Ottavino pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Max Fried started for the Braves and he pitched six innings giving up four hits and two runs with no walks and six strikeouts.  Fried won his third game of the season.  Tyler Matzek pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two walks and he struck out one, Collin McHugh pitched to one batter and struck him out and A.J. Minter pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Kenley Jansen pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and picked up his seventh save of the season. 

Brandon Nimmo drew a walk, Canha had two hits and an RBI and Marte had two hits.  Jeff McNeil had a hit and drew a walk, Marte hit a double and Canha hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Nimmo had an outfield assist. 

Ronald Acuna Jr. had a hit, Matt Olson drew a walk and Austin Riley had two hits and an RBI.  Ozzie Albies had two hits, Travis d’Arnaud had three hits and three RBI and Adam Duvall had an RBI.  Dansby Swanson drew a walk, d’Arnaud hit two doubles and Riley hit a homerun.  The Braves were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Albies committed an error. 

In the bottom of the second a wild pitch gave the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the third a Canha solo homerun extended the lead to 2-0.  In the fourth Riley hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 2-1 and in the sixth d’Arnaud hit an RBI double to tie the game at two.  Duvall hit into a sac fly double play giving the Braves a 3-2 lead.  In the eighth d’Arnaud hit a two-run double pushing the Braves lead to 5-2 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play a doubleheader on Tuesday.