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The Atlanta Braves dropped their second straight series, falling 8-1 to the New York Mets on Sunday afternoon. This is the first time this season that Atlanta has dropped two series in a row, as injury concerns flood the clubhouse following Ronald Acuña Jr.'s and Spencer Strider's setbacks over the last week.
Bryce Elder got the start for Atlanta, and unfortunately for the Braves, it was one of those days for their starting pitcher. The Mets lit him up for four runs in the first inning and two in the fifth on 10 hits.
The Braves recorded three straight hits in the first inning from Michael Harris II, Mauricio Dubón and Matt Olson. Mets starter Freddie Peralta struck out Ozzie Albies but then yielded a sacrifice fly to Dominic Smith, giving the Braves the lead, 1-0. Austin Riley popped out to end the inning, and Peralta limited Atlanta's damage to just one run.
Jared Young drove in Bo Bichette for New York's first run with a single up the middle. Then AJ Ewing doubled down the left-field line, scoring two runs and giving the Mets a 3-1 lead. Left fielder Mike Yastrzemski threw the ball off an infield net pole, allowing Jared Young to score easily and advancing Ewing to third on the error.
Brett Baty added on with an RBI single, giving the Mets a 4-1 advantage. New York starter Freddie Peralta retired 14 Braves in a row before Sandy León broke the streak with a single through the right side.
Credit to Elder, who bore down and got through three straight scoreless innings after struggling in the first. AJ Ewing and Marcus Semien stole Elder's momentum in the fifth inning, hitting back-to-back home runs to extend the Mets' lead to 6-1. Juan Soto singled home two runs in the eighth inning, helping seal an 8-1 win.
Reynaldo López, Dylan Dodd, James Karinchak and Anthony Molina all threw an inning out of the bullpen, with Molina allowing one earned run. The Braves are currently 46-25 and eight games ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies, who are in second place in the NL East. Atlanta is 5-5 in its last 10 games.
They have fallen to just one game ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the best record in MLB and are dangerously close to no longer being considered the best team in baseball.
Atlanta opens a series against the San Francisco Giants at home on Tuesday, June 16.
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Bryce Elder got the start for Atlanta, and unfortunately for the Braves, it was one of those days for their starting pitcher. The Mets lit him up for four runs in the first inning and two in the fifth on 10 hits.
The Braves recorded three straight hits in the first inning from Michael Harris II, Mauricio Dubón and Matt Olson. Mets starter Freddie Peralta struck out Ozzie Albies but then yielded a sacrifice fly to Dominic Smith, giving the Braves the lead, 1-0. Austin Riley popped out to end the inning, and Peralta limited Atlanta's damage to just one run.
Jared Young drove in Bo Bichette for New York's first run with a single up the middle. Then AJ Ewing doubled down the left-field line, scoring two runs and giving the Mets a 3-1 lead. Left fielder Mike Yastrzemski threw the ball off an infield net pole, allowing Jared Young to score easily and advancing Ewing to third on the error.
Brett Baty added on with an RBI single, giving the Mets a 4-1 advantage. New York starter Freddie Peralta retired 14 Braves in a row before Sandy León broke the streak with a single through the right side.
Credit to Elder, who bore down and got through three straight scoreless innings after struggling in the first. AJ Ewing and Marcus Semien stole Elder's momentum in the fifth inning, hitting back-to-back home runs to extend the Mets' lead to 6-1. Juan Soto singled home two runs in the eighth inning, helping seal an 8-1 win.
Reynaldo López, Dylan Dodd, James Karinchak and Anthony Molina all threw an inning out of the bullpen, with Molina allowing one earned run. The Braves are currently 46-25 and eight games ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies, who are in second place in the NL East. Atlanta is 5-5 in its last 10 games.
They have fallen to just one game ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the best record in MLB and are dangerously close to no longer being considered the best team in baseball.
Atlanta opens a series against the San Francisco Giants at home on Tuesday, June 16.
Continue reading...
