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The New York Mets came from behind on a late Juan Soto to tie the game, and they won it in the tenth inning, 7-6, after a blown save by closer Devin Williams.
The Mets started the scoring in the second with a solo home run from Carson Benge, but the lead was short-lived. Atlanta took it back on a pair of RBI singles by Jim Jarvis and Michael Harris II off Mets starter Freddy Peralta, and the Braves’ rally was assisted by the usual bad defense these days, as first baseman Jared Young chipped in with an error.
The Braves stretched the lead to 3-1 in the third on another solo home run, this one from Matt Olson.It signaled another early departure for Peralta, who wasn’t abysmal in this one, but he wound up going 4-2/3 innings and giving up six hits and three runs, just one of them earned.
His bugaboo in this one was his pitch count, which rose to 103 by the end of his short outing as he once again lived up to his new nickname of “Five-Inning Freddy.” Reynaldo Lopez was far more economical as he surrendered just the lone run on 80 pitches.
The Mets got a run back in the sixth off reliever Didier Fuentes, with the rally starting via a single by Bo Bichette. Benge doubled, but Bichette was thrown out at the plate on a perfect relay throw. But the Mets didn’t quit, and subsequent singles by Young and Francisco Alvarez brought home Benge to tighten up the game at 3-2.
The Mets did threaten again in the ninth as Francisco Alvarez and Ronny Mauricio singled, and a fly ball from Ewing got pinch runner Tyrone Taylor to third with two outs. The game was on the line when Juan Soto came to the plate after drawing three walks earlier in the game, and he hit a three-run blast onto the concourse off closer Raisel Iglesias to give the Mets a 5-3 lead.
The Braves weren’t done, however, as Williams delivered a brutal blown save. The rally started with a double by Ozzie Albies, followed by a two-run opposite field homer by Olson, and his second bomb of the night tied the game at 5-5.
That sent the game to extra innings, and the Mets were unable to score off reliever Owen Murphy, who got two outs before hitting Young with a pitch as he made his major-league debut. Luis Torrens followed with a two-run double to put the Mets ahead 7-5.
Luke Weaver came in to pitch the tenth, and his scoreless innigns streak ended as Harris doubled home the ghost runner, Jose Azocar, to make it 7-6, but Weaver managed to get out of the inning to preserve the lead and win the game. The unlikely win gave the Mets a 2-2 split in the four-game set.
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The Mets started the scoring in the second with a solo home run from Carson Benge, but the lead was short-lived. Atlanta took it back on a pair of RBI singles by Jim Jarvis and Michael Harris II off Mets starter Freddy Peralta, and the Braves’ rally was assisted by the usual bad defense these days, as first baseman Jared Young chipped in with an error.
The Braves stretched the lead to 3-1 in the third on another solo home run, this one from Matt Olson.It signaled another early departure for Peralta, who wasn’t abysmal in this one, but he wound up going 4-2/3 innings and giving up six hits and three runs, just one of them earned.
His bugaboo in this one was his pitch count, which rose to 103 by the end of his short outing as he once again lived up to his new nickname of “Five-Inning Freddy.” Reynaldo Lopez was far more economical as he surrendered just the lone run on 80 pitches.
The Mets got a run back in the sixth off reliever Didier Fuentes, with the rally starting via a single by Bo Bichette. Benge doubled, but Bichette was thrown out at the plate on a perfect relay throw. But the Mets didn’t quit, and subsequent singles by Young and Francisco Alvarez brought home Benge to tighten up the game at 3-2.
The Mets did threaten again in the ninth as Francisco Alvarez and Ronny Mauricio singled, and a fly ball from Ewing got pinch runner Tyrone Taylor to third with two outs. The game was on the line when Juan Soto came to the plate after drawing three walks earlier in the game, and he hit a three-run blast onto the concourse off closer Raisel Iglesias to give the Mets a 5-3 lead.
The Braves weren’t done, however, as Williams delivered a brutal blown save. The rally started with a double by Ozzie Albies, followed by a two-run opposite field homer by Olson, and his second bomb of the night tied the game at 5-5.
That sent the game to extra innings, and the Mets were unable to score off reliever Owen Murphy, who got two outs before hitting Young with a pitch as he made his major-league debut. Luis Torrens followed with a two-run double to put the Mets ahead 7-5.
Luke Weaver came in to pitch the tenth, and his scoreless innigns streak ended as Harris doubled home the ghost runner, Jose Azocar, to make it 7-6, but Weaver managed to get out of the inning to preserve the lead and win the game. The unlikely win gave the Mets a 2-2 split in the four-game set.
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