While Atlanta’s lineup showed up once again, this time the pitching staff didn’t live up to expectations.

Sadly, that was where the rally stopped as the Mets eventually made sure that the game ended at 9-7. Fortunately, he stole second and then ended up making it home after Vaughn Grissom brought home both guys with a single to make it 9-7. William Contreras singled (for his third hit of the night) with one out and then Michael Harris II hit a single to the fence that should’ve been a double. The good news is that the Braves didn’t lay down against Trevor May. With the Mets back up by four runs, Diaz was no longer needed and the Braves found themselves with another mountain to climb. It also didn’t help that the Mets scored three runs off of Jackson Stephens to get themselves back into a comfortable position. The first inning went great for the Mets, as Diaz had absolutely no problem carving up the middle of Atlanta’s order. Realizing that danger was afoot, the Mets decided to go to Edwin Diaz for what was potentially a six-out save. Fortunately, Grissom busted it down the line and was able to beat the throw to first in order to plate a run and extend the inning. It was almost for naught as Adam Ottavino induced a ground ball from Vaughn Grissom that was seemingly destined to be turned into a double play. Just like that, the future Hall-of-Famer was out of the game and the Braves had a golden opportunity to get back in the game. Atlanta got things going with one out, as Eddie Rosario walked, William Contreras picked up an infield single after Max Scherzer failed to cleanly field a grounder and Michael Harris II also coaxed a walk out of Scherzer. It ended up being critical because the Braves finally woke up in the seventh inning. That was his second homer to land in that area and it was a critical sixth run for the Mets.

While this was going on, the Mets added on a pair of runs in the sixth and seventh frame - Mark Canha doubled home Jeff McNeil to make it 5-1 and then Starling Marte led off the seventh inning by hitting a homer off of Kirby Yates that landed in the forest in center field. Indeed, the three batters Scherzer sat down in the third inning were the first three of 13-straight Braves batters that Max sat down from the third until the seventh. This was despite Brian Snitker getting tossed from the game after Austin Riley got called out on a very dubious strike call.

While it didn’t clear the fence, it was more than enough to bring in Grissom to put the Braves on the board.įrom that point forward, things got pretty quiet for the Braves as Max Scherzer settled in. Following a ground ball from Ronald Acuña Jr., Dansby Swanson hit one deep to center field. Robbie Grossman got on with a walk and this was after Vaughn Grissom singled his way on base before the rain delay. Once the delay ended, the Braves actually got things going a bit. It was a tall task and Atlanta had a little bit of time to think about it as a rain shower delayed the game for a little bit. Just like that, the onus was now on the Braves to somehow dig themselves out of a hole against Max Scherzer.

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