The Mets defeated the Braves, 8-5, in an offensive showcase on Monday night in Atlanta.
Here are the takeaways...
-- Braves starter Bryce Elder had been on pace for a career year heading into this game with a 3.69 ERAm but the Mets were able to jump all over him in this one, tallying seven runs and 10 hits over the first three innings.
-- A.J. Ewing led off the proceedings with a ground-rule double, and Bo Bichette singled him home two batters later. With the bases loaded and two outs, Brett Baty sent a moonshot over the right-center field fence for his eighth homer of the season and first career grand slam.
-- The five-run inning saw every member of the Mets lineup take an at-bat. The Braves responded in the bottom half of the frame, loading the bases on Mets starter Christian Scott before Atlanta's Mauricio Dubón brought home two runs with a two-out single.
-- The Mets added another leadoff double -- this time off the bat of Francisco Lindor -- to kick off the second inning. Lindor came around to score thanks to a Jared Young liner which found the outfield grass with two outs to increase the lead to 6-2 Mets. With two outs in the top of the third, Lindor tallied another hit, this one a 420-foot no-doubter to pad the Mets lead to a five-run advantage. Lindor finished the game 3-for-5, his fourth game with at least three hits this season.
-- Atlanta's standout sophomore DH Drake Baldwin notched his second hit of the game in the fourth inning, singling home Austin Riley to cut the lead to 7-3. Ronald Acuña Jr. then ripped Scott's hanging slider into left field to bring home Jim Jarvis, but Scott battled back, striking out Matt OIson to limit the damage with the Mets still leading by three runs.
-- Scott allowed four earned runs on seven hits, striking out six batters and walking one across 82 pitches. He was pulled after the fourth inning, increasing his ERA and WHIP on the season to 3.45 and 1.30, respectively.
-- Michael Harris II scored from third base on a wild pitch thrown by Mets reliever Jonathan Pintaro with two outs in the fifth. Pintaro finished the inning with the Mets still in front, 7-5. He was relieved by southpaw Nate Lavender, who spun a scoreless sixth inning.
-- Right-handed reliever Daniel Duarte handled two full innings of high-leverage relief work in the seventh and eight innings, allowing just one baserunner and zero runs to hold the Mets lead.
-- With the bases juiced and nobody out in the ninth, Mets first baseman Jared Young drove in a run via sacrifice fly, his sixth RBI in the last six games he's played.
-- In the stead of injured closer Devin Williams, Kodai Senga entered the game with three outs to seal a Mets win and the score 8-5. He struck out both Olson and Harriswith his signature forkball, walked Ozzie Albies, and retired Dubón via flyout to earn the first MLB save of his career.
Game MVP: Brett Baty
Baty clobbered the first grand slam of his career, providing the Mets with an ample cushion to cruise the rest of the way, the team's sixth victory in their last seven games.
Highlights
A.J. Ewing opens the game with a leadoff double.
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The Mets challenged the play, alleging that the ball was not stuck in the right field wall.
The call on the field was overturned, but Ewing was still only awarded second base. pic.twitter.com/GEcx7980dn
Six straight hits for Bo Bichette!
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He brings home A.J. Ewing in the first inning! pic.twitter.com/Abmvjk66o4
RONNIE'S PICK TO CLICK!
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BRETT BATY GRAND SLAM! pic.twitter.com/JmQyytaY76
Jared Young brings home Francisco Lindor 🔥 pic.twitter.com/MrAYn0rGOV
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Francisco Lindor hits one 420 feet 🔥 pic.twitter.com/l1c1TbTlCf
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A.J. Ewing makes the play and we go to the 9th! pic.twitter.com/6I6LGVDocU
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Kodai Senga locks down his first MLB save! pic.twitter.com/9uHxyjocrl
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What's next
The Mets continue their series in Atlanta on Tuesday night, with first pitch set for 7:15 p.m.
For the Mets, Nolan McLean (3.51 ERA, 1.16 WHIP in 130.2 IP) will toe the slab.
Martín Pérez(3.14 ERA, 1.15 WHIP in 100.1 IP) will take the mound for the Braves.