Mets 10 Braves 4 (Truist Park, Cobb County, GA)
Game 125 of 162
Mets record: 59-67
Mets streak: Won 1
WP - Phil Bickford (3-4)
LP - Allan Winans (1-1)
Seat on the Korner: D.J. Stewart
We select the star of the game and virtually invite him to a Seat on the Korner, just as Ralph Kiner used to do for his studio postgame show on WOR-channel 9 broadcasts in the early decades of the Mets.
The chair goes to D.J. Stewart for the second time this week as DJ went 2-3 , with 1 home runs, 2 RBI 's and a perfectly executed squeeze play.
Need to Know.
The Braves and Mets opened a three-game series with what is the 11th of 13 games between the teams this season. With tonight's loss Atlanta is now 8-3 in 11 games with New York this season...The Braves have won 14 of the last 18 games with New York dating to last season, outscoring the Mets 128-71 (+57) over the stretch
The Mets have homered in eight straight games, blasting 19 home runs in that span...It is their fourth-longest streak of the season...Overall, the Mets have hit 163 home runs, which is fourth in the National League.
D.J. Stewart has five home runs, six runs scored and nine RBI's in his last six games.
Marcel Azuna became the fifth Brave to eclipse 25 HR this season... There have been no more than four players with 25+ HR in any season in franchise history (1998, '03, '06, '21)...The MLB record is six (Boston in '03 and Minnesota in '19 .
Braves starter Allan Winans was originally the New York Mets' 17th-round pick (500) in 2018 out of Campbell University, NC. He recorded his first Major league win in his last start, scattering four hits and fanning nine hitters over 7.0 scoreless innings against the Mets, the Mets finally got to him after a scoreless first scoring 3 in the second inning on the strength of a D.J. Stewart solo home run and a two run home run by Rafael Ortega (his first home run as a Met)
Jeff McNeil has safely hit in 15 of his last 17 games, batting .363 (24-66) with 13 runs, three doubles, three home runs, 13 RBI, and four walks.In 36 games following the All-Star break, McNeil is batting .297(42-141) with 22 runs, six doubles, one triple, three home runs, 21 RBI, seven walks .
Since returning to the majors on June 27 after a stint with Syracuse (AAA), Peterson has pitched to a 2-1 record with a 3.13 ERA (13 ER/37.1 IP) in 13 games, seven of which were starts.
Ronald Acuña Jr added to his league leading multi hit games, his 53rd of the season and scored his league leading 113th run.
Michael Harris II has hit safely in 27 of 34 games since the All-Star break, including 11 multi-hit efforts, ..His .350 batting average (42-for-119) since the break is the fifth-highest among MLB qualifiers.
Francisco Lindor is on an eight-game hitting streak, batting .400 (14-35) in that span with eight runs, three doubles, eight RBI, one walk and two steals... Over his last 54 games, he is batting .307 (63-205) with 42 runs, 11 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs, 34 RBI, 26 walks, 15 steals
Pete Alonso is second in the majors and in the NL with 95 RBI...He has previously recorded two seasons with 100 RBI (120 in 2019 and 131 in 2022)...He is seeking to become the fourth player in Mets history to record three or more seasons with 100 or more RBI...David Wright is the franchise leader with five such seasons...Carlos Beltrán and Darryl Strawberry recorded three seasons each.
Turning Point
Daniel Vogelbach's nine pitch at bat in the top of the fifth which resulted in an RBI single giving the Mets a 6-4 lead and ending Allan Winans night.
Three Keys
Glove Story
Both the Braves and Mets flashed their leather in the first inning with three different outfielders Kevin Pillar, Micharl Harris II and Brandon Nimmo all making outstanding plays.
I Wanna Squeeze Your Hand.
The Red Hot D.J.Stewart was the first batter reliever Brad Hand would face. With runners on first and third, manager Buck Showalter called on Stewart to pull of a safety squeeze, after failing on his first attempt, he executed it perfectly increasing the Mets lead to 7-4. One inning later Francisco Lindor ended Hands night with a three run 108.3 MPH dinger.
Phil in the Blanks..
Phil Bickford, Sam Coonrod , Adam Ottavino and Drew Smith pitched 4 and a third scoreless innings out of the pen.
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