Atlanta BravesvsNew York Mets
ATL 5/NYM 7
Things to say
Mets beat the Braves 7-5 at Citi Field.
01
opener
Mets actually took down the Braves last night, 7-5 at Citi. Not bad for a team sitting under .500. Atlanta's still the class of the division but New York punched them in the mouth.
02
key player
Heart of the Mets order did the damage — when they get into Atlanta's stuff like that, the Braves are beatable.
03
hot take
Braves are 45-24 and still lost to a 31-38 team. That bullpen is going to cost them in October if they don't sort it out.
04
deep cut
Apple TV game too, so half the country didn't even see it. Manager went to the pen a hair early and it bit him.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if the Mets can actually string two together — Braves don't usually drop a series.
The recap
Mets took down the Braves 7-5 at Citi Field on Friday night, which is a real scalp considering Atlanta came in at 45-24 and New York is still digging out at 31-38. No box-score leaders to point at, but the energy of the night was the underdog finally landing a punch on the heart of the order in the NL East's runaway leader.
Felt like a getaway-day script where the favorite couldn't quite slam the door, and the bullpen mismatch tilted the wrong way for Atlanta. Apple TV game, so half your group chat missed it, but it's the kind of one Mets fans will be milking all weekend.