New York MetsvsAtlanta Braves
NYM 3/ATL 14
Things to say
The Braves hammered the Mets 14-3 at Truist Park.
01
opener
Braves just put a beatdown on the Mets, 14-3. Wasn't even close after the middle innings. Atlanta's bats woke up and never let up.
02
key player
The whole heart of the order was locked in. When Atlanta strings hits together like that, nobody in the division can hang with them.
03
hot take
Mets are done. You don't drop one 14-3 and call it a fluke, that's a team that quit. Sitting at 36-53, the season's basically over.
04
deep cut
Mets manager left the starter out there way too long. By the time he went to the pen it was already a laugher, and the bullpen just poured gas on it.
05
exit
Anyway, Braves are rolling at 52-35. Curious if they keep it going next series, but yeah, that one was ugly.
The recap
Atlanta turned a getaway day into batting practice, hanging 14 on the Mets in a game that was over by the middle innings. The heart of the order left the yard early and never let up, and New York's starter got knocked around before the manager even had a chance to think about the pen too soon.
Once it snowballed, the Mets emptied the bench and just tried to get to the finish line. Braves cruise, 14-3, and the standings gap keeps widening.