ATLANTA — The deep finish of the pool might have been simply what the Mets wanted to show they will swim.
Three video games in opposition to all people’s decide to win the NL East, two victories and a wanted offensive awakening.
The Mets had loads of causes to love their state of affairs as they departed Truist Park on Thursday following a 16-4 victory over the Braves.
There was the satisfaction of successful their first street journey, with 4 victories in six video games, however principally the Mets dealt with a nemesis that has prompted a lot torment through the years.
On today the Mets assembled their greatest efficiency over the primary 12 video games, leaping on Allan Winans early and by no means relenting.
Subsequent cease is Citi Subject for six video games in opposition to the Royals and Pirates, each of whom have performed at surprisingly excessive degree to start the season.
Thursday’s onslaught concluded with former Mets infielder Luis Guillorme on the mound for the Braves to document the ultimate three outs.
However that wasn’t earlier than Tyrone Taylor smashed a pinch-hit grand slam.
Jose Quintana turned in one of the best begin by a Mets pitcher within the collection, permitting three earned runs on 5 hits over 5 ⅓ innings.
The left-hander opened the street journey by permitting one earned run over 5 ⅔ innings in a no-decision in opposition to the Reds final Friday.
Brett Baty continued his latest surge with an RBI single within the first that gave the Mets their preliminary run.
Starling Marte walked within the inning and Pete Alonso delivered a two-out single earlier than Baty went to the alternative area on an 0-2 fastball to herald the run.
Brandon Nimmo’s double off Michael Harris II’s glove in middle area prolonged the Mets’ result in 2-0 within the second following Jeff McNeil’s leadoff stroll.
Orlando Arcia booted Marte’s grounder for an error, permitting Nimmo to attain the Mets’ third run.
The Mets broke it open within the third with 4 further runs.
Francisco Alvarez and McNeil stroked consecutive RBI doubles earlier than DJ Stewart cleared the right-field wall for his second homer within the collection.
Stewart, whose blast on Monday introduced within the go-ahead runs within the Mets’ 8-7 victory, has two hits this season, each of that are homers.
Quintana didn’t permit successful till the fourth on Matt Olson’s two-out triple, however saved his shutout intact till the fifth Chadwick Tromp delivered a two-run double that pulled the Braves inside 7-2.
Tromp scored the inning’s third run on a wild pitch earlier than Quintana escaped additional injury by retiring Austin Riley.
The Mets loaded the bases with no person out within the seventh and added a run on Alvarez’s RBI fielder’s selection earlier than McNeil’s two-run single prolonged the result in 10-3.
All three runs within the inning had been unearned following Riley’s fielding error.
