Sep
8
2012

Braves Pummel Hefner And Mets In 11-3 Bashing

An article by Satish Ram

The Mets (65-74) lost to the Braves (80-60) by the score of 11-3 on Saturday evening at Citi Field.

Apparently, Kris Medlen is not beatable. (How the hell do you win 19 straight games under one pitcher?). He did, however, lose his no-ER run streak against the Mets. I guess that is a moral victory. But yeah, we lost. Rain delay and all, it was not a fun day for baseball.

Jeremy Hefner got the start and got shellacked for eight hits and two walks, which led to five earned runs in a mere 2.2 IP. From then on, we saw Justin Hampson and Ramon Ramirez be the only guys to enjoy relative success with a combined 1.1 shutout innings. Carson allowed two earned runs in two innings and Familia allowed two runs in one inning. Acosta and Elvin Ramirez each allowed an earned run in one inning of work. Elvin did pick up three strikeouts, though. 17 hits overall for the Braves.

I am glad we were able to break that scoreless streak for Medlen and Atlanta overall, but it barely made a dent in the scoring today. Duda had two RBI hits on the day and Ronny Cedeno picked up a pinch-hit solo HR off Medlen. Not bad. The team was 1-5 with men in scoring position overall on the evening.

Notes

There was a seventy-five minute rain delay between the sixth and seventh. Oh hey, we held Chipper hitless again. I guess we play the games for a reason.

Even Kris Medlen had an RBI hit. Sometimes, the game just goes this way. You tip your hat, move on, and get ready to play the next game. It is tough, but the Mets have got to deal.

Error number 15 for Murphy on a throw.

8 hits overall for the Mets, with Wright picking up 2 of them and the aforementioned pair of RBI hits by Duda. That is a nice little bright spot.

The three-run performance by the Mets was the ninth consecutive home game in which they have scored three or fewer runs, dating back to Aug. 20 against the Rockies.

Jeremy Hefner drops to 2 – 6.

Up Next

Chris Young takes on Tommy Hanson in the series finale, where the Mets look to avoid the sweep. 1:10 afternoon matinee start.

About the Author: Satish Ram

I am a Senior Writer and Editor here at MetsMerized - where I specialize in Minor League coverage. I have been on the staff since 2007 and I am currently in my third semester of college in New York City. You can find me at www.facebook.com/SatishRam or @SilverHeatMMO. Feel free to message me - I love talking about the Mets or baseball overall with anybody.

6 Comments + Add Comment

Matt September 8, 2012 at 10:15 pm

But they haven’t quit. Not at all.
Matt September 8, 2012 at 10:16 pm

Pay no attention to the fact that they can’t win a game at home. Tell me why some of you go to the games again….please.
Diamond Dave 1 September 8, 2012 at 11:02 pm

This is shaping up to be the six game home stand from hell. I don’t put an ounce of faith in Chris Young Sunday. So then we get the Nationals, who are going to want to keep winning to hold off the Braves. I see nothing to get excited about right now. Maybe Dickey wins his 19th this week.
Liz September 8, 2012 at 11:44 pm

What’s the point in watching unless Dickey is starting?
Metfan Lou September 8, 2012 at 11:58 pm

The Mets are laughed at. Strasburg was scheduled to pitch the Wed. game against the Mets and they decided to shut him down now. Translation: Why waste our premier pitcher on these bums. I feel sorry for Strasburg because the odds were pretty good he could have pitched a perfect game against the Mets. Why not. The way the Mets play even so so p[itchers should be able to get at least a shut out.
Met Maniac September 9, 2012 at 12:33 am

The only thing that can save these remaining home games is if they can quickly throw together a Sandy Alderson Bobble Head Day, a Paul DePodesta Fathead Day, and a J.P. Ricciardi Mouse Pad Day. With every paid admission fans should also get a box of chocolates, preferably Milk Duds. Imagine the tens of thousands of Amazin Avenue readers alone that will show up for all three games. Fred should think about it. Most fans love the front office more than the product on the field anyway, so…

NL East Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Braves	23	18	.561	-
Nationals	23	19	.548	0.5
Phillies	20	22	.476	3.5
Mets	16	23	.410	6.0
Marlins	11	31	.262	12.5

Last updated: 05/18/2013

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