In game one of Wednesday’s split doubleheader with the Atlanta Braves, Sean Manaea continued his resurgence in the Mets’ 3-2 win over Atlanta. Manaea went six strong innings, and the bullpen guided the Mets to the finish line from there. Carson Benge had himself a two-hit day, culminating in the go-ahead double with the game tied in the bottom of the seventh. The Mets are now 46-62 on the season.
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Another Quality Outing for Sean Manaea
Quietly, Manaea has been one of the pleasant stories of the 2026 Mets season. A pitcher who many counted out back in spring training when his velocity was down. The Mets put him in the bullpen to begin the season, but the Mets were forced to put him back in the rotation due to the rotation struggling. Heading into game one of this doubleheader, Manaea has pitched to a 3.83 ERA since going back into the rotation, and Wednesday was another good outing against a good offensive team.
Against the Braves, Manaea struck out four batters in six innings pitched. His only mark was a two-run game-tying home run off the bat of Matt Olson that tied the game in the top of the sixth inning. Aside from the home run, he allowed four other hits to the Braves lineup. He even escaped a first-and-second, nobody-out jam in the top of the third inning. The outing was also the eighth time this season Manaea gave the Mets five or more innings. The fourth time he’s gone six or more innings—another quality outing for Manaea.
Brazoban, Weaver, and Williams Close it out
The Mets went to the bullpen for the last nine outs of the game. Huascar Brazoban took the seventh inning and orchestrated a scoreless inning. Luke Weaver pitched the eighth and struck out Ronald Acuna and got Matt Olson to ground into an inning-ending double play. Then, in the ninth, Devin Williams struck out Austin Riley swinging on a fastball and stranding the tying run at second base. It is Williams’ 15th save of the season. As for Brazoban and Weaver, they continue to up their stock for the trade deadline.
Alvarez And Benge Highlight the Mets’ Scoring
It wasn’t the best game for the Mets scoring-wise. They left some early chances on the basepaths and overall went 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position. With the game scoreless heading into the bottom of the fifth, the Mets broke the ice. Following a Tyrone Taylor walk and a Brett Baty single, Francisco Alvarez lined a double to the left-field wall to score Taylor for the Mets’ first run. Baty advanced to third. A.J. Ewing would drive in Baty on a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0 Mets.
After Olson tied it with his home run, the Mets broke the tie in the bottom of the seventh inning. Ewing and Francisco Lindor walked, and Carson Benge lined a one-out double to right field that scored Ewing and put the Mets up 3-2. The Mets left more runners on base than they would’ve liked, but they got the hits when they needed to in Game one.
Player of the Game: Carson Benge
Manaea pitched well, but Benge’s two-hit day, with the second being the game-winner, gives him the nod for the win. The RBI was Benge’s 41st of the season, and his 14th double.
On Deck
In game two of the doubleheader, Christian Scott will pitch for the Mets against Chris Sale. The game will start at 7:10 pm EDT and will be telecast locally on SNY and broadcast on WHSQ 880 AM.
