Clutch hitting machine, Kelly Johnson did it again on Friday night as the Mets beat the Braves by a score of 6-4.
With the team tying the game up in the eighth inning, Johnson came to the plate with the opportunity to put them ahead. Kelly of course would rip a double down the right-field line, allowing the go-ahead run to score against his former team. He could not have been happier for the hit and who it was against.
“It’s just because this is the place you debuted and you come home,” Johnson said. “This was the first team, so you like to come back and kind of show off a little bit and have some success. It’s a little sweeter, I guess.” (ESPN)
Johnson has come and gone from the Braves over the years, being traded for the second consecutive year by his former team to the Mets. He has helped the boys from Queens tremendously off the bench in both stints as a Met.
Friday’s win was the team’s sixth in a row and helped the Mets hold onto the second Wild Card spot by a half game over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals won their game against Milwaukee Friday night by a score of 4-3.
The Mets also still trail the San Francisco Giants by a half game for the top spot as they defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks by a score of 7-6 Friday night. If the Mets did not complete their comeback win against Atlanta, they again would have been on the outside looking in for that second Wild Card spot. Manager, Terry Collins though knows things are working out for his team as of late.
“Right now things are falling our way,” Collins said.
