In Game two of Saturday’s doubleheader, the New York Mets (27-33) beat the Atlanta Braves (27-34) by a score of 8-1.
Pitching
Steven Matz made his season debut and was brilliant. Matz pitched seven dominant innings and threw 98 pitches in the process. He breezed through the first five and ran into some trouble in the sixth before getting Matt Kemp to fly out.
In the seventh inning, Matz retired the first two before allowing Dansby Swanson to double. Johan Camrago drove him home with a single but Matz retired the next batter to end the inning and finish his outing.
The final line on Matz: 7 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, 2 K
Neil Ramirez came into the game in the eighth inning in a 6-1 game and got around a two-out walk.
Tyler Pill pitched the ninth inning to finish things out for the Mets.
Offense
The offense struggled to get going until the fifth inning. In the fifth, Matt Wisler walked Michael Conforto and gave up a hit to Jose Reyes. Jay Bruce made Wisler pay by hitting a three-run home run, his 16th of the season.
The next inning, Wilmer Flores tripled to leadoff the inning and came home on a sacrifice-fly from Travis d’Arnaud.
In the eighth inning, Wilmer Flores doubled to begin the frame. T.J. Rivera came off the bench and hit a two-run home run to give the Mets a 6-1 lead.
In the ninth inning, Eric O’Flaherty loaded the bases with two outs and proceeded to give up a two-run double to Juan Lagares. Lagares was switched into the game in the bottom of the eighth inning for defense.
Up Next
Seth Lugo will make his season debut tomorrow and will be opposed by Jaime Garcia. The game will begin at 1:35 tomorrow.
