Tag: Braves

3 Up, 3 Down: Nimmo’s Heroics Helps Mets Avoid Braves Sweep

Brandon Nimmo was the hero on Mother’s Day as the New York Mets avoided the sweep to the Atlanta Braves. After dropping the first two games of the series at Citi Field, Nimmo defied injury to walk it off for the Mets in the finale on Sunday and salvage something from the weekend. All in all, it wasn’t exactly a great series for the team in Queens. It won’t get any easier, with...

Morning Briefing: Brandon Nimmo Day-to-Day After Leaving Game

Good morning, Mets fans! The New York Mets announced that Brandon Nimmo left Saturday’s game with irritation to his right intercostal. Mets manager, Carlos Mendoza spoke with the media following Saturday’s game and said he’s “not too concerned” about Nimmo’s injury. “As of right now, it’s day-to-day,” Mendoza said. The Mets and Braves will conclude their series in a Sunday night baseball matchup...

Bats Absent in Mets 4-1 Loss To Braves

The lows get lower for the 2024 New York Mets. On a day when they, once again, broke out the City Connect jerseys, and Christian Scott made his Citi Field debut, the Mets offense no-showed and were almost no-hit by Max Fried and the Atlanta Braves bullpen as they dropped this one 4-1 to Atlanta. The only ounce of offense for the Mets came on J.D. Martinez hitting his first home run of the season...

Game Chat: Braves vs Mets, 4:10 PM

Saturday, May 11, 2024 • 4:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Max Fried (2-1, 4.23) vs. RHP Christian Scott (0-0, 1.35) SNY • FS1 Happy Christian Scott Home Debut Day! The Mets look to rebound after Friday night’s loss to the Braves with Christian Scott making his Citi Field debut this afternoon at Citi Field. The Mets got last Friday’s game in after about an hour of delays and the Mets offense...

Jose Quintana Struggles Again in Loss To Braves on Friday

The Mets came home early to face the Braves after taking two games from the Cardinals in St. Louis. Jose Quintana took the bump on Friday, looking to win a fourth straight game against the Braves and rebound after a miserable start against the Rays. Unfortunately for the lefty, the start wasn’t much better. He made it five innings at home, but allowed four earned runs to Atlanta, all via...

Long Balls Bite Quintana in Mets’ 4-2 Loss to Braves

A sizable track record of avoiding the long ball during a long career ended in short order. Jose Quintana had started his career going 1,837 consecutive innings without allowing three home runs in one frame, per the SNY broadcast. That streak ended Friday as Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson took him deep in the third inning and the Atlanta Braves (23-12) beat the Mets, 4-1, at Citi...

Game Chat: Braves vs Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Friday, May 28, 2024 • 1:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Charlie Morton (2-0, 3.50) vs. LHP Jose Quintana (1-3, 5.20) SNY The Mets are having a mini break right now that might get extended by another day. On Wednesday, the Mets were primed to sweep a three-game series from the St. Louis Cardinals, and then the severe weather started. The two sides couldn’t get the final game of the series in...

Series Preview: Well-Rested Mets Head Home to Face Braves

The New York Mets (18-18) entered Wednesday with a chance to sweep the St. Louis Cardinals, but some bad weather in the Midwest caused the game to be postponed to a later date. An additional day of rest means the team has not played since Tuesday night. To the surprise of many, the Atlanta Braves (22-12) are not at the top of the National League East, sitting two games back of the Philadelphia...

Morning Briefing: Luis Guillorme Traded to Angels

Good morning, Mets fans. After a wash in St. Louis, the Mets return home to Citi Field this weekend to take on the Atlanta Braves. Before delving into the series with Atlanta, Andrew Steele Davis talks about the ups and downs of the previous series in St. Louis in his latest edition of “3 Up 3 Down.” Now onto the morning briefing! Latest MLB News According to Daniel Alvarez Montes of...

Mets Offense Fuels Series Victory Over Braves

On Thursday afternoon, the New York Mets set out to win their first series against the Atlanta Braves since August of 2022. After a slow start to the season, several members of the Mets’ offense were on an upward trajectory heading into this game. In particular, Brandon Nimmo and DJ Stewart had launched a combined three home runs in the opening game of the three-game set that catapulted...

Nimmo Clubs Two Homers in Breakout Night in Atlanta

After a slow first week of the season, Brandon Nimmo found his swing on Monday in Atlanta. The breaking-out party started in the first at-bat of the game. In classic fashion, Nimmo worked a 3-1 count against Charlie Morton, then lined a fastball into left field for a single. It was a great sign from Nimmo, who came into Monday’s matchup batting .103. The single, however, was only a...

Morning Briefing: Mets to Unveil City Connect Jerseys on April 19

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets posted on their social media accounts Monday that they will reveal their Nike City Connect jerseys on Friday, April 19. In the teaser video, the Mets logo was made purple, suggesting the jerseys may pay homage to the 7 train. The Mets will debut the jerseys on the field on April 26 against the Cardinals. Latest Mets News Brandon Nimmo went 4-for-4 with two...

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