ATLANTA — Brett Baty wanted solely his first swing to announce his main league arrival Wednesday evening.
The product of that swing was a ball that disappeared for a house run over the right-field fence at Truist Park, bringing with it a hope the Mets have a rookie who can contribute to this pennant race and past.
As for debuts go, Baty crushed it. He grew to become simply the fifth participant in franchise historical past to homer in his first main league at-bat, serving to the Mets to a much-needed 9-7 victory over the Braves.
Baty wasn’t alone in displaying energy on this evening: Starling Marte homered twice and Francisco Lindor hit one other to assist lead the Mets’ 14-hit assault. After producing one run mixed in dropping the primary two video games of this collection, the Mets snapped their skid and moved 4 ½ video games forward of the Braves within the NL East.
The 22-year-old Baty, the group’s No. 2 prospect, behind catcher Francisco Alvarez, was chosen from Triple-A Syracuse earlier than the sport after Eduardo Escobar was positioned on the injured record with a left indirect pressure.
Batting eighth, Baty got here to the plate for the primary time within the second inning and took a pitch for a ball towards Jake Odorizzi earlier than leaping on a curveball for a homer. He joined Benny Ayala, Mike Fitzgerald, Kaz Matsui and Mike Jacobs as the one Mets to homer in his first main league at-bat.
“Simply pure pleasure,” Baty mentioned when requested about his feelings rounding the bases. “Simply having the ability to assist this ballclub out in my first at-bat and searching up and seeing my household up there and celebrating it with them. Pure pleasure for positive.”
Max Scherzer was within the tunnel after pitching the primary inning and by the sounds he heard, he knew Baty had completed one thing particular.
“It offers him a number of confidence to proceed to play and he most likely thinks he belongs right here,” Scherzer mentioned. “That's the good factor. That's what we'd like from this workforce. Escobar will get harm, we name up the following man and he goes on the market and produces. That's what we've been doing this complete season and it’s nice to see Baty will get an opportunity and he goes on the market and does it.”
Baty was nonetheless in full uniform an hour after the sport ended, speaking along with his “help workers” of 20-25 relations, mates and former coaches who had come to look at his debut. Baty, as he stood at his locker with a soaked uniform, was requested if his teammates had pushed him into the bathe.
“I don’t know something about that,” he mentioned smiling.
Within the sixth inning, Baty hit a shot that registered 113 mph off the bat towards lefty Tyler Matzek, nevertheless it went for a fielder’s selection groundout. He completed the evening 1-for-4.
“I advised myself once I received on the market on protection I used to be simply going to have a look round and soak all of it in and that's what I did,” Baty mentioned. “I assumed perhaps I used to be going to hit within the first inning, nevertheless it didn’t get to me, so I went out on the sphere and took a go searching and it was unbelievable.”
After a 34-minute rain delay, Scherzer returned within the third inning. He lasted 6 ¹/₃ innings, permitting 4 earned runs on three hits with eight strikeouts and three walks for win No. 199 in his profession. The best-hander retired 13 straight batters earlier than strolling Eddie Rosario within the seventh to begin the rally that introduced the Braves inside a run at 6-5.
Marte and Lindor hit consecutive homers within the first inning that gave the Mets a 2-0 lead. Lindor’s homer was his twenty first of the season. Mark Canha doubled to steer off the second inning earlier than Baty blasted the Mets’ third homer of the sport.
After Jeff McNeil’s leadoff single within the sixth, Canha delivered an RBI double that gave the Mets a 5-1 lead. Odorizzi was eliminated after permitting 5 earned runs on eight hits with two walks and two strikeouts over five-plus innings.
Marte’s second homer of the evening, a solo blast within the seventh towards Tyler Matzek, put the Braves in a 6-1 gap.
Adam Ottavino surrendered a three-run homer to Robbie Grossman within the seventh that erased most of what had been a 6-1 Mets lead. Edwin Diaz and Trevor Might mixed to get the ultimate six outs, although Might surrendered two runs within the ninth.
The Mets obtained insurance coverage runs within the ninth on Pete Alonso’s two-run single and Daniel Vogelbach’s RBI double. Nimmo and Lindor every singled within the inning.
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