ATLANTA — At the very least they have Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom aligned for the subsequent two nights?
The Mets want one thing to which they'll cling for the remainder of this collection in opposition to the Braves, and the presence of their aces — offered they'll keep on the mound — serves as consolation meals.
On Tuesday, Taijuan Walker’s again spasms necessitated a second straight bullpen recreation for the Mets, who watched Carlos Carrasco depart early an evening earlier. However the lack of offense was the most important wrongdoer for the Mets in a 5-0 loss at Truist Park that sliced their NL East lead on the Braves to three ½ video games.
The Mets have scored solely as soon as within the first two video games of this collection. Maybe an infusion from No. 2 prospect Brett Baty, who might be chosen from Triple-A Syracuse earlier than Wednesday’s recreation, may also help. However the Mets additionally know they'll’t lean too closely on a 22-year-old third baseman who solely just lately was promoted to Triple-A.
Walker pitched two scoreless innings, however by no means emerged from the dugout for the third. The appropriate-hander offered a touch he was in discomfort as he walked gingerly after overlaying first base to conclude the second inning. Walker stated his again tightened after he left the sphere. He'll obtain additional testing on Wednesday, however stated the coaching workers isn’t too involved concerning the ailment.
“I knew my job was to go as deep as doable and attempt to give the bullpen a break,” Walker stated. “I felt like my stuff was good and felt like I might go six-plus innings and it sucks and the timing couldn’t be worse for one thing like this. A few guys simply acquired known as up and needed to exit and put on it and it’s powerful … hopefully we regroup [Wednesday] and form of ‘subsequent man up’ mentality proper now.”
Charlie Morton surrendered three house runs in his earlier begin in opposition to the Mets, however on this night time introduced a formidable problem. The veteran right-hander allowed solely three hits and struck out 12 over 6 ²/₃ innings, throwing 97 pitches.
“He had each pitch,” Mets supervisor Buck Showalter stated. “We needed to defend each pitch. Very seldom do you see that with that many pitches — curveball, changeup, cutter. He had slightly higher fastball than he had been carrying. He was additionally engaged on six days’ relaxation so we knew he was going to be agency tonight.”
The Mets managed a semblance of a rally within the seventh inning, when Francisco Lindor singled for his second hit of the sport and Daniel Vogelbach walked earlier than Dylan Lee changed Morton with two outs and struck out Jeff McNeil.
“[Morton] had fewer errors than the final time we confronted him,” Lindor stated.
R.J. Alvarez, chosen to the roster earlier than the sport to offer bullpen depth, changed Walker to begin the third. The looks was Alvarez’s first in a significant league uniform since 2015 with Oakland.
Robbie Grossman blasted a solo homer within the third to offer the Braves their first run. Within the fourth, Austin Riley walked main off the inning earlier than Matt Olson crushed a 443-foot homer to proper subject that positioned the Mets in a 3-0 gap. Olson, whose arrival earlier than the season signaled Freddie Freeman’s departure, has 25 homers.
Alvarez adopted by permitting consecutive singles, however retired the subsequent three batters. He recorded one out within the fifth earlier than he was changed by Stephen Nogosek.
Dansby Swanson delivered a single within the seventh in opposition to Nogosek that Tyler Naquin misplayed for an error that allowed Ronald Acuña Jr. to attain from first. Swanson reached second and scored on Olson’s RBI single that prolonged the Braves’ result in 5-0.
Now the Mets will hope Scherzer and deGrom may permit them to go away city with a collection break up.
“I by no means assume something and they're going to be going through two good pitchers on the opposite aspect,” Showalter stated. “We're going to have to determine a solution to push some runs throughout … there isn't any given.”
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