ATLANTA — Pete Alonso’s tenure within the No. 2 gap within the Mets lineup ended Sunday after three video games.
Maybe in search of extra heft in the course of the batting order, supervisor Buck Showalter moved Alonso again to cleanup. Alonso went 1-for-3 with a stroll within the Mets’ 5-3 loss to the Braves.
The Mets have sought a solution within the 2-hole throughout Starling Marte’s absence over the previous month with a fractured proper center finger.
Francisco Lindor (0-for-5, two strikeouts) moved as much as second, with Jeff McNeil (3-for-5 with a homer and an RBI) behind him. The Mets scored solely two runs in every of their first two video games of this sequence in opposition to the Braves.
Showalter attributed the lineup change to “ some issues” regarding the Braves bullpen. All however 5 of Alonso’s begins this season have come within the cleanup spot.
McNeil is hitting .326, one level behind Freddie Freeman — who went 0-for-4 for the Dodgers. McNeil is trying to turn out to be the primary Mets participant since Jose Reyes in 2011 to win the batting title. Freeman has three video games remaining in opposition to the Rockies. McNeil has bought three video games in opposition to the Nationals. McNeil has a number of hits in 5 straight video games.
The Braves’ victory gave them 100 for the season, the ninth 100-win season in franchise historical past. Atlanta had final reached the plateau in 2003, profitable 101 video games.
Regardless of splitting their first 18 video games with the Braves this season, the Mets had been outscored by 14 runs within the head-to-head matchups. The Braves have been averaging 4.7 runs per sport and the Mets 3.9 runs per sport within the matchups.
The Mets may have a late report time on Monday at Citi Area after flying dwelling from Atlanta. Showalter despatched his subsequent two beginning pitchers, Carlos Carrasco and Taijuan Walker, again to New York a day forward of the staff.
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