The Mets built this win before most fans had found their seats. New York scored five runs in the first inning and never trailed again, holding off a persistent Atlanta rally to win 8-5 at Truist Park.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Francisco Lindor powered the New York offense, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs scored and an RBI. His solo shot to right field in the third inning, traveling 420 feet, extended the Mets' lead to 7-2. Brett Baty added the signature blow of the game, a first-inning grand slam that traveled 407 feet to center and drove in four runs, finishing 1-for-3 with a walk.
The decisive sequence came in the first inning. Bo Bichette's single to left drove in Ewing to open the scoring and put New York ahead for good. Baty's grand slam came two batters later, ballooning the score to 5-0 before Atlanta had recorded an out worth noting. The Braves answered immediately in the bottom half when Mauricio Dubón's single brought home Baldwin and Olson, but the deficit New York built proved too much to overcome. New York tacked on more in the second and third innings on a Young RBI single and Lindor's homer, then closed the game with a Young sacrifice fly in the ninth that brought home Lindor for the final run.
Atlanta chipped away behind Drake Baldwin, Ronald Acuña Jr. and a Jonathan Pintaro wild pitch that allowed Harris II to score, cutting the deficit to 7-5 by the fifth inning. But starter Bryce Elder had already done the damage, allowing 7 runs (7 earned) on 10 hits over 5.0 innings in the loss, falling to 8-7 on the season with a 4.03 ERA. The Atlanta bullpen covered 4.0 innings behind him, allowing 1 run. New York starter Christian Scott worked 4.0 innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits, and the Mets bullpen finished the job across 5.0 innings, allowing 1 run. Daniel Duarte earned his first career win with 2.0 scoreless innings, and Kodai Senga closed it out for his first save of the season.
New York improved to 53-67 and has now won two straight, while Atlanta fell to 71-48 with a one-game skid, though the Braves still sit atop their division. Bichette, who drove in a run in the opening frame, remains three RBI shy of 500 for his career.