Looking to even the series against the Mets, the Braves had Cal Quantrill on the mound against Clay Holmes, in a pretty unimpressive pitching matchup.
Quantrill did not inspire much confidence in a scoreless first, with a walk, a single, and a hard-hit ball for the third out. Holmes had no such issue in a 1-2-3 first for New York. After a quiet second from both offenses, Quantrill blinked first in the third, with a single, a walk, and a two-out three-run homer to Jeff McNeil. He only recorded the third out after another single and walk, as the Mets now held a 3-0 lead in the third inning. Nacho was the Braves’ first baserunner with a double in the third, but didn’t come around to score.
Consecutive walks to Olson and Acuna set up some danger for Atlanta in the fourth. Michael Harris grounded out, but the Mets tried to get Acuna at second, but was ruled safe on review. A deep Ozuna sac fly and a Baldwin groundout brought home two runs, cutting the Mets’ lead to one run. Cal Quantrill left with two outs in the fifth, due to calf cramping. Three runs on 4.2 innings isn’t bad for Quantrill, but a walk per inning with his profile will only end in disaster if that becomes a trend. Tyler Kinley took over and finished the fifth, completing a scoreless sixth as well. The Braves suffered two 106+ MPH lineouts in the home sixth and Dylan Lee gave up four runs on three homers in the seventh, giving the Mets a solid 7-2 lead. Aside from a few scattered hits, there wasn’t much action until the ninth, when Austin Cox gave up two solo homers. The Braves’ offense was pretty quiet for the rest of the game.
Well that felt like the final nail in the 2025 coffin for these Braves, in a pretty pitiful outing. Join us tomorrow at 1:35 PM ET for the final game of the series.
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