Mets score early, tack on late, hang on to snap three-game skid with 10-9 win over Braves

The Mets snapped their losing streak with a 10-9 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon at Truist Park.

Here are the takeaways…

— New York’s offense jumped all over veteran Braves left-hander Martin Perez in the early-going, quickly opening their first lead of the series. Three straight hits from the top of the order, capped off by a Bo Bichette RBI single, helped them establish the one-run advantage. 

— Atlanta got to Nolan McLean for three runs in the bottom-half, but the Mets answered right back. A.J. Ewing led off the inning with his second left-on-left homer of the season, then the next four would reach, with run-scoring hits from Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto pushing them back in front. 

— McLean worked around a two out jam in the bottom of the second then settled into a groove, retiring the next seven hitters he faced in order. Part of that stretch was a Michael Harris III strikeout in which the righty recorded the highest spin rate on a curveball for a strike since foreign substance checks started, according to Pitching Ninja. 

— McLean’s run came to an end with another Mark Vientos booted groundball leading off the fifth. That was Vientos’ second miscue of the day, as he was also unable to corral a pickoff in the bottom of the first, which prolonged the inning and resulted in an unearned run. 

— This time McLean was able to work around it, though, as he retired the next three in order then breezed his way through a scoreless sixth. His day came to an end after giving up a leadoff hit in the seventh, closing his line with three runs allowed (two earned) on five hits and a walk and five strikeouts over 6.0+ innings.

— Luke Weaver extended his scoreless streak to 25 innings with a scoreless bottom of the eighth. Weaver hasn’t been scored upon since May 1st, lowering his ERA to a stellar 1.95 in that span. 

— New York tacked on five insurance runs against old friend Carlos Carrasco in the top of the ninth. Tyrone Taylor smacked a homer leading off the inning, then Bichette ripped a base-clearing double to center with the bases loaded, and Jared Young lifted a two-run single. 

— Those runs ended up being huge for the Mets, as Huascar Brazoban struggled mightily, giving up five runs and recording just one out before being pulled in the bottom of the ninth. Atlanta scratched across another two out run against Devin Williams, then pushed the winning run into scoring position, but Dominic Smith struck out to end the game. 

— In addition to his homer, Ewing also singled left-on-left against former Met Danny Young. The youngster came into the day hitting just .190 in those situations thus far during his rookie campaign, but he looked very comfortable facing off with a pair of tough veteran arms. 

— Lindor, Soto, and Bichette went a combined 6-for-13 with two walks, six RBI, and three runs. 

Game MVP: Top of the order

The trio at the top lead the way for the Mets’ offense, showing how the team expected them to look. 

Highlights

Bo Bichette drives one down left field to send Francisco Lindor home! pic.twitter.com/igYdiwEoos

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A.J. Ewing solo shot! pic.twitter.com/NYKyFELLhG

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Francisco Lindor singles to left field and Luis Torrens scores to tie the game! pic.twitter.com/NPfLCqSqWt

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Juan Soto drives in Brett Baty and Francisco Lindor! Mets lead 5-3! pic.twitter.com/MuiGWEJ47y

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Two-run double for Bo Bichette! Brett Baty and Francisco Lindor score! pic.twitter.com/3WISylj0k9

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Jared Young drives Juan Soto and Bo Bichette in! pic.twitter.com/aw3oEKFOtl

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What’s next

The Mets wrap up their four-game series against the Braves on Monday at 7:15 p.m. on SNY.