Verrett fell behind 2-0, then missed his location with a sinker and Olivera crushed it over the left-center-field wall for a three-run homer.
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Despite the loss, the Mets (85-66) saw their magic number to win the National League East reduced to six by virtue of the Washington Nationals’ 4-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. “Awesome day, couldn’t have gone any better“, said Conforto who hit STUFF HERE at two levels prior to his promotion. Mets manager Terry Collins said RHP Jacob deGrom, whose turn in the rotation is being skipped Tuesday, will likely start during a four-game series against the Cincinnati Reds that begins Thursday.
The Mets got one back in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Michael Cuddyer that brought home Curtis Granderson to make it 4-2. Matt Wisler once again dominated the Mets, allowing only two runs over seven-plus innings. This one is a big win for us.
Pinch-hitter Adonis Garcia lined a two-out, two-run double in the ninth off Mets reliever Tyler Clippard.
Shelby Miller’s winless streak is at 23 starts with a 4-0 loss by the Braves to the Mets at Citi Field. If the right-hander can maintain or improve his current ERA, he’ll become the first pitcher since Melido Perez, Jim Abbott and Tom Candiotti in 1992 to finish with at least 15 losses despite an ERA of 3.00 or better.
Daniel Murphy followed Wright with a double in the first, and hit another in the sixth to pass Ed Kranepool for second on the Mets’ all-time list with 226. I think there are going to be some games where we get outplayed. The Dominican Republic native was 4-0 with a 2.13 ERA in his previous seven appearances (six starts), a stretch that included 31 consecutive scoreless innings.
“For me, it looks like we’re tight”, Collins said.
With the Braves trailing 1-0, Peterson led off the fifth inning by pulling a 3-2 changeup over the fence in the right-field corner. Through eight games of the homestand, the Mets have produced 20 runs – 2.5 per game.
Collins, 67, is in his fifth season with the Mets and in his 11th overall as a big league manager. While Monday marked the 21st time this season Miller has allowed two earned runs or fewer, it was also the 14th time the Braves didn’t score while he was on the mound. We had some key double plays that were huge and kind of saved the day for me a little bit. Facing off against the Atlanta Braves, the Mets were in desperate need of a good pitching performance from their veteran Jonathon Niese. The Cuban third baseman took two 90-mph fastballs for balls, and when Logan Verrett threw another fastball on the outer edge of the plate, Olivera reached out and crushed it, driving it well past the left-center field fence for his second homer in his 18th major league game and 58th at-bat. “We won three games back home with just scoring six runs”.
“Sent a message to me, obviously let me know I can’t just not perform up here”, Wisler said.
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“He certainly had much better command and made pitches when he had to”, Collins said. Cespedes went 0-for-3 with a walk, hitting fourth for the second time for the Mets this season.
