Post a Free Blog

Submit A Press Release

Thursday, March 28, 2024
Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Filter by Categories
Action
Animation
ATP Tour (ATP)
Auto Racing
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Breaking News
Business
Business
Business Newsletter
Call of Duty (CALLOFDUTY)
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Car
Celebrity
Champions Tour (CHAMP)
Comedy
CONCACAF
Counter Strike Global Offensive (CSGO)
Crime
Defense of the Ancients (DOTA)
Documentary and Foreign
Drama
eSports
European Tour (EPGA)
Fashion
FIFA
FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC)
FIFA World Cup (FIFA)
Fighting
Football
Formula 1 (F1)
Fortnite
Golf
Health
Hockey
Horror
IndyCar Series (INDY)
International Friendly (FRIENDLY)
Kids & Family
League of Legends (LOL)
LPGA
Madden
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
MLS
Movie and Music
Movie Trailers
Mystery
NASCAR Cup Series (NAS)
National Basketball Association (NBA)
National Football League (NFL)
National Hockey League (NHL)
National Women's Soccer (NWSL)
NBA Development League (NBAGL)
NBA2K
NCAA Baseball (NCAABBL)
NCAA Basketball (NCAAB)
NCAA Football (NCAAF)
NCAA Hockey (NCAAH)
Olympic Mens (OLYHKYM)
Other
Other Sports
Overwatch
PGA
Politics
Premier League (PREM)
Romance
Sci-Fi
Science
Soccer
Sports
Sports
Technology
Tennis
Truck Series (TRUCK)
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Uncategorized
US
Valorant
Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Women’s NCAA Basketball (WNCAAB)
World
World Cup Qualifier (WORLDCUP)
WTA Tour (WTA)
Xfinity (XFT)
XFL
-- Advertisement --spot_img
HomeSportsBaseballMLB News: Braves edge Mets to take first place in NL East

MLB News: Braves edge Mets to take first place in NL East


Dansby Swanson, Austin Riley and Matt Olson produced a second straight big night Saturday, combining for seven hits and all four RBIs as the host Atlanta Braves took over first place in the National League East by beating the New York Mets 4-2.

The Braves (99-59) have won the first two games of the three-game series to move past the Mets (98-60) atop the NL East. Atlanta, which has gone 76-32 since June 1 to make up a 10 1/2-game deficit, has spent just two days with sole possession of the division lead — 166 fewer days than New York has spent alone in first place.

The two wins by the Braves have tied the season series at 9-9. Whomever wins Sunday’s finale will have the tiebreaker should the teams finish with the same record.

Swanson, Riley and Olson, all of whom hit solo homers in the Braves’ 5-2 win on Friday night, are batting a combined .478 (11-for-23) with five homers and seven RBIs in the series.

As they did Friday, the Mets took an early lead Saturday, this time by loading the bases against Kyle Wright before Eduardo Escobar hit into a run-scoring groundout in the first.

The Braves began coming back against Max Scherzer in the fourth inning, when Riley laced a leadoff double and scored on Olson’s single. The Mets built a two-out rally in the top of the fifth on three straight singles, including an RBI base hit by Jeff McNeil.

But the Braves responded immediately. After Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a one-out single, Swanson followed with a long homer to center. Olson homered leading off the sixth.

Wright (21-5), the major league leader in wins, allowed the two runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out three over five innings. A quartet of relievers limited the Mets to one hit over the final four innings, with Kenley Jansen striking out two in a perfect ninth to earn his 39th save.

Scherzer (11-5) gave up the four runs on nine hits and no walks while striking out four over 5 2/3 innings.

–Field Level Media

Subscribe to get Latest News Updates

Latest News Articles

You may like more
more

WTA News: Danielle Collins trounces Caroline Garcia to reach Miami semis

Red-hot Danielle Collins recorded a powerful 6-3, 6-2 victory...

ATP News: Jannik Sinner keeps rolling at Miami Open, advances to semis

Second-seeded Italian Jannik Sinner continued his push to a...

NHL News: Nikita Zadorov tallies 2 as Canucks handle Canadiens

Defenseman Nikita Zadorov scored two goals and the Vancouver...

NHL News: 5-goal third period launches Oilers past Sabres

The Edmonton Oilers broke away from a tie game...