NEW YORK — Matt Olson hit a three-run homer and Max Fried pitched the Atlanta Braves to a 4-0 victory over the New York Mets in a recreation known as after 5 innings Friday night time due to rain.
Ronald Acuña Jr. had an RBI single within the fifth and Olson adopted with a 461-foot drive to right-center off David Peterson for his first residence run in opposition to a left-hander this season. The distance initially was projected at 433 toes however was revised after the sport.
After the Mets have been retired within the backside half, umpires known as for the tarp and the sport was known as following an 88-minute delay.
“It was starting to get a little sloppy out there for sure,” Olson stated.
Fried allowed three hits and went the gap because the groups performed in a gradual rain at Citi Field all night time. Atlanta improved to a significant league-best 11-2 on the highway and beat the Mets for the seventh time of their final eight conferences.
It was the primary recreation between the NL East rivals because the Braves accomplished a pivotal three-game sweep in Atlanta final September that despatched them to their fifth straight division title.
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The slumping Mets have misplaced 5 of six and have been shut out for the fifth time this 12 months.
Acuña hit an RBI single after Eddie Rosario was thrown out attempting to attain on a grounder by Michael Harris II.
Olson launched the following pitch from Peterson (1-4) over the bullpens in right-center.
“I didn’t see where it landed,” Atlanta supervisor Brian Snitker stated. “I just knew he hit it good.”
It was the second-longest homer of Olson’s profession, behind a 475-foot shot for Oakland in opposition to Tampa Bay on May 31, 2018.
Olson struck out and grounded out earlier than going deep and is 8 for 39 off left-handed pitching this 12 months. Last season he hit seven of his 34 homers off lefties and likewise homered seven instances in opposition to the Mets.
“You want to stay in that good spot all year long but it’s just not the reality of it,” stated Olson, who entered with 4 hits in his final 25 at-bats. “You’re going to have to tinker with some stuff and get back to the spot where you feel good.”
Olson homered for the fourth straight recreation in opposition to the Mets, the longest streak by an opponent since Paul DeJong linked in 4 straight for St. Louis in opposition to New York in 2017.
Fried (2-0) didn’t allow a run for the third straight outing and has allowed only one all season, leaving him with a 0.45 ERA. The left-hander struck out seven and walked one for his 54th win since 2019, probably the most amongst left-handed pitchers in that span.
“The field I felt like held up really well, just there was a lot of times where it was really hard to get the feel of the ball,” Fried stated.
He ended the fifth by fanning Brandon Nimmo with a runner on first.
After the Mets batted within the fourth, Peterson took a number of warmup pitches from the grass on the primary base aspect as grounds crew members attended to the soggy mound.
The Braves then arrange Olson’s eighth homer with a pair of well-placed hits.
Rosario singled simply previous diving shortstop Francisco Lindor, and Kevin Pillar adopted with a double that hopped over third base and barely stayed honest.
“I felt good. I felt like I had all of my pitches and I was executing,” Peterson stated. “And then I missed my spot on the fastball to Acuña and missed my spot on the slider to Olson.”
MAKING IT UP TO FANS
The Mets introduced that anybody holding a ticket to the sport will obtain a voucher for a ticket to a different Monday-Thursday residence recreation in the course of the 2023 common season moreover the Subway Series in June in opposition to the Yankees, topic to availability.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Braves: RHP Raisel Iglesias felt tremendous after throwing 12 pitches in his first minor league rehab look with Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday. Iglesias has been out all season with a sore proper shoulder after being shut down within the last week of spring coaching.
Mets: RHP Justin Verlander (strained muscle in higher again) allowed two hits and struck out six in 4 2/3 scoreless innings in a rehab look for Double-A Binghamton. Verlander shall be evaluated Saturday and the staff will resolve if he wants one other rehab outing. … LHP José Quintana (fractured rib) performed catch for the primary time since present process surgical procedure.
UP NEXT
Atlanta RHP Spencer Strider (3-0, 1.80 ERA) opposes Mets RHP Tylor Megill (3-1, 3.96) on Saturday afternoon, although rain is within the forecast once more. Strider took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and struck out 13 in opposition to Miami on Monday.
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