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Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets, Doubleheader Game 2

MLB
Braves
64-45
2-6
Final
Mets
69-39
Citi Field
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Mets 6-2

The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 in Doubleheader Game 2 on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Citi Field. The Mets win the series 4-1. The Mets outscored the Braves 3-0 in the 3rd inning. Pete Alonso went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Mets. William Contreras went 1-for-2 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Braves.

Recap · Aug 7
Max effort: Scherzer Ks 11, Mets beat Braves for DH sweep

Max Scherzer tied a season high with 11 strikeouts over seven innings and the New York Mets beat the sloppy Atlanta Braves 6-2 Saturday night to complete a doubleheader sweep.

What it means

  • Season series: NYM win series 4-1.
  • Braves 27-23 on the road; Mets 34-18 at home.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

Braves4th in NL East
  • Bryce Elder SP
    Knee, Surgery, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Joe Jimenez RP
    Knee, Surgery, left
    60-Day-IL
  • Martin Perez SP
    Back, Inflammation
    15-Day-IL
  • Reynaldo Lopez RP
    Shoulder, Inflammation, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Spencer Strider SP
    Elbow, Inflammation, right
    60-Day-IL
Mets1st in NL East
  • Christian Scott SP
    Knee, Inflammation, left
    15-Day-IL
  • Jared Young 1B
    Concussion
    7-Day IL
  • Jonathan Pintaro RP
    Illness
    15-Day-IL
  • Reed Garrett RP
    Elbow, Surgery, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Tylor Megill SP
    Elbow, Surgery, right
    60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Braves4th in NL East
Max Fried SP
Probable starter · 14-7, 2.48 ERA, 170 K, 1.01 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Ronald Acuna Jr.RF
  2. 2Dansby SwansonSS
  3. 3Matt Olson1B
  4. 4Austin Riley3B
  5. 5Eddie RosarioLF
  6. 6Travis d'ArnaudC
  7. 7Marcell OzunaDH
  8. 8Michael Harris IICF
  9. 9Ehire Adrianza2B
Mets1st in NL East
Max Scherzer SP
Probable starter · 11-5, 2.29 ERA, 173 K, 0.91 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Brandon NimmoCF
  2. 2Starling MarteRF
  3. 3Francisco LindorSS
  4. 4Pete AlonsoDH
  5. 5Darin Ruf1B
  6. 6Eduardo Escobar3B
  7. 7Mark CanhaLF
  8. 8Luis Guillorme2B
  9. 9Tomas NidoC

The series

NYM win series 4-1
Last meeting: Mets 8, Braves 5 (Aug 6)

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Game info

Venue
Citi Field, Queens, New York · Attendance 37,452
Officials
Manny Gonzalez (Home Plate Umpire), CB Bucknor (First Base Umpire), Stu Scheurwater (Second Base Umpire), Charlie Ramos (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesNYM win series 4-1

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