Saturday was a tough day at the ballpark for the Atlanta Braves who suffered a doubleheader sweep at the hands of the New York Mets. Atlanta dropped the opener 8-5 as a late comeback attempt came up short. Max Scherzer struck out 11 in seven innings in Game 2 as the Braves fell again 6-2.
Game 1 Notables
Home Runs: None
WP — David Peterson (6-2): 5.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 K
LP — Jake Odorizzi (4-4): 4.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
SV — Edwin Diaz (25): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Game 2 Notables
Home Runs: William Contreras (15)
WP — Max Scherzer (8-2): 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 11 K
LP — Max Fried (10-4): 6 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Up Next
The series will wrap up on Sunday with Spencer Strider matching up against Jacob deGrom.