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Pérez’s six scoreless, Albies and Olson homers lift Braves past Mets 4-0

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:10:00 -0400

ATLANTA — Twenty-four hours after an 8-5 hole, Truist Park got a clean slate.

ESPN’s game recap says the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 4-0 on Tuesday night. Martín Pérez pitched six more scoreless innings, and Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson homered as Atlanta evened the series after Monday’s opener. MLB’s highlight channels and club social posts tracked the same two long balls, including a no-doubt Olson drive listed around 423 feet in one MLB clip caption from the night.

Baty’s first career grand slam sparks Mets’ 8-5 win over Braves at Truist

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:05:00 -0400

ATLANTA — The Truist Park Mets series opened with a five-run first and a night Atlanta’s starter will want back.

ESPN’s game recap says the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 8-5 on Monday night at Truist Park. Brett Baty hit the first grand slam of his career in the first inning off Bryce Elder, and New York held on for its sixth win in seven games. The Athletic’s box listed Atlanta at 71-48 after the loss (Elder the decision) and New York at 53-67 in some standings snapshots after the win.

Sale blanks Mets in nightcap as Braves split Citi Field doubleheader

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:05:00 -0400

NEW YORK — The Atlanta Braves split a makeup doubleheader at Citi Field on Wednesday, dropping the afternoon game 3–2 before Chris Sale delivered a 1–0 shutout gem in the nightcap that salvaged the series finale after Tuesday’s rain postponement.

According to ESPN’s Game 2 box and recap framing, Sale limited the Mets to two hits over six innings and struck out nine. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Chad Bishop reported that Sale needed only one run of support and continued a Cy Young–caliber stretch, with manager Walt Weiss and Sale both stressing the value of leaving New York with a win after the earlier loss.

Braves-Mets rained out Tuesday; split doubleheader set for Wednesday at Citi Field

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:30:00 -0400

NEW YORK — Tuesday’s Atlanta Braves–New York Mets game at Citi Field was postponed because of heavy rain in the forecast and will be made up as a split doubleheader Wednesday, Major League Baseball’s club sites confirmed.

According to MLB.com’s Mets beat report by Anthony DiComo, the makeup games are scheduled for 1:10 p.m. and 7:10 p.m. ET. Little rain fell over Queens on Tuesday morning, but thunderstorms were expected to intensify by early evening. The National Weather Service forecast cited in that report called for up to two inches of rain with winds around 15 mph.