If you knew that Sean Manaea and the Mets’ bullpen would hold the Braves to just three runs over the course of a game, you might’ve thought the Mets would win. That would take a lot of faith in a Mets lineup that has struggled to score runs all too often this year, but if you saw Manaea pitch over the first few weeks of the season, you’d be thrilled at the prospect of a win.
That’s not what happened, though, as the Mets scored just once in the game, adding another poor performance at the plate to
their dubious record on the season.
Mark Vientos drove in the Mets’ sole run of the game in the bottom of the sixth, and the team might’ve scored one more if not for a home run replay review that resulted in a would-be home run in the ninth.
As for the pitchers, Manaea went six innings, struck out six, walked two, and gave up two runs on four hits. That’s his best appearance of the season by far. Austin Warren gave up a run over the course of two innings of work, and Daniel Duarte threw a scoreless inning in the top of the ninth.
The Mets will attempt to win the series and improve upon their 31-39 record on the season in the series finale tomorrow afternoon 1:40 PM EDT.
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