The Atlanta Braves narrowly defeated the New York Mets yesterday at Turner Field with the Braves coming out on top 3 to 2. It was a solid match that aficionados with Braves tickets won’t soon forget.
Braves pitcher Billy Wagner (1.93 ERA) got the win, while Pedro Feliciano (1.53 ERA) took the loss for the Mets. Kris Medlen went 6.1 solid innings for the Braves, allowed 4 hits, 2 home runs and 2 earned runs with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Braves was Peter Moylan (2.40), and Takashi Saito (2.12). The Mets’s starter Johan Santana went 7.0 innings, allowed 5 hits, one home run and 2 earned runs with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. Jenrry Mejia (2.60) also pitched for the Mets. With the win, Wagner’s record goes to 3-0, while Feliciano is at 1-2.
In addition to the 3 runs, the Braves scored 7 hits and committed no errors. It wasn’t a huge day for anyone at the plate for the Braves, as nobody managed more than 2 hits. The Mets didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. The Mets scored 2 runs, 5 hits and one error.
Umpiring duties were performed by Tom Hallion, Ron Kulpa, Lance Barksdale and Ed Rapuano. There were 27,119 Braves ticket holders in attendance at Turner Field.
The win puts the Braves at a record of -, ( games behind the division leader), while the loss brings the Mets to -, ( games behind first place in the division). Next up for the Braves are the (-) at the Braves’s Turner Field. If you are in the area you might want to check out what’s available for tickets because that game should be a good one. The Mets will next take on the (-) at Citi Field in what should be a very good game of MLB baseball. Buy your tickets today and see it all live.