Braves pound Mets, stop losing streak
A look around Major League Baseball’s NL East race today.
Wednesday’s scores
Atlanta 8, N.Y. Mets 2
Philadelphia 7, Miami 4
Washington 11, Colorado 4
Thursday’s games
Miami at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.
Washington at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.
Washington Nationals 15-6
▪ Bryce Harper had four hits Wednesday against the Rockies to improve his average to .432.
▪ The Nationals are 8-1 on their road trip, which wraps up Thursday.
Philadelphia Phillies 10-9, 4 GB
▪ Maikel Franco hit his second grand slam of the season Wednesday against the Marlins.
▪ The Phillies are above .500 for the first time since an opening day victory.
Miami Marlins 10-9, 4 GB
▪ All three Miami pitchers gave up home runs Wednesday against Phillies. The staff has allowed 29 this season.
▪ Dee Gordon tripled on the first pitch of the game.
New York Mets 8-12, 6.5 GB
▪ The Mets’ loss to the Braves on Wednesday was their ninth loss in 10 games.
▪ Robert Gsellman allowed the first seven batters to reach base in the first inning
Atlanta Braves 7-12, 7 GB
▪ Atlanta ended a six-game losing streak by beating the Mets on Wednesday.
▪ Julio Teheran went 6 1/3 innings for his second win of the season.
▪ Teheran is 4-0 with a 0.91 ERA in his past seven starts against New York, dating to June 21, 2015.
Around the Division
Big night all around for Braves against Mets.
The Mets continue to struggle.
The Nationals just keep on hitting.
Franco is starting to find his groove.
One pitch dropped the Marlins.
This story was originally published April 27, 2017 at 11:22 AM with the headline "Braves pound Mets, stop losing streak."