Teheran, Braves stumble in return home
A look around Major League Baseball’s NL East race today.
Monday’s scores
N.Y. Mets 7, Atlanta 5
Tampa Bay 4, Miami 2
Philadelphia 10, Chicago Cubs 2
Tuesday’s games
Arizona at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Miami, 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.
Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.
Washington Nationals 17-8
▪ Ryan Zimmerman leads the NL with a .421 batting average, 29 RBI and 37 hits and is tied for the NL lead with 11 home runs.
▪ Bryce Harper leads the NL with 32 runs scored.
Philadelphia Phillies 12-12, 4.5 GB
▪ The Phillies stopped their three-game losing streak against the Cubs on Monday.
▪ Tommy Joseph had his second home run of the season.
Miami Marlins 11-13, 5.5 GB
▪ The Marlins lost for the fifth time in six games Monday against Tampa Bay.
▪ Marcell Ozuna hit his seventh home run of the season.
New York Mets 11-14, 6 GB
▪ The Mets scored five runs in the fourth inning against the Braves on Monday.
▪ Noah Syndergaard was placed on the 10-day disabled list.
Atlanta Braves 10-14, 6.5 GB
▪ Ender Inciarte hit his fifth homer to lead off the first Monday against the Mets.
▪ The Mets’ five runs off Julio Teheran in the fourth matched their scoring total in their previous seven games against Teheran.
Around the Division
The Braves fell to the Mets in their return home.
The Nationals wrapped up a hot April.
Aaron Altherr had a big game for the Phillies.
The bullpen and bats continue struggle for the Marlins.
This story was originally published May 2, 2017 at 11:35 AM with the headline "Teheran, Braves stumble in return home."