New York Mets at Atlanta Braves

By Bush StaffUpdated 46d ago·2 min read
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Atlanta BravesATL(52-36)
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Freddy Peralta (5-7, 4.68 ERA) got the ball for New York against Atlanta's Reynaldo López (4-1, 3.18 ERA) at 7:15 PM ET, and on paper it looked like a mismatch. Peralta had been battered in his last three outings, and López came in riding a strong start against St. Louis.

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Postgame

Missed — Atlanta blew a late lead and lost outright 7-6 in 10, with Soto's ninth-inning homer flipping the game.

Pregame

Atlanta was priced around -125 to win this one outright, and that number made sense with López dealing and Atlanta the far better team on paper all year. The Mets have been one of the league's worst clubs, so laying the short price with the home team's superior arm and lineup depth was the correct starting point.

Both rosters are banged up in the rotation. Atlanta placed Martin Pérez on the 15-day IL and lost Eli White to paternity leave the same day, while Ronald Acuña Jr. and Ha-Seong Kim remain out. The Mets, meanwhile, are still without Clay Holmes, Tylor Megill, Marcus Semien and Jorge Polanco, which has left this lineup and staff running thin for weeks.

New York Mets
Freddy Peralta
(5-8)·4.66 ERA
Jul 1 @ Blue Jays
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4.0IP
5ER
4K
3BB
91P
07/06 Lineup
Atlanta Braves
Reynaldo López
(4-2)·3.50 ERA
Jul 1 vs Cardinals
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5.0IP
1ER
6K
1BB
69P
07/06 Lineup

None of that stopped this one from turning into a slugfest at Truist Park, with 24 combined hits and the lead changing hands deep into the night.

New York Mets
New York Mets
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Jul 5W@ Braves10-9
Jul 5L@ Braves3-14
Jul 3L@ Braves3-5
Jul 1L@ Blue Jays3-9
Jun 30W@ Blue Jays3-0
Atlanta Braves
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(52-36)
Jul 5Lvs Mets9-10
Jul 5Wvs Mets14-3
Jul 3Wvs Mets5-3
Jul 2Lvs Cardinals5-11
Jul 1Wvs Cardinals5-1

Atlanta built a 5-2 cushion behind Matt Olson's early homer and looked in control heading to the ninth. Then Juan Soto detonated a 3-run shot to right field to flip the score, only for Olson to answer immediately with a 2-run blast of his own to tie it right back up at 5-5.

New York Mets
New York Mets
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  • 10-Day-ILMarcus Semien (2B)Semien was diagnosed Monday with a Grade 3 left hip flexor strain and is expected to be out for 4-to-6 weeks, at a minimum, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.06/29
  • 60-Day-ILClay Holmes (SP)Holmes (fibula) might begin a rehab assignment in the second half of July, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.07/06
  • 60-Day-ILLuis Robert Jr. (CF)Robert (back) will start a rehab assignment with Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.06/29
  • 60-Day-ILJorge Polanco (1B)Polanco (Achilles) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.06/27
  • 60-Day-ILDedniel Nunez (RP)Nunez (elbow) will begin a rehab assignment with Single-A St. Lucie on Thursday, Michael Mayer of MetsmerizedOnline.com reports.06/25
  • 60-Day-ILReed Garrett (RP)The Mets placed Garrett (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
  • 60-Day-ILJustin Hagenman (RP)The Mets placed Hagenman on the 60-day injured list Saturday due to a rib fracture.05/08
  • 60-Day-ILTylor Megill (SP)The Mets placed Megill (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.05/08
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves
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  • PaternityEli White (RF)Atlanta placed White on the paternity leave list Monday.07/06
  • 10-Day-ILHa-Seong Kim (SS)Atlanta placed Kim on the 10-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to Wednesday, due to right middle finger inflammation.07/04
  • 10-Day-ILRonald Acuna Jr. (RF)Acuna (hamstring) went through a full pregame workout at Truist Park in Atlanta on Tuesday, Chad Bishop of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.06/30
  • 15-Day-ILMartin Perez (SP)Atlanta placed Perez on the 15-day injured list Monday due to a left forearm contusion.07/06
  • 15-Day-ILRobert Suarez (RP)An MRI on Suarez's right elbow came back negative Friday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.06/27
  • suspensionJurickson Profar (LF)Profar will miss the full 2026 season after the appeal of his 162-game PED suspension was denied Thursday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.05/08
  • 60-Day-ILAJ Smith-Shawver (SP)Smith-Shawver (elbow) pitched three innings Tuesday during a rehab start with Single-A Augusta, allowing one run on three hits while striking out four batters, Chad Bishop of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.07/01
  • 60-Day-ILSpencer Schwellenbach (SP)Schwellenbach (elbow) will likely report to Atlanta's spring training facility in early July and could be a candidate to rejoin the major-league rotation by late August or early September, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.06/29
  • 60-Day-ILSpencer Strider (SP)Atlanta transferred Strider (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Wednesday.06/17
  • 60-Day-ILSean Murphy (C)Murphy had the cast on his left hand removed Tuesday and is now wearing a splint to protect his fractured middle finger, Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reprots.06/04
  • 60-Day-ILJoe Jimenez (RP)Atlanta manager Walt Weiss revealed Wednesday that Jimenez underwent another surgery on his left knee 3-to-4 weeks ago, Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reports.05/13
  • 60-Day-ILJoey Wentz (RP)Atlanta placed Wentz (knee) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08

The Mets settled it in the 10th when Luis Torrens laced a double to left that scored both automatic runners, and the bullpen held on from there. It was New York's second straight win over Atlanta after dropping the first two games of this set, a real signal after a stretch where the Mets had lost 12 of 14.

For a Braves team still hovering well clear of .500, blowing a late lead at home to a last-place club stings — and it's the second time in three days they've let one slip against New York. For the Mets, salvaging a split in Atlanta with the sport's best offense punching back twice is exactly the kind of night that keeps a lost season from feeling totally dead.

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