New York Mets at Atlanta Braves

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.

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.

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

(37-53)

Jul 5W@ Braves10-9

Jul 5L@ Braves3-14

Jul 3L@ Braves3-5

Jul 1L@ Blue Jays3-9

Jun 30W@ Blue Jays3-0

Atlanta Braves

(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

(8)

• 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.
• 60-Day-ILClay Holmes SP — Holmes (fibula) might begin a rehab assignment in the second half of July, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.
• 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.
• 60-Day-ILJorge Polanco 1B — Polanco (Achilles) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.
• 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.
• 60-Day-ILReed Garrett RP — The Mets placed Garrett (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.
• 60-Day-ILJustin Hagenman RP — The Mets placed Hagenman on the 60-day injured list Saturday due to a rib fracture.
• 60-Day-ILTylor Megill SP — The Mets placed Megill (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Atlanta Braves

(12)

• 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.
• 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.
• PaternityEli White RF — Atlanta placed White on the paternity leave list Monday.
• 15-Day-ILMartin Perez SP — Atlanta placed Perez on the 15-day injured list Monday due to a left forearm contusion.
• 15-Day-ILRobert Suarez RP — An MRI on Suarez's right elbow came back negative Friday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.