Mets survive Matz's meltdown, hold off Braves 8-6
James Loney hit a three-run homer, Travis d'Arnaud drove in three runs and the New York Mets survived Atlanta's six-run fifth inning to beat the Braves 8-6 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
New York Mets
8
Atlanta Braves
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/7/26 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | L 1-4 | MLB |
| 10/6/26 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | L 1-3 | MLB |
| 10/4/26 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | W 3-2 | MLB |
| 10/3/26 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | L 3-5 | MLB |
| 10/1/26 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | W 6-2 | MLB |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Freeman singled to left, Peterson scored, Inciarte to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-6
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Snyder homered to right (364 feet), García and Aybar scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-5
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Advancing On Force 8-4
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
García doubled to deep right center, Francoeur and Markakis scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-2
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Advancing On Play 8-1
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
Loney homered to right (405 feet), Cabrera and Walker scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-0
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Advancing On Force 7-0
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
Matz hit sacrifice fly to right, Conforto scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
d'Arnaud singled to right, Walker and Loney scored, Conforto to third.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Bunted Foul 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
d'Arnaud grounded out to shortstop, Loney scored, Flores to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Flores hit a ground rule double to deep left center, Walker scored, Loney to third.
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Advancing On Force 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 8-6
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Peterson struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-6
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Play Result 8-6
d'Arnaud stole second.
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Stolen Base 8-6
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Strike Swinging 8-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 8-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
Peterson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
d'Arnaud bunted into double play, third to short, Flowers out at third, Aybar out at second, d'Arnaud to first.
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Advancing On Play 8-6
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Advancing On Play 8-6
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Advancing On Play 8-6
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Bunt Ground Out 8-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
d'Arnaud batting
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Play Result 8-6
d'Arnaud hit for Cervenka.
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Aybar hit by pitch, Flowers to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-6
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Hit By Pitch 8-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
Aybar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Flowers singled to left.
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Single 8-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 8-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
Flowers batting
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Start Inning 8-6
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 8-6
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Céspedes grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 8-6
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Injuries
Atlanta Braves
- Spencer Strider Out
- Joey Wentz Out
- Jurickson Profar suspension
- Spencer Schwellenbach Out
- Mitchell Parker Out
New York Mets
- Jorge Polanco Out
- Tylor Megill Out
- Reed Garrett Out
- Jared Young Out
- Pierson Ohl Out
Lineups
ConfirmedATL
Jace Peterson2B6
Ender InciarteCF22
Freddie Freeman1B5
Jeff FrancoeurLF5
Nick MarkakisRF22
Adonis Garcia3B13
Tyler FlowersC25
Erick AybarSS0
Aaron BlairP36
Substitutes
Alexi OgandoP40
Brandon SnyderPH26
Ian KrolP63
Chris WithrowP51
Emilio BonifacioPH27
Hunter CervenkaP67
Chase d'ArnaudPH6
NYM
Curtis GrandersonRF21
Asdrubal CabreraSS3
Yoenis CespedesCF52
Neil Walker2B12
James Loney1B28
Wilmer Flores3B41
Michael ConfortoLF30
Travis d'ArnaudC16
Steven MatzP32
Substitutes
Hansel RoblesP57
Matt ReynoldsPH3
Antonio BastardoP58
Kelly JohnsonLF55
Alejandro De AzaLF17
Jeurys FamiliaP31
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