#[Mets](/r/NewYorkMets) [@](http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2017_ipad/684/nymatl_684.jpg) [Braves](/r/Braves) – Tue, Aug 22
###Game Status: Final – Score: 3-2 Braves
###Links & Info
* [MLB Gameday](https://www.mlb.com/gameday/716891/)
* [Game Graphs](http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2023-08-22&team=Braves&dh=0&season=2023)
* [Savant Gamefeed](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?gamePk=716891)
||Mets Batters|AB|R|H|RBI|BB|K|LOB|AVG|OBP|SLG|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1|[Nimmo](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=607043) – CF|4|0|0|0|0|1|0|.267|.364|.444|
|2|[Lindor](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=596019) – SS|3|1|1|0|1|0|0|.254|.336|.470|
|3|[McNeil](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=643446) – 2B|4|0|2|0|0|0|2|.268|.337|.356|
|4|[Alonso](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=624413) – 1B|3|0|0|0|0|1|3|.224|.325|.531|
|5|[Vogelbach](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=596129) – DH|2|1|1|2|2|0|0|.227|.336|.395|
||1-[Locastro](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=641796) – PR|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|.167|.375|.333|
|6|[Stewart, D](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=621466) – RF|4|0|1|0|0|2|3|.246|.333|.554|
|7|[Alvarez](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=682626) – C|4|0|0|0|0|1|5|.218|.288|.450|
|8|[Ortega](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=542364) – LF|3|0|0|0|1|2|1|.231|.315|.308|
|9|[Araúz, J](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=660620) – 3B|3|0|0|0|0|0|1|.109|.196|.239|
||Totals|30|2|5|2|4|7|15||||
|Mets|
|:–|
|1-Ran for Vogelbach in the 9th.|
|BATTING: **2B**: Lindor (29, Elder). **HR**: Vogelbach (11, 6th inning off Johnson, 1 on, 2 out). **TB**: Lindor 2; McNeil 2; Stewart, D; Vogelbach 4. **RBI**: Vogelbach 2 (41). **2-out RBI**: Vogelbach 2. **Runners left in scoring position, 2 out**: Alonso; Ortega; Alvarez 2. **GIDP**: Alvarez; Araúz, J. **Team RISP**: 1-for-9. **Team LOB**: 6. |
|FIELDING: **E**: Lindor (8, fielding). |
||Braves Batters|AB|R|H|RBI|BB|K|LOB|AVG|OBP|SLG|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1|[Acuña Jr.](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=660670) – RF|4|0|2|0|1|1|1|.333|.419|.569|
|2|[Harris II, M](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=671739) – CF|5|0|0|0|0|2|6|.282|.330|.447|
|3|[Riley, A](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=663586) – 3B|4|0|0|0|0|1|3|.275|.333|.501|
|4|[Olson](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=621566) – 1B|4|0|0|0|0|2|1|.266|.377|.594|
|5|[Ozuna](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=542303) – DH|3|2|3|1|1|0|0|.257|.330|.506|
|6|[Rosario, E](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=592696) – LF|3|1|2|2|0|1|0|.263|.313|.489|
|7|[d’Arnaud](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=518595) – C|4|0|0|0|0|0|4|.250|.308|.444|
|8|[Arcia, Or](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=606115) – SS|3|0|0|0|1|1|0|.279|.337|.441|
|9|[Lopez, N](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=670032) – 2B|4|0|2|0|0|0|2|.241|.340|.321|
||Totals|34|3|9|3|3|8|17||||
|Braves|
|:–|
|BATTING: **2B**: Ozuna (17, Megill); Acuña Jr. (30, Garrett, R). **HR**: Rosario, E (20, 2nd inning off Megill, 1 on, 0 out); Ozuna (27, 5th inning off Megill, 0 on, 1 out). **TB**: Acuña Jr. 3; Lopez, N 2; Ozuna 7; Rosario, E 5. **RBI**: Ozuna (63); Rosario, E 2 (63). **Runners left in scoring position, 2 out**: Harris II, M 2; d’Arnaud 2; Olson; Riley, A 2; Lopez, N. **SAC**: Rosario, E. **Team RISP**: 0-for-9. **Team LOB**: 11. |
|FIELDING: **DP**: 2 (Lopez, N-Olson; Riley, A-Olson). |
|Mets Pitchers|IP|H|R|ER|BB|K|HR|P-S|ERA|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|[Megill](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=656731) (L, 7-7)|4.2|8|3|3|2|5|2|95-62|5.54|
|[Kolarek](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=592473)|2.0|0|0|0|1|2|0|28-17|0.00|
|[Garrett, R](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=657585)|1.0|1|0|0|0|0|0|12-9|9.49|
|[Raley, B](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=548384)|0.1|0|0|0|0|1|0|5-3|2.53|
|Totals|8.0|9|3|3|3|8|2|||
|Braves Pitchers|IP|H|R|ER|BB|K|HR|P-S|ERA|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|[Elder](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=693821) (W, 10-4)|5.1|2|1|1|3|3|0|90-55|3.39|
|[Johnson](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=572955) (H, 7)|0.2|1|1|1|0|2|1|10-8|4.76|
|[Jiménez, J](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=641729) (H, 11)|1.0|0|0|0|0|2|0|12-9|2.62|
|[Minter](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=621345) (H, 14)|1.0|1|0|0|0|0|0|10-7|4.11|
|[Iglesias, R](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=628452) (S, 25)|1.0|1|0|0|1|0|0|16-10|2.88|
|Totals|9.0|5|2|2|4|7|1|||
|Game Info|
|:–|
|WP: Megill 4.|
|HBP: Alonso (by Elder).|
|Pitch timer violations: Elder (pitcher).|
|Pitches-strikes: Megill 95-62; Kolarek 28-17; Garrett, R 12-9; Raley, B 5-3; Elder 90-55; Johnson 10-8; Jiménez, J 12-9; Minter 10-7; Iglesias, R 16-10.|
|Groundouts-flyouts: Megill 4-4; Kolarek 2-1; Garrett, R 2-1; Raley, B 0-0; Elder 5-4; Johnson 0-0; Jiménez, J 1-0; Minter 0-2; Iglesias, R 2-0.|
|Batters faced: Megill 26; Kolarek 7; Garrett, R 4; Raley, B 1; Elder 21; Johnson 3; Jiménez, J 3; Minter 4; Iglesias, R 4.|
|Inherited runners-scored: Kolarek 2-0; Garrett, R 1-0; Raley, B 1-0; Johnson 1-1.|
|Umpires: HP: Manny Gonzalez. 1B: Charlie Ramos. 2B: Junior Valentine. 3B: Adrian Johnson. |
|Weather: 92 degrees, Partly Cloudy.|
|Wind: 6 mph, Out To CF.|
|First pitch: 7:20 PM.|
|T: 2:52.|
|Att: 36,841.|
|Venue: Truist Park.|
|August 22, 2023|
|Inning|Scoring Play|Score|
|:–|:–|:–|
|Bottom 2|Eddie Rosario homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field. Marcell Ozuna scores.|2-0 ATL|
|Bottom 5|Marcell Ozuna homers (27) on a fly ball to left center field.|3-0 ATL|
|Top 6|Daniel Vogelbach homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. Francisco Lindor scores.|3-2 ATL|
|Team|Highlight|
|:–|:–|
|[ATL](/r/Braves)|[Eddie Rosario’s sliding grab (00:00:26)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-08/22/23c6f29a-09794ba0-5d480953-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|[ATL](/r/Braves)|[Eddie Rosario’s two-run jack (20) (00:00:25)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-08/22/c687a887-21b825b0-de0b07c0-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|[NYM](/r/NewYorkMets)|[Brandon Nimmo rolls for the grab (00:00:15)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-08/22/37275e68-831d7e7a-c4381527-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|[ATL](/r/Braves)|[Marcell Ozuna’s solo home run (27) (00:00:30)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-08/22/ebda823e-29e8bcd6-142464c4-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|[NYM](/r/NewYorkMets)|[Tylor Megill strikes out five (00:01:03)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-08/22/f2ea4a30-f1dd29d3-897461a5-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|[NYM](/r/NewYorkMets)|[Vogelbach’s two-run home run (11) (00:00:27)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-08/22/45742f9a-d84d96ae-042f8b2e-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|[ATL](/r/Braves)|[Bryce Elder’s barehanded play (00:00:26)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-08/22/84063f62-2c5cdd03-10d070b5-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|[ATL](/r/Braves)|[Bryce Elder’s five strong innings (00:01:01)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-08/22/7fc85cc5-34b7b0d7-956f4dd5-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|[ATL](/r/Braves)|[Raisel Iglesias earns the save (00:00:13)](https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/1a7cc68b-fda9-4b10-b935-2eaafd87a40f.mp4)|
|[ATL](/r/Braves)|[Austin Riley starts the DP (00:00:22)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-08/22/a4a3b26a-f1f072ce-2b4bebab-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
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|Mets|0|0|0|0|0|2|0|0|0||2|5|1|6|
|Braves|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|0|||3|9|0|11|
###Decisions
* Winner: [Bryce Elder](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=693821) (10-4, 3.39)
* Loser: [Tylor Megill](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=656731) (7-7, 5.54)
* Save: [Raisel Iglesias](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=628452) (25, 2.88)
###Division Scoreboard
SF 3 @ PHI 4 – Final
WSH 2 @ NYY 1 – Final
MIA 3 @ SD 0 – Bottom 3, 0 Outs
**Next Mets Game**: Wed, Aug 23, 07:20 PM EDT @ Braves
^^^Last ^^^Updated: ^^^08/22/2023 ^^^10:29:03 ^^^PM ^^^EDT
35 comments
That was the most mets 9th inning ive ever seen
something needs to be done about blooper
* The 2023 Mets are 59-68 in the regular season. The Mets have scored 565 runs and allowed 594 runs. The Mets have played in 9,774 regular season games with 4,711 wins, 5,053 losses and eight ties. The Mets were 101-61 in 2022. The Mets are 23-28 in day games, 37-41 at night. The Mets are 31-28 at home and 28-40 on the road this season. The Mets are 127-153 on Tuesdays since 2012, 5-13 this season.
* The Mets are 9-13 in August, 14-8 in July, 7-19 in June, 15-12 in April and 14-15 in May. The best June record for the Mets was 21-7 in 1990 and the worst was 5-21 in 2018. The Mets were 5-24 in August 1982.
* The Mets are 19-19 in one run games this season, 21-15 last year.
* The Mets are 393-453 and one tie against the Atlanta Braves, 3-9 this season. The Mets are 23-34 at Truist Park. Tomorrow is the final game against Atlanta this season.
* The Mets have allowed 85 runs in the first inning, the most for any inning this season. They have scored 40 runs in the first inning.
* Jeff McNeil stole a base tonight, the seventh of the season and first since August 19th against the Cardinals. He has 26 career stolen bases.
* The Mets are 36-16 when scoring first, 22-50 when the opponent scores first. The Mets are 48-24 when scoring four or more runs, 10-39 when scoring three or fewer runs.
* Francisco Lindor has a nine game hit streak. Jeff McNeil has a seven game hit streak.
* Daniel Vogelbach has a five game hit streak. No, that is not a typo.
* Jose Quintana faced Atlanta on August 12th and gave up only one run over 6.0 innings.
Next game: LHP José Quintana (1-4, 3.03) vs. RHP Charlie Morton (12-10, 3.54) on SNY and WCBS at 19:20
This season fucking sucks
Man, brutal last few weeks for Alvarez.
Sad end. Get ‘em tomorrow
great game, wish mets could have pulled it out. let’s not be too hard on alvarez, he’s had a bunch of clutch moments this season. he’ll be fine.
When do we consider sending Alvarez down
Sigh
At least we know we’re not getting swept
Fuck the Braves. Unfortunately I’m doing nothing tomorrow night so I’ll see you all again
At least it wasn’t as embarrassing as any of the losses from that last series against the Braves. Just normal sad
I’m glad our AAAAll Star bullpen can pull their weight but I digress
Daniel Vogelbach has a five game hit streak.
I love this sentence
Team cannot hit with RISP. Story of the season
I know this thread is going to be a bit negative since we lost, but hey look at our little rag-tag sell-off team hanging with the best team in baseball
The Mets broke Alvarez.
Messing with his playing time and not giving him consistent DH opportunities.
Baty’s deep regression and Alvarez’s slumping is a bad look for the coaching.
I have no clue why Buck didn’t bunt with Alvarez there to get the runner on third with less than two outs.
Who knows, Locastro could force a balk with his speed.
After doing all the small things right yesterday, but not giving the struggling Alvarez a bunt sign or pinch hitting him for someone to bunt is not good team baseball.
See you tomorrow.
This is a three game series. Let’s shake this shit off and kick their asses tomorrow.
YA GOTTA BELIEVE!
Someone find a way to get Tim McGraw to put out a rally song.
Too many bad swings with guys in scoring position. Alvarez is also slumping hard.
Shame to waste that pitching, but our hitting’s been inconsistent all year just like the pitching.
Shoutout to the only fella to scratch out any RBIs, Daniel Vogelbach
Vogelbach blows. Vogelfronth on the other hand has been great.
Francisco Alvarez is already a top 5 catcher as a rookie. Slumps will happen
Well it could be worse… we could be the Yankees
I’m ready for our PREGAME THREAD tomorrow
Would have been nice to see some aggressive base-running in the 9th.
Well, we got a franchise record tonight
No Met player had ever had 4 wild pitches in a single game. Megill had 4 tonight
[21 Mets had 3 in one game](https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask?q=mets+pitchers+with+3%2B+wild+pitches+in+a+single+game), most recently Jeurys Familia on [June 4th, 2015](https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ARI/ARI201506040.shtml)
Wish we called in Marte and sent him from the D.R. to pinch run in that spot
also Kolarek would be a pretty interesting lefty reliever prospect for the mets if he wasn’t already 34 lol
Let’s remember Alvarez is only 21 – he won’t be 22 even until November. He is a young rookie still learning the ropes in the Big Leagues
One major concern for this season is a small tidbit that Gary Cohen revealed during the broadcast when he said the Mets are “winding down” Alvarez which is the reason for his reduced playing time.
That makes no sense.
If he isn’t catching, afford him the opportunity to continue his hitting development by slotting him as the full time DH.
How badly Baty has regressed and now Alvarez’s lack of ability to make contact with fastballs down the middle of the plate warrants scrutiny.
So frustrating…. All the teams ahead of us are barely cracking .500 and yet we just can’t get out of our own way
Good time to remind everyone just how difficult it is to catch at the major league level. Alvarez is still just 21 and catching more innings than he ever has in a single season in his career. He’s flashed the raw power and you have to take these rookie slumps with everything else
I didn’t even fathom a double play being that catastrophic, I reassured myself that even worst case scenario (double play) will at least get the Mets a runner on 3rd
The baseball gods are just coming up with incredulous losses like they’re really up there coming up with the next funniest way to lose every week
After years of running a phone caseless, I finally cracked a screen.
Someone at this sports bar just opened a door and it my arm smashing the phone out of my hand.
Mets are surprised when their prospects aren’t developing properly when they aren’t getting consistent playing while JD Davis already revealed in his candid interview this season as a Giant that it was hard to perform consistently as a Met last season without knowing he’d be in the lineup from one day to the next.
Why are the Mets so reliant on platoons instead of committing to giving guys playing time.
They only commit to to guys if they perform right out of the gates, which Ortega and Stewart have done.
But if a guy doesn’t perform well or even if a young player does as Vientos did in his initial spell this season when he came through with a big home run and a clutch hit two games after, they still aren’t given consistent time.
Mets need management that will reaffirm to hitters that you will get a consistent opportunity for a certain period of time, instead of whatever they’re doing now.