Post-Game Wrap-Up: Braves 4 Mets 1 - Un-Inspired Baseball From The Mets Again

The Mets were defeated by the Braves 4-1 tonight at Turner Field. The Mets again had no offensive attack as they were held to 1 run and only 2 hits on the evening.

The Braves got on the board early again tonight. Leading off, in the Bot of the 1st, Omar Infante looped a single to RF. Jason Heyward would quickly follow with a 2B to Left-Center, setting the Braves up with runners on 2nd and 3rd. The next hitter Martin Prado then drove a ball to the LF gap, scoring both Infante and Heyward, to put the Braves ahead 2-0.

The Braves added another 2 runs in the Bot of the 2nd. With 1 out, Rick Ankiel singled to CF. After a Tommy Hanson SAC bunt advancing Ankiel to 2nd, Omar Infante would record his 2nd hit of the game, an RBI single to Left-Center to put the Braves up 3-0. Jason Heyward would then bring Infante around to score on his RBI double to make the score 4-0.

The Mets finally got on the board in the Top of the 8th. With 2 outs and a runner on 2nd, Luis Hernandez singled up the middle to drive in the Mets lone run of the night.

Once again, the Mets played lifeless un-inspired baseball. The offense was non-existant. The only thing that made this game even watchable was the debut of Lucas Duda, and he even struggled going 0-3 with a K on the night.

Despite going 0-3, Duda looks like a ball player. He is a big young kid and I am very much looking foward to how he does on the big league level with a decent amount of at-bats.

Mike Pelfrey did not look good tonight. His fastball was up in the zone much of the evening which resulted in a lot of balls in the air. He was hit extremely hard tonight. He finished the night with a line of 5 IP, 4 ER, 9 Hits, 0BB, and 2 K's while taking his 8th loss of the year.

David Wright finally broke his Turner Field drought in 2010 tonight by doubling to LF. He went 1-4 on the evening and is now 1-32 on the season at Turner Field.

Omar Infante and Jason Heyward, the Braves 1 and 2 hitters respectively, combined to go 7-8, with 3 runs scored, and 2 RBI.

The Mets are now 9-53 at Turner Field when the Braves score first.

The Braves have now held the Mets to 3 runs or less in 13 consecutive games.

The Mets conclude their 4 game series with the Braves tomorrow night at Turner Field. The pitching match-up is a beauty as Mets ace Johan Santana takes the hill looking to salvage the final game of the series VS Braves Cy Young candidate Tim Hudson. Game time is 7:10PM.