Brandon Nimmo’s gotten off to a bit of a slow start this season, but on Monday night, he had his hands all over the Mets’ thrilling 8-7 series-opening victory over the division-rival Atlanta Braves.
After singling and drawing a walk in his first two at-bats, Nimmo came to the plate in the top of the fifth with an opportunity to get his team back in the ballgame.
Braves starter Charlie Morton walked Jeff McNeil and Joey Wendle leading off the inning, and the star outfielder made sure to make him pay, as he demolished a monstrous two-run home run to deep right field to even things up at four.