The Braves’ bats hit a trio of solo home runs off of Jacob deGrom and did more damage against the Mets’ bullpen en route to taking the first game of a pivotal series against the New York Mets on Friday night.
With the win, the Braves improved to 98-59 on the year and moved back into a tie with the Mets atop the NL East.
The Mets did manage a few baserunners against Max Fried in the top of the first after Brandon Nimmo struck out swinging to begin the game. Pete Alonso laced a single up the middle and was replaced at first by Francisco Lindor, who hit a grounder down the third base line that Riley made a nice play on to get Alonso at second.