ATLANTA (AP) -- Kyle Wright and the Atlanta bullpen combined on a 10-hit shutout and the Braves won their fifth in a row, beating the Mets 4-0 Sunday and blanking a New York lineup that found out late that slugger Yoenis Cespedes had opted out of playing any more this season.
The Mets released a statement from general manager Brodie Van Wagenen in the early innings that Cespedes wasn't at the ballpark and the team hadn't been able to contact him.
After the game, Van Wagenen said: ''He's decided to opt out of the remainder of the season for COVID-related reasons.