The Mets exploded for seven runs in the third inning and defeated the Atlanta Braves 8-4 on Friday night at Citi Field, thereby overtaking the Braves in the standing for the first Wild Card spot in the National League.
The Mets have won five straight games while the Braves have lost six straight. The Mets are a season-high seven games over .500 and they’re 31-13 since June 2.
Here are the Top Takeaways from the win:
1)Kodai Senga seemed to be putting the finishing touches on a brilliant debut to his injury-delayed season when he injured his left calf while getting out of the way for Pete Alonso to catch a pop-up near the mound in the sixth inning.