Chris Flexen was cruising until it all fell apart on him in the Mets’ 9-2 loss. With the Braves already leading 1-0, the downward spiral started with a hit by Atlanta starter Lucas Sims in the sixth. After back-to-back walks to load the bases, Flexen’s day was over. Josh Smoker managed to get Freddie Freeman out on an infield popup, but Nick Markakis’s double brought home two runs and later a sacrifice fly made the score 4-0.
The bullpen did not fair much better. The Braves later tacked on a run against Erik Goeddel, Kevin McGowan got hit hard to the tune of three runs, and Jacob Rhame also gave up a run in his appearance.