Honest question: when’s the last time the Mets played any game as important as the ones they’ll be playing against the Braves during this five-game series? As we get later and later into this 2022 season and the NL East continues to be a close contest between these two teams, these head-to-head matchups become more and more crucial. However the race ends up turning out, there is every chance we will look to these games as the difference makers. The Mets took care of business the last time they faced their NL East rivals by winning two of three in Atlanta last month, and they got this series started off strong by beating the Braves 6-4 on the backs of several homers, a solid Carlos Carrasco performance, and yet another dominant outing from Edwin Díaz.
Four homers lead Mets to 6-4 victory in series opener against Braves
