“They get over that hump sometimes and get their rhythm. “He came in after the fourth and was like, ‘I can throw all day,’” Snitker said. The first five Mets batters reached in the third against Strider, who then retired the final nine he faced. He fell two games short of the major league mark held by Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan. Strider struck out eight - snapping his team-record streak of nine straight starts with at least nine strikeouts. “He’s a threat every time he goes up there.” 268 with eight homers and 22 RBI after being acquired from Oakland in December. “That’s a strong man, I’ll tell you that,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said of Murphy, hitting. The two-homer game was Murphy’s third as a big leaguer. The six RBI were a career high for Murphy, who homered in the first to stake the Braves to an early lead and then again in the seventh after the Mets had pulled within a run. The clubs were also postponed by rain Saturday and are scheduled to make up that game Aug. The game was a makeup of Sunday’s postponement. The Braves have won six straight meetings between the NL East rivals dating to last year and eight of the past nine, including a pivotal three-game sweep in Atlanta near the end of last season that sent them to their fifth straight division title. But that’s a good offensive team over there.” “Our guys are a little frustrated after the game because we like our chances with eight runs. “In this profession, you’ve got to put the good and bad behind you quickly,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said. Brett Baty and pinch-hitter Eduardo Escobar also went deep. Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer for the Mets, trimming an early five-run deficit to 6-4. Credit to the bullpen and our offense, of course, for hitting the way they always do.” “I didn’t really put us in a good position to win - first half of a doubleheader, I can’t go out and get quick outs. Kevin Pillar had a two-run shot and Spencer Strider (4-0) earned the win after allowing four runs in five innings.
Acuña scored three times and finished a triple shy of the cycle. launched a 448-foot home run for the Braves into the rarely reached third deck at Citi Field. NEW YORK - Sean Murphy hit a pair of three-run homers, powering the Atlanta Braves to a 9-8 victory over the New York Mets in the opener of a doubleheader Monday after the teams were rained out the previous two days. Murphy, Acuña power Braves past Mets 9-8 in DH opener
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