The New York Mets will play the Atlanta Braves in Game 2 of their series at Truist Park on Saturday night.
The New York Mets are 98-59 this season and have alternated wins and losses over their last eight games. New York lost Game 1 of this series by a score of 5-2 on Friday night. The New York pitching staff has a 3.59 ERA, a 1.19 WHIP, and a .235 opponent batting average this season. The Mets offense has scored 746 runs with a .258 batting average and a .332 on base percentage. Pete Alonso is batting .268 with 40 home runs and 131 RBI’s for the Mets this season. The projected starter for New York is Max Scherzer, who is 11-4 with a 2.13 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP over 139.2 innings pitched this season.
The Atlanta Braves are 98-59 this season and have won five of their last six games. Prior to winning Game 1 of this series, Atlanta won two out of three games against the Nationals. The Atlanta pitching staff has a 3.42 ERA, a 1.18 WHIP, and a .225 opponent batting average. The Braves offense has scored 769 runs with a .253 batting average and a .317 on base percentage this year. Austin Riley is batting .275 with 38 home runs and 93 RBI’s for the Braves this season. Kyle Wright, who is 20-5 with a 3.18 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP over 175.1 innings pitched this season.
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