June 30th 2014 -- Braves 5, Mets 3

The Mets made 3 errors in the bottom of the 8^th inning allowing the Braves to score 4 times, the Braves go on to beat the Mets 5-3.  The Mets hit the ground running when Curtis Granderson led off the game with a solo homer (11) to make it 1-0 Mets.  In the second inning Travis d’Arnaud extended his hitting streak to 6 games since coming back from Las Vegas with an RBI double.  In the 3^rd, Chris Young hit a sac-fly with the bases loaded to score Daniel Murphy.  The Braves got to Wheeler in the 5^th when Freddie Freeman hit a sac fly to score B.J. Upton with their only run off Wheeler.   In the 8^th the wheels came off. The usually steady Jeurys Famila threw a double play ball away with runners on 1^st and 2^nd  to load the bases with none out. Then Tommy La Stella hit an RBI single to center scoring Justin Upton that Juan Lagares bobbled  allowing Jason Heyward to score with the tying run. Then, with 2 outs and the bases loaded,  Eric Campbell botched a grounder by Andrelton Simmons, the third error of the inning, allowing Chris Johnson to score the 3^rd run of the frame. Dana Eveland relieved Familia and walked Freddie Freeman with the bases loaded to bring Christian Bethancourt home with the 4 the run of the inning and cap the scoring. Wheeler went 6 innings he allowed 4 hits, the 1 run (earned) he walked 5 and struck out 4, he gets the no decision.  Familia went 2/3 of an inning he allowed 3 hits 4 runs (2 earned) he gets the loss falling to 1-3. Anthony Varvaro gets the win he’s 3-1.  Craig Kimbrel pitched the 9^th and earned his 25^th save. The Mets have now lost 4 of 5 on this road trip. The are now 20-25 on the road and 37-46 on the year. Tuesday night is game two of the series. Daisuke Matsuzaka (3-2  3.23) goes for the Mets. Mike Minor (2-5  4.50) goes for the Braves.