July 7th 2014 -- Mets 4, Braves 3

Reuben Tejada it a two out RBI single in the bottom of the 11^th inning, the Mets beat the Braves Monday night 4-3.  In the bottom of the second the Mets took a 1-0 advantage when the red hot Travis d’Arnaud hit an RBI double that rolled to the wall in left-center scoring Eric Campbell from first base. In the 3^rd David Wright connected off Brave starter Mike Minor for a solo homer, his 7^th on the year to make it 2-0. Daisuke Matsuzaka started for the Mets and  weaved in an out of trouble but managed to toss 7 scoreless innings allowing 6 hits walking 2 and striking out 3. In the top of the 8^th the Braves scored three times off the combination of Vic Black, Josh Edgin and Jenrry Mejia to take a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the 8^th, Curtis Granderson hit a two-out solo homer run, his 13^th of the year off Luis Avilan to tie the game at 3.  In the bottom of the 11^th Juan Lagares doubled to center, Lucas Duda was intentionally walked and after Travis d’Arnaud grounded out to third with runners on 1^st and 3^rd Tejada lined the single to center to win it.  Carlos Torres pitched 2 scoreless innings in relief striking out 2 and picks up the win he’s now 4-4. Anthony Varvaro gets the loss he falls to 3-2. The Mets win their 2^nd straight and take the 1^st game of this key series with the Braves. The Mets  stand at 40-49 on the year and 20-22 at Citi Field. Tuesday night it’s game two of the series. Jacob deGrom (1-5  3.77) goes for the Mets, Julio Teheran (8-5 2.29) goes for the Braves.