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9/21/14

September 21st 2014 -- Mets 10, Braves 2

Sunday afternoon in Atlanta, the Mets completed a 3 game sweep of the Braves with a 10-2 win.  The sweep brings the Mets to 4 games under .500 with 6 games to go. Jacob deGrom pitched for the Mets and was dominant once again going 6 innings he allowed 3 hits 2 runs (1 earned) he walked 3 and struck out 10.  Offensively Anthony Recker made the most his Sunday start going 3 for 3 with 3 RBI, Lucas Duda added 3 hits and Ruben Tejada hit his 4th homer of the season while driving in 2.  Kirk Nieuwenhuis added 2 hits and an RBI, Curtis Granderson continued his late season surge going 2 for 3 with 3 runs scored.  deGrom improves to 9-6 with the win and sees  his ERA drop to 2.63. Buddy Carlyle, Diasuke Matsuzaka and Erik Goeddel each tossed scoreless innings in relief. The Mets sweep the Braves in Atlanta for the first time since 2007, and they find themselves at 76-80 just ½ game behind the Braves for 2nd place in the NL east.  Monday is an off day for the Mets, Tuesday the Mets are in Washington to start a 3 game set with the Nationals.  Bartolo Colon (14-12  4.02) goes for the Mets, Tanner Roark (14-10  2.85) goes for Washington. 
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3 comments:

  1. Michael S.September 21, 2014 at 7:05 PM

    So nice to see the Mets clobber the Braves and eliminate them on the same day.

    Even the Braves announcers, boring as they are, talked a lot about how the Mets will be a force to reckon with next year and going forward.

    We 're almost there fellas.

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  2. Tom BrennanSeptember 21, 2014 at 8:18 PM

    Yes sir, Michael

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  3. Tom BrennanSeptember 22, 2014 at 7:33 AM

    The surge of the unlikely: Grandy hot, Ruben flexing muscle, Recker padding the BA, and Kirk continuing to do enough to make you wonder if he might be on the cusp of real serviceable big league play.

    And, of course, deGrom, the best pitcher on the planet not named Kershaw (sorry, Harvey). ROY better be a slam dunk for him

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