Jurickson Profar laced a go-ahead two-run single within the eighth inning Sunday to propel the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 victory over the visiting New York Mets.
Profar and Sean Murphy every drove in a pair for the Braves, who salvaged the finale of the three-game set after being outscored 21-9 throughout the primary two losses in opposition to their Nationwide League East rival.
Bryce Elder went six innings for Atlanta, permitting two runs on three hits whereas placing out six and strolling two. Tyler Kinley (2-3) earned the victory after throwing a scoreless eighth.
David Peterson allowed two runs on 5 hits throughout 5 2/3 innings for the Mets, placing out eight and strolling 4. Mark Vientos hit a two-run homer within the second for New York.
Mets reliever Gregory Soto (1-4) entered a 2-2 recreation within the eighth and allowed Ozzie Albies’ leadoff single earlier than retiring Michael Harris II and placing out Nacho Alvarez Jr.
Soto then walked Murphy on 4 pitches and hit Vidal Brujan with a 1-2 slider, loading the bases. Profar drove in a pair with a single to middle.
Atlanta nearer Raisel Iglesias allowed Cedric Mullins’ and Francisco Lindor’s one-out singles within the ninth, earlier than Juan Soto lower the Mets’ deficit in half with an RBI base hit to left. However Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil every popped out within the infield to finish the sport and safe Iglesias’ twenty second save.
New York struck first within the second as McNeil walked and Vientos smashed a 402-foot homer — his twelfth of the 12 months — to provide the Mets a 2-0 lead.
Atlanta did not mount a risk till the sixth, when Marcell Ozuna drew a one-out stroll and Harris reached on a two-out single. After Peterson walked Alvarez to load the bases, Murphy laced a two-run single to knot the rating at 2-2 and chase the Mets’ starter for reliever Brooks Raley.
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