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calendar, and the hot and humid conditions in New York, remind us that this is only the first weekend of August.
But everything else about the series between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves feels like October.
The five-game set, already filled with playoff-like strength, will follow Saturday, when Mets hosts the Braves with a day and night doubleheader.
Left-handed David Peterson (5-2, 3.54 ERA) is recalled from Triple A Syracuse and the opening round of the Mets begins. He will oppose right-handed Jake Odorizzi (4-3, 3.75), who has made his first start in the Braves since it was acquired by the Houston Astros on Tuesday.
In the nightcap, right-handed Max Scherzer (7-2, 2.13 ERA) and left-handed Max Fried (10-3, 2.58).
The Braves scored eight runs in the first two innings on Friday night, then won 9-6, equalizing the series one game at a time. The victory pulled Atlanta in second place within 31/2 games from New York, which was number one in the National League East.
Mets scored four times on Friday's five innings when manager Buck Showalter used two bench players Darin Ruf and Eduardo Escobar as a substitute for consecutive at-bats.
Right-handed Ruff, who made his team debut after being acquired by the San Francisco Giants, strapped a two-run double from left-handed Dylan Lee before Escobar followed the RBI single. .. Cut the Braves lead to 8-5.
"They have made some good moves, they have added and have the platoon match they want," said Braves manager Brian Snitker. .. "Sometimes (as if)," Is there 40 guys over there? "Every time I look back, and even a legitimate guy.
Mets scored 2 with 2 outs in the 6th inning, and Snicker scored the final 10 outs with three of the best reliefs, including Raisel Iglesias, which was acquired from the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday. did. ..
Southpaw A.J.Minter retires all four batters, including right-handed pinch hitter Mark Canha, and Iglesias makes his eight Braves debut as a tie-in-grand with the potential to finish six. Defeated a person. Kenley Jansen gave up Jeff McNeil's solo homer in situations other than his ninth save.
"Our men continued to sharpen," said Shaw Alter. "I don't think it means they used all the bullpen. They were a pretty short outing. They have a lot of good weapons out there and they're just spinning their luggage. So they I'll be back. It's okay (Saturday). I have two good teams. "
Peterson, who was elected to the Bullpen on July 29, last pitched to Mets on July 27 and He got out of the bullpen and started 8 innings, but gave up the game tying and recorded 1 out. , New York Yankees two-run home run to Gleyber Torres.
He is 2-3 at 5.40 ERA with six career starts against the Braves and 1-1 with 4.35 ERA with two starts against Atlanta this year.
Scherzer won on Monday, and when the Mets beat the Washington Nationals 7-3, 6 he allowed 3 runs (2 goals) in 2/3 innings. He recorded 3.77 ERA in 28 games (26 starts) against the Braves on 11-9. Scherzer defeated the Braves on July 12, allowing one run in seven innings and making nine a fan.
Odorizzi made the final start of the Astros on Sunday and surrendered two hits in seven innings, but did not affect Houston's 3-2, 10 innings victory decision over the Seattle Mariners. did. He started twice against Mets and was 0-1 at 3.18 ERA.
Fried did not consider Sunday's decision after throwing seven innings with four hits in Braves' 1-0 victory over Arizona Diamondbacks. He is 5-4 with 2.85 ERA in 18 games (13 starts) against Mets and includes a 1-1 mark with 3.37 ERA in 2 starts this year.
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