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Max Scherzer continued to build momentum on Saturday night, and he pitched seven innings as the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves, 6-2, to clean up a pivotal doubleheader between National League East rivals. struck out 11 on .
David Peterson said he pitched 1/3 innings scoreless in the opening game the Mets won 8–5, but Scherzer was even better in the game. was
Scherzer (8-2) allowed four hits for him, no walks and had the best strikeout of the season. The veteran right-hander is 3-1 with a 1.37 ERA in seven starts since returning from a six-week stint on the injured reserve due to an oblique injury.
The Mets won three of the first four games of the five-game series, extending their lead over the No. 2 Braves to 5 1/2 games. This is his biggest lead since June. 21.
Scherzer lowered his ERA to his 1.98 for the season. This would make him the best in the NL with enough innings to qualify.
The Mets scored all the runs needed in his third round against Max Freed (10-4). Thomas Nido led with a double, Sterling Marte walked with one out, and Francisco Lindor singled to force the bases loaded. Pete Alonso delivered his RBI his single on the next pitch.
Two pitches later, Darin Luff hit a potential double play ground ball into the first goal. Matt Olson fired at shortstop Dansby Swanson to force Alonso, but Swanson's throw covered Freed first as both Lindor and Marte scored.
The Mets capitalized on another Braves mistake in his sixth. Alonso singled to take the lead. When third baseman Austin Riley threw the ball away while trying to catch Ruff first, Ruff hit an infield hit and both runners advanced the bases. Alonso then scored when he slid just in front of Travis Darneau's tag on Mark Cana's ground ball to shortstop.
Tyler his Nakin added a pinch-hit single in the eighth inning and scored the final run on Nido's suicide squeeze.
Ronald Acona Jr. hit an RBI double in his eighth inning, and Atlanta hit a homer in his ninth inning by William Contreras.
Freed allowed 4 runs (2 earned runs) in 6 innings where he struck out 5, 6 hits and 1 walk.
– Field Level Media
