Unsurprisingly, video of the race got the attention of the game's announcers, who showed it during the broadcast, and it has subsequently exploded on social media, resulting in more than 31,000 retweets as of Saturday afternoon.
Flores raised his batting average 23 points to.333. It was the first time in 11 starts this season that he has not given up a run. Lugo (1-0) followed Steven Matz's excellent season debut by yielding one run in seven innings, and the Mets' (28-33) starters yielded two runs in 25⅔ innings during this series.
The two-time All-Star was placed on the DL after he strained his hamstring legging out a double during an April 27 game against the Braves.
He doubled in the third inning for his first career extra-base hit and scored what proved to be the decisive run on a two-out single by Juan Lagares. NY starters are 19-19 and rank 23rd in the major leagues with a 4.73 ERA.
ATLANTA (AP) - Mets manager Terry Collins says slugger Yoenis Cespedes is available to pinch-hit Sunday and will return to the lineup for the following two games when NY hosts the Chicago Cubs.
Steven Matz had an impressive return from the disabled list for the New York Mets on Saturday and Seth Lugo matched him Sunday against the Atlanta Braves.
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"Freddy did a good job not trying to do too much with two strikes and going the other way", Mackanin said.
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Sean Newcomb works in the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Saturday, June 10, 2017, in Atlanta. Mets SS Asdrubal Cabrera committed two errors in the first game, giving him 10 for the season.
Beginning Monday, the Mets will play 11 games in 11 days against the National League's three preseason division favorites in the Cubs, Nationals and Dodgers. It was Kemp's first ejection this year and the 14th of his career.
Seth Lugo wasn't the biggest piece of the puzzle, nor was he the final piece, but when he was up on the mound spinning the ball like old times on Sunday at SunTrust Park, it looked as though the pieces of the Mets season were finally starting to fall into place. "Starting next week, we'll see if I feel 100 percent". "For the moment, yes", Cespedes said through a translator. I'll take the plus money here. The oft-injured southpaw opened the season on the disabled list with left elbow inflammation.
Garcia (2-5) took the loss despite striking out a season-high nine in seven innings for the Braves.
The next batter was Jay Bruce and Wisler served up a 3-run home run to Bruce that gave the Mets a 3-0 lead. The Mets are 4-1 in Gsellman's last five starts against divisional opponents and are 6-2 in his last eight outings versus an opponent with a losing record.
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