Mets ‘rallying around each other’ as post-deadline winning ways continue in Atlanta
· Yahoo Sports
Even with almost one-third of their big-league roster shipped out of town ahead of last week's MLB trade deadline, the Mets continue finding ways to win ballgames.
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The offense has been clicking on all cylinders, the starting pitching continues to deliver, and the new-look bullpen has stepped up tremendously over the past two series.
That was again the case during Monday's series-opener in Atlanta.
New York jumped all over Braves right-hander Bryce Elder, striking for seven runs on 10 hits over the first three innings to establish a commanding early lead.
They received contributions from up-and-down the lineup, but Brett Baty was accountable for the big blow, launching his first career grand slam as part of a five-run top of the first.
“It was really cool,” Baty said. “First homer here, now my first grand slam here -- I haven’t hit many grand slams in my life too, so it’s definitely pretty cool.”
Christian Scott faltered a bit, allowing the high-powered Braves to scratch their way back in the game, but the Mets’ bullpen again delivered some big innings to get the job done down the stretch.
Jonathan Pintaro allowed a run behind Scott, but then Nate Lavender and Daniel Duarte combined for three scoreless frames, before handing the ball to Kodai Senga, who was terrific to secure his first career save.
“It’s been next man up,” Andy Green said.
“We lost a lot of guys in this bullpen, but we also gained a lot of talent,” Scott added. “Not enough credit goes to those guys, they’ve really done an unbelievable job.”
Just like that, New York improves to 6-1 with just two games remaining on their nine-game road trip.
“The boys are swinging some hot bats, the bullpen is doing their thing and the starters are always going to do their thing,” Baty said. “It’s been fun, we’re rallying around each other and we’ve just been playing some really good ball.”