Braves Sweep Mets, Closing in on NL East Title

He added later, “I am proud of everything they have done. This is not conditional. It’s unconditional, the support. And if I know these guys, they’ll rebound and look to make somebody feel their pain.”

The Mets had reason to be confident entering the series against Atlanta. They had their best three starting pitchers lined up: Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer and Chris Bassitt — with the first two among the very best pitchers in baseball. Instead, each faltered against the third-highest scoring offense in baseball. In 14⅓ combined innings, deGrom, Scherzer and Bassitt coughed up 11 runs and six home runs.

Most of the damage came from Atlanta’s All-Star shortstop, Dansby Swanson, and its slugging first baseman, Matt Olson. Swanson homered against each starting pitcher while Olson homered in each game.

“Everyone understood what was at stake during the series,” Swanson said, “and we definitely rose to the occasion.”

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/03/sports/baseball/braves-sweep-mets-nl-east.html