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Mets nearly no-hit in 4-1 loss to Braves in Christian Scott's Citi Field debut

Christian Scott had another strong start in his Citi Field debut but the Mets were one out away from being no-hit as they fell to the Braves, 4-1, on Saturday afternoon.

Here are the takeaways...

-Scott's first inning on Saturday went better than his first start. It took the young right-hander just nine pitches to get through the top of the Braves batting order 1-2-3, which included strikeouts of Ronald Acuna Jr. and Austin Riley.

Scott struggled in the third inning.