Just like that, baseball is back. Just like that, the Braves’ bullpen imploded. But hey, it’s Spring Training, and the games don’t count.
The Braves and Mets clopped along at a rapid pace for the first few innings in Port St. Lucie. Matt Wisler allowed just a couple of hits, while Mets pitching got seven strikeouts in the first four innings. The Braves struck first on a comedy of Mets errors in the fifth: Danny Santana started the inning against New York hurler Christopher Flexen (“Whatcha doin’? Oh, you know, just Flexen!