Its Tuesday, June 17 and the Mets (45-27) are in Atlanta to open a series against the Braves (31-39).
David Peterson is slated to take the mound for New York against Spencer Schwellenbach for Atlanta. Tonight marks a rare occurrence in baseball. Both starters take the mound after pitching complete games in their last outing.
Tonight opens a stretch of ten in a row for the Mets against the Braves and the Phillies. They enter said stretch after getting swept over the weekend by the Tampa Bay Rays. The Braves enter the series having won three of their last four to pull to within 13 games of the Mets in the National League East.