Mets' Peterson, Braves' Wright square off in Atlanta

A pair of first-round picks from the 2017 MLB Draft will square off on Sunday when the Atlanta Braves host the New York Mets in the third game of a four-game series between the two NL East rivals.

New York will send left-hander David Peterson (1-0, 3.18 ERA) against Atlanta right-hander Kyle Wright (0-1, 16.88) in the afternoon contest. Peterson was the 20th overall pick in the draft out of the University of Oregon. Wright was the No. 5 pick out of Vanderbilt.

The Braves won the first two games of the series and have won four straight overall. Atlanta is 4-1 against New York this season.

Peterson made his big-league debut on July 28 and defeated the Boston Red Sox. He became the 16th Mets…