The Mets had the Braves right where they wanted them over the first eight innings of this afternoon’s game.
Steven Matz followed up a terrific Jacob deGrom start with one of his own, and while the offense still wasn’t producing, it had done more than Atlanta’s offense had to that point. That, plus another solid showing from the bullpen gave the Mets good vibes heading into the ninth, but all of that evaporated the moment Marcell Ozuna connected with Edwin Diaz’s fastball and sent it over the right field wall.