The New York Mets (18-16) will try to maintain their slim hold of first place as they take on the reigning National League East champion Atlanta Braves (19-21). The Mets lost seven of the ten games they played with the Braves last year, and have not put together a winning season against their rivals since the 2017 campaign—go figure—when they won 12 of 19 against Atlanta.
It was a lost weekend for the Mets down in St. Petersburg, who were swept by the Tampa Bay Rays. Friday night featured a pitcher’s duel between David Peterson and Rays right-hander Tyler Glasnow, who was dealing over four perfect innings until Kevin Pillar singled and Jonathan Villar homered in the fifth.