Mets Defeat Braves

The New York Mets aren't one of the top teams in baseball, but they have had the Braves' number all year as they defeated them again on Tuesday night, 5-3.
The Braves gathered eight hits in the game, but only put together one scoring inning. Andrelton Simmons had a bases-clearing double in the seventh that drove in all three runs that the Braves would score. Freddie Freeman led the team with two hits in the game. Brian McCann, Chris Johnson, Jordan Schafer, Paul Janish and Brandon Beachy each added a hit in the loss.
Errors really hurt Beachy in the beginning but he did give up a homer to Marlon Byrd that eventually proved to be the game winner. He pitched six innings and gave up four runs, three earned, on five hits. He also struck out four batters as his record fell to 2-1 on the year. David Carpenter, Scott Downs and Luis Ayala all combined to pitch the Braves into and out of a jam in the seventh inning. Ayala then pitched the eighth inning and gave up a homer to Ike Davis that almost left the whole ballpark as it landed in one of the upper rows in the upper deck.
The Braves are now 76-49 on the season and they will finish their two-game set with the Mets tomorrow afternoon at 1:05 p.m. Alex Wood (2-2) will take the mound for Atlanta against Jonathon Niese (5-6) for the Mets.

Andrelton Simmons laces a three-run double that provided the only offense for the Braves in their 5-3 loss to the New York Mets on Tuesday night.
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