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Michael Harris II’s Grand Slam Caps 9-Run Fourth as Braves Rally to Beat Mets 11
The Mets lost their 12th game in 14, with starting pitcher David Peterson giving up six earned runs and the Braves scoring 11 unanswered runs, officials said.
- The Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets 11-6 at Citi Field on Wednesday night, rallying with a nine-run fourth inning capped by Michael Harris II’s grand slam.
- The Braves overcame a 6-0 deficit caused by early Mets runs and a poor start from David Peterson, who surrendered six earned runs in 3 1/3 innings before being removed in the fourth.
- During the nine-run outburst, the Braves loaded bases via walks and hits against Reed Garrett and Peterson, with Harris hitting a 417-foot grand slam to straightaway center, their biggest inning since September 2020.
- Marcell Ozuna added a two-run homer in the sixth inning against Paul Blackburn, who pitched five innings and saved the bullpen, pushing the score to 11-6 and sealing the Mets’ eighth loss in nine games.
- The Mets’ defeat, which came after a lengthy rain stoppage and jeers from the crowd, underscores their persistent pitching difficulties and tightens their hold on the wild-card spot behind Philadelphia and Cincinnati.
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Mets blow 6-run lead and can’t gain ground on floundering Phils
NEW YORK — Michael Harris II hit a grand slam Wednesday night to cap Atlanta’s biggest inning in almost five years — a nine-run outburst in the fourth that propelled the Braves to an 11-6 comeback win over the slumping New York Mets. The Braves fell behind 6-0 in a game delayed 95 minutes by rain before storming back against David Peterson and Reed Garrett (3-5). Peterson issued four free passes in the fourth, including a bases-loaded walk of Ni…
Braves score 11 unanswered runs to stun Mets in NYC
Michael Harris II closed out a nine-run fourth inning Wednesday night by hitting a grand slam for the visiting Atlanta Braves, who stunned the New York Mets in a 11-6 win in the middle game of a three-game series.
Michael Harris II's slam highlights 9-run inning as Braves rout Mets
Michael Harris II closed out a nine-run fourth inning Wednesday night by hitting a grand slam for the visiting Atlanta Braves, who stunned the New York Mets in a 11-6 win in the middle game of a three-game series.
Mets brutally squander six-run lead to Braves in worst loss of the season
The Mets flushed a six-run lead — surrendering 11 unanswered — in an embarrassing 11-6 loss at Citi Field. The loss was the Mets’ 12th in 14 games and negated the positive vibes from a night earlier when the team snapped a seven-game losing streak and watched Pete Alonso become the franchise’s all-time home run leader.
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Michael Harris II's grand slam caps 9-run fourth as Braves rally to beat Mets 11-6
Michael Harris II hit a grand slam to cap Atlanta’s biggest inning in almost five years — a nine-run outburst in the fourth that propelled the Braves to an 11-6 comeback win over the slumping New York Mets.
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