ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have quite possibly one of the deepest lineups in baseball. The Mets assembled a starting pitching rotation that they believed could counter that lineup.
But if the big-game pitchers don’t get any run support then it doesn’t matter. Once again, the Mets offense failed to show up for an ace and they lost, 4-2, to the Braves on Saturday night at Truist Park.
The Mets (98-60) came into the series leading the NL East by a single game. They are now trailing Atlanta (99-59) by a game and their chances of clinching the division are looking slimmer each day.
