The Mets get a shot at something they haven’t done since the final days of May: finish off a series sweep.
They already took care of the hard part Wednesday afternoon, edging the Braves 3-2 in the first game of the split-admission doubleheader at Citi Field. Carson Benge broke a tie with a seventh-inning RBI double, and New York backed that up with six quality innings from Sean Manaea before Huascar Brazoban, Luke Weaver and Devin Williams handled the finish.
Francisco Alvarez and A.J. Ewing also drove in runs as the Mets won their third straight and locked up the series.
Now the attention shifts to the nightcap, set for 7:10 p.m., with New York looking to keep rolling against an NL East opponent it has handled well. The Mets have won two of their three series against Atlanta and are 6-3 in those matchups, including a split of a four-game set in July. Another win would also match their season-high four-game winning streak, which came back in May after a win over the Reds and a home sweep of the Marlins.
On the mound, Christian Scott gets the ball for New York and will try to put his last outing behind him. He was tagged for three earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out six in 3⅔ innings against the Brewers, his shortest start of the 2026 season. That left him at 3-2 with a 3.13 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 78 strikeouts in 63⅓ innings.
Atlanta counters with one of the National League’s premier arms in Chris Sale. The 37-year-old has stayed firmly in the Cy Young mix, going 11-6 with a 2.19 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 124 strikeouts in 111 innings over 19 starts.
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