MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT NEW YORK METS
06/19/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1598 - TUESDAY, JUNE 19TH , 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (28-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 9 1
New York Mets (35-42) 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 X 6 13 0
Braves Suffer One-Run Loss at New York
Fans were not deterred by the threat of rain. They came to see their hometown New York Mets take on the Atlanta Braves.

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves, 6-5, in NL action at Shea Stadium 1979-2008. New York pitcher Matt Harvey had a standout performance. The winner was John Axford in relief. His record improves to 2-3. Chris Leroux took the loss. Craig Kimbrel earned the save, his 13th in 13 tries.

New York took a 6-5 lead on Shohei Ohtani's 10th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which Ohtani hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Atlanta pitcher Chris Leroux visibly frustrated.

"Matt did a good job keeping the game under control," said New York manager Ethan Smith.

The last-place Braves have lost 4 straight games.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Puig RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .244 11 20
B. Nimmo CF 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 .302 5 31
J. Winker DH 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .289 9 35
A. Gonzalez 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .288 9 30
A. Wynns C 3 0 1 1 0 1 5 .194 3 19
M. Conforto LF 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .158 15 43
J. Gyorko 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .224 6 25
M. Gonzalez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .186 6 16
E. Adrianza SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .222 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5 4 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Wynns (6, 2nd Inning off M. Harvey, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Puig , B. Nimmo , J. Winker , A. Gonzalez 2 , A. Wynns 2 , M. Conforto , J. Gyorko , E. Adrianza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Wynns , M. Conforto , J. Gyorko
GIDP: J. Winker 2
Sac Fly: A. Wynns
Hit by Pitch: A. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: E. Adrianza (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Puig-Wynns, Gonzalez-Adrianza-Gonzalez)
OF assists: 1 (Puig(Kipnis at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Bader CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .234 8 19
T. Naquin LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .291 5 27
   a-J. Lagares LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343 1 6
S. Ohtani DH 4 1 1 3 0 2 2 .226 10 30
F. Tatis Jr. SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .500 1 1
J. Kipnis 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .242 0 4
A. Nola C 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .500 0 1
A. Pujols 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .263 6 40
A. Jones RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .298 11 29
I. Kiner-Falefa 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215 3 22
Totals 36 6 13 6 0 9 15      
a - J. Lagares substituted for T. Naquin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kipnis (2, 2nd Inning off P. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Pujols (6, 2nd Inning off P. Lopez, 1 on, 1 out) , F. Tatis Jr. (1, 6th Inning off P. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Ohtani (10, 7th Inning off C. Leroux, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Bader 2 , T. Naquin 2 , S. Ohtani 4 , F. Tatis Jr. 5 , J. Kipnis 4 , A. Nola 2 , A. Pujols 4
2-out RBI: S. Ohtani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Tatis Jr. 2 , A. Nola , A. Jones
GIDP: T. Naquin
Hit by Pitch: I. Kiner-Falefa
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Bader (16) , T. Naquin (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kiner-Falefa-Kipnis-Pujols, Tatis Jr.-Kipnis-Pujols)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Lopez 6.0 9 3 3 0 6 2 93 5.00   
C. Leroux L (1-2), BS (4) 0.2 2 3 0 0 1 1 19 5.03   
K. Jepsen 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.63   
T. Rosenthal 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Lopez 48
Batters Faced: P. Lopez 25, C. Leroux 5, K. Jepsen 3, T. Rosenthal 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Lopez 7-3, C. Leroux 1-0, K. Jepsen 0-1, T. Rosenthal 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Lopez 93-59, C. Leroux 19-11, K. Jepsen 15-10, T. Rosenthal 12-10
Hit Batsmen: T. Rosenthal
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Harvey 5.0 2 0 0 3 6 0 82 2.48   
J. Hoffman H (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.14   
R. Iglesias H (13) 0.1 4 5 5 1 1 0 27 3.26   
J. Axford W (2-3), BS (4) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.60   
J. Karinchak H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
C. Kimbrel SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harvey 66
Batters Faced: M. Harvey 19, J. Hoffman 4, R. Iglesias 6, J. Axford 4, J. Karinchak 3, C. Kimbrel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harvey 4-4, J. Hoffman 1-0, R. Iglesias 0-0, J. Axford 0-1, J. Karinchak 0-3, C. Kimbrel 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harvey 82-52, J. Hoffman 14-9, R. Iglesias 27-17, J. Axford 11-8, J. Karinchak 7-6, C. Kimbrel 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hoffman 1-0 , J. Axford 3-3
Hit Batsmen: J. Hoffman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Harvey
Ballpark: Shea Stadium 1979-2008
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 14 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 4:01
Attendance: 50657
Special Notes: Rain delay of 35 minutes in the 7th inning.
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