Pillar and Walker Both Injuried as Mets Top Braves

METS 3 - BRAVES 1

The injuries just keep piling up for the New York Mets.

Taijuan Walker and Kevin Pillar joined the list of the walking wounded that already includes (in no exact order) Jeff McNeil, Michael Conforto, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Carlos Carrasco, and Seth Lugo.

Yet, somehow the Mets found a way to persevere through it all and get a huge 3-1 win in Atlanta, ending a three game losing streak they suffered in Tampa over the weekend.

Pillar suffered easily the most gruesome of the injuries Monday when he took a 95 mph fastball from reliever Jacob Webb off of his nose in the top of the seventh with the bases loaded, and the Mets leading 1-0. Pillar fell to the ground with blood gushing from his nose, and was taken out of the game.

A clearly distraught Webb was also removed, and stayed in the dugout in tears over what had happened.

The video of the events was quiet disturbing.

Meanwhile, Mets right handed starter Taijuan Walker left the ball game after three shutout innings of work with what was described as left side tightness. Walker becomes the second pitcher to suffer with back discomfort after Jacob deGrom missed a start with right side tightness.

The Mets are hoping deGrom returns later this week. Walker and Pillar's status' are up in the air at this point.

Even with the plethora of misfortune, the Mets still found a way to win the ball game.

Sean-Reid Foley was brilliant in three perfect innings of relief of Walker, keeping the game scoreless until the Mets broke through in the top half of the seventh.

James McCann's RBI double, scoring Tomas Nido gave New York a 1-0 lead, and was the first time this year that both catchers doubled in a game this season.

Johneshwy Fargas drove in the final run of the night on a double in the top of the eighth inning to make it 3-0. It was Fargas' first hit of his career after being called up to fill the spot of Conforto.

The Mets 19-16 retain their hold on first place in the NL East.

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