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Mets Offense Romps Past Braves, Take Initial Series

 The New York Mets appear to be finding a groove offensively. And what better way to do so then in a series against their arch rivals, the Atlanta Braves.

The Mets rolled past Atlanta to the tune of 16-4 on Thursday, taking two-of-three in the mid-week series. Suddenly the Mets have won five of seven after an horrific 0-5 start, and are just 2.5 back of Atlanta in the NL East. Yes, it's only April, but as much as people wanted to bury the Mets after their opening series against Milwaukee, they have shown some life ever since.

Maybe they can make something of this season after all.


In the three games against Atlanta the Mets scored 29 runs, that after struggling to score 25 runs over their previous nine games heading into the series.

More importantly the contributions are coming from all over.

Stars of the Game:

  • J.D. Stewart's two run bomb gave the Mets a 7-0 lead. He has now homered in two of the last three games for the Amazin's.
  • Brandon Nimmo stays red hot at the plate. After collecting four hits on Monday, Nimmo racked up a pair of hits, drove in a pair and scored twice. His RBI double in the second inning gave New York a 2-0 lead. He would later score on an error. Nimmo hit .556 in the three game series.
  • Brett Baty is coming into his own both defensively and with the bat. He had another RBI single on Thursday, and is hitting .311 on the year.

  • Jeff McNeil and Francisco Alvarez both had huge days. McNeil had two hits and three RBI in the win, while Alvarez continues to rake with two more hits, and two more RBI. Alvarez's six RBI are now tied for the team lead with Baty.
  • The exclamation point came from Tyrone Taylor -- the same guy who provided the game winning hit against Detroit a week ago, cracked a grand slam homer in the ninth inning to blow the game wide open!

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