Stewart, Ortega and Lindor go deep as Mets beat the first-place Braves 10-4
Published 2:13 pm Tuesday, August 22, 2023
- SWINGING FOR THE FENCES: New York Mets’ Rafael Ortega watches his two-run home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, in Atlanta.
ATLANTA- While it’s too late to make much of a difference this season, the New York Mets are finally having a bit of fun.
DJ Stewart, Rafael Ortega and Francisco Lindor homered as the Mets won for the seventh time in nine games, beating the MLB-leading Braves 10-4 on Monday night despite two homers by Atlanta’s Marcell Ozuna.
Going ahead to stay with a four-run fifth inning, the Mets bounced back from an embarrassing series at Citi Field just over a week ago.
Atlanta won the first three games of that meeting by a combined score of 34-3 before the Mets salvaged the finale 7-6.
This time, New York got off to a winning start in a three-game set at Truist Park, winning for the first time in Atlanta and just the third time in eight meetings against their NL East rival in 2023.
