Mets starter Taijuan Walker managed only three outs in a rare but untimely flop, and his teammates were unable to recover in a loss to the Braves on Friday night.
— Ronald Acuña Jr. got four hits and robbed Pete Alonso of a two-run homer as the Atlanta Braves built a big early lead and beat theEddie Rosario hit a three-run homer in the first inning and an RBI double in the second to help the Braves open an 8-0 cushion. Rookie center fielder Michael Harris II also went deep and threw out a runner at the plate.
Walker gave up a one-out double to Dansby Swanson in the first, then caught his spike on the mound during an aborted delivery to Matt Olson. The baseball fell out of Walker's hands and dribbled toward the plate for a ball, and the right-hander never looked right after that. Harris led off the second with his 10th home run and Walker permitted four straight hits before he was pulled. He was charged with eight runs and seven hits as his ERA rose from 2.79 to 3.45.
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