Last place was theirs for the first time this season on Sunday, but the Mets finally showed up against their chief NL East tormentor and promptly relinquished it.
The Mets received a solid pitching performance from Kodai Senga and in a flashback to last season grinded at-bats in a fruitful sixth inning that sparked a 7-6 victory over the Braves at Citi Field.
The team’s mission for the final 44 games of their season might be summed up as such: find rest for the veterans, get experience for the rookies and avoid the NL East cellar. “I’m not going to say that I don’t care about finishing last, I can tell you that,” manager Buck Showalter said. It was the third time in four starts Senga pitched at least six innings and allowed three earned runs or fewer.
In the fifth, Ortega and Brandon Nimmo singled in succession against Yonny Chirinos and Lindor’s RBI fielder’s choice pulled the Mets within 3-2.
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