Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Atlanta 6, NY Mets 5
Thursday, September 8, 2011 4:10 PM
When: 4:10 PM ET, Thursday, September 8, 2011
Where: Citi Field, New York, New York
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Alan Porter, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Gary Darling
Attendance:
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Atlanta 3020000106111
NY Mets 4000000105100
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Atlanta 83-60 44-28 39-32 W1
NY Mets 70-72 30-37 40-35 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the New York Mets have a 30-37 record at home this season. The Atlanta Braves have a 39-32 record on the road.
  • NY Mets has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Mets have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Atlanta has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Braves have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Mike Minor pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.32. Craig Kimbrel closed out the game to get the save and has 43 saves for the season. Chris Schwinden took the loss for NY Mets.
  • Jason Bay had the only homerun for NY Mets. Chipper Jones had the only homerun for Atlanta.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Atlanta   NY Mets
Mike Minor Player Chris Schwinden
Win W/L Loss
5.0 IP 5.0
2 Strikeouts 4
7 Hits 8
7.20 ERA 9.00
Hitting
Atlanta   NY Mets
Freddie Freeman Player Jason Bay
3 Hits 2
2 RBI 4
0 HR 1
4 TB 5
.600 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Atlanta 11 1 17 .289 8 6 3 0 1
NY Mets 10 1 15 .278 6 5 2 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • NY Mets will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Mets have a W/L % of .521 after a win and .465 after a loss.
  • Atlanta will play their next game on the road against NY Mets. The Braves have a W/L % of .573 after a win and .590 after a loss.