Atlanta Braves (24-25, third in the NL East) vs. New York Mets (24-20, first in the NL East)
Flushing, Queens; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Max Fried (2-2, 4.63 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 34 strikeouts) Mets: David Peterson (1-4, 4.91 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 49 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: New York and Atlanta will meet on Saturday.
The Mets are 12-8 against opponents from the NL East. New York has slugged .342, last in the league. Pete Alonso leads the team with a .433 slugging percentage, including 13 extra-base hits and six home runs.
The Braves are 11-11 against opponents from the NL East. Atlanta has hit an MLB-leading 80 home runs this season. Ronald Acuna Jr. leads the team with 15, averaging one every 11 at-bats.
The Braves won the last meeting 5-4. Will Smith earned his first victory and Ronald Acuna Jr. went 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI for Atlanta. Jacob Barnes registered his first loss for New York.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Villar ranks second on the Mets with four home runs and has 12 RBIs.
Acuna Jr. leads the Braves with 15 home runs and is slugging .612.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 6-4, .200 batting average, 2.70 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
Braves: 5-5, .260 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored opponents by 23 runs
INJURIES: Mets: Jordan Yamamoto: (shoulder), Johneshwy Fargas: (shoulder), J.D. Davis: (hand), Luis Guillorme: (oblique), Jose Martinez: (knee), Jeff McNeil: (hamstring), Albert Almora Jr.: (shoulder), Michael Conforto: (hamstring), Brandon Nimmo: (finger), Taijuan Walker: (back), Kevin Pillar: (face), Dellin Betances: (right shoulder), Carlos Carrasco: (hamstring), Tommy Hunter: (back), Seth Lugo: (elbow), Noah Syndergaard: (elbow), Pete Alonso: (hand).
Braves: Huascar Ynoa: (hand), Touki Toussaint: (right shoulder), Mike Soroka: (achilles), Cristian Pache: (hamstring), Marcell Ozuna: (hand), Alex Jackson: (left hamstring), Travis d'Arnaud: (left thumb).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
