Atlanta 9, NY Mets 2
When: 7:10 PM ET, Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature:
85°
Umpires:
Home -
Alfonso Marquez, 1B -
Tim Timmons, 2B -
Dan Iassogna, 3B -
Bob Davidson
Attendance:
18430
By SportsDirect Inc.
Backup catcher David Ross hit a grand slam to cap a seven-run fifth inning as the Atlanta Braves blasted the New York Mets 9-2 on Tuesday at Turner Field.
Ross' grand slam -- his second homer of the season -- was the last straw for Mets starter Jonathon Niese (8-7), who allowed eight runs -- but only three earned -- on 10 hits over 4 2/3 innings.
The big inning made a winner out of Braves starter Mike Minor, who saw Jason Heyward drive in the go-ahead run with a two-run double after the rookie left-hander had been lifted for pinch-hitter Nate McLouth to lead off the fifth.
Minor (3-0) allowed two runs on seven hits over five innings to win his third consecutive start.
Derrek Lee went 3-for-3 with an RBI and a walk for Atlanta, which has scored seven or more runs in each of its four consecutive victories.
Ruben Tejada and Luis Castillo had two hits apiece for the Mets.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| NY Mets |
|
Atlanta |
|
Jon Niese
|
Player |
Mike Minor
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
4.2 |
IP |
5.0 |
|
6 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
10 |
Hits |
7 |
|
5.79 |
ERA |
3.60 |
Hitting
| NY Mets |
|
Atlanta |
|
Ruben Tejada
| Player |
Derrek Lee |
|
2 |
Hits |
3 |
|
0 |
RBI |
1 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
2 |
TB |
4 |
|
.500 |
Avg |
1.000 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| NY Mets
|
7 |
0 |
8 |
.219 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| Atlanta
|
12 |
1 |
21 |
.353 |
19 |
8 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
1 |