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(MLB) NY Mets vs. Atlanta, 09/30/2022 7:20 PM, Score: 2 - 5
Money Line: -129.00 NY Mets (Away)
Result: Loss
N.Y.Mets at Atlanta 7:20 ET
Mets over Braves- Right-hander Jacob deGrom (5-3, 2.93 ERA) is slated to start for the Mets against left-hander Max Fried (13-7, 2.50). The Mets (98-58) are one game ahead of the Braves (97-59). The division winner earns the second first-round bye while the second-place finisher will head to a wild-card series scheduled to start Oct. 7. deGrom had his worst start in more than three years Saturday, when he took the loss after allowing five runs over four innings as the Mets fell to the Oakland Athletics 10-4. It was the first time deGrom allowed more than three earned runs in a start since Sept. 3, 2019 a span of 40 starts, the longest such streak in baseball history. Fried took the hard-luck defeat Sept. 22, when he gave up one run over five innings as the Braves lost to the Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0. deGrom is 10-8 with a 2.08 ERA in 27 career starts against the Braves. Fried is 6-5 with a 2.84 ERA in 20 games (15 starts) against the Mets. Take NEW YORK!