Mets Back To Old Ways In Losing To Atlanta

Lucas hit his first homerun, Duda, Duda
Lucas hit his first homerun, oh Duda day.


After a four game sweep and five straight wins, the Mets honored history last night by falling to the Atlanta Braves 6-4. The Mets, yes the Mets, did all the damage in the fourth inning when they allowed six unearned runs after holding a 3-0 lead.

The inning came apart when Wright had a throwing error, his 19th, trying for a force at second. The throw was low, and Tejada was unable to catch the ball. The throw was bad, but looked as if it should have been handled.

At that point Niese fell apart, being capped by a three run homer by rookie sensation Jason Heyward.

Lucas Duda, who is hopefully is getting more comfortable with big league pitching, hit his first HR, a shot into the Mo Zone.

Also keeping with history, Bobby Cox was ejected for arguing balls and strikes. Homeplate umpire Bill Hohn had a quick trigger finger and ejected Cox two batters into the second inning.

Today the Mets look to get a win against the Braves and Tim Hudson on the Fox game of the week. Dillon Gee and his 0.69 ERA will take the hill for the Mets.

Sources: CBS Sportsline, Photo Courtesy ESPN