The Mets and Freddy Peralta had a wonderful day at the ballpark, continuing the good vibes for orange and blue New York teams this weekend (congratulations to the Knicks!!!!), beating the Braves 8-1 to take the weekend series against their division rivals.

The first inning was a rocky one for Peralta, which is not suggested in his five inning, one run box score performance. He loaded the bases with one out, before surrendering a sacrifice fly to Old Friend Dom Smith. That one run would be the only run for the Braves.

The Mets struck back right away, scoring four runs in the bottom of the first. Carson Benge walked to lead off the inning, and Bo Bichette singled to put two on with no outs. After Juan Soto inexplicably attempted and failed to bunt for a hit, giving the Braves a free out, Jared Young hit an RBI single to tie the game at one. A.J. Ewing hit a well stuck double into the left field corner. Mike Yastrzemski threw the ball in and it hit the pole that holds up the protective screen, allowing Ewing to get to third and Young to score from first. Brett Baty singled him home, putting a four spot on Bryce Elder to make it 4-1 after one.

The next three innings were very ho hum, with both teams putting up zeros in the second, third and fourth innings. The Mets added two more in the fifth, when Ewing and Marcus Semien hit back to back home runs, chasing Elder from the game. The Mets added two more insurance runs in the eighth, both on a Juan Soto single.

The Mets bullpen had a strong showing, putting together as Cionel Perez, Daniel Durate, AJ Minter, and Huascar Brazoban combined for four hitless innings, allowing two base runners in that span (two walks). Overall, the Mets put together a very nice series against the division-leading Braves, as they stay in shouting distance of a Wild Card spot, miraculously.

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