ATLANTA — The eclipse has passed and the Mets have started their rocket launch party.
Brandon Nimmo sent two baseballs into orbit as part of an incredible performance Monday night, but the decisive launch belonged to DJ Stewart.
The Braves should have covered their eyes.
On the night the Mets celebrated the 50th anniversary of Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record, Stewart’s two-run homer in the eighth inning put the Mets at 8-0, after 37,538 people at Trust Park. He took the final lead with a big come-from-behind victory of 7.
Stewart, who came to bat in the eighth inning, was hitless in his first 12 at-bats of the season, but after Nimmo hit home runs in the fifth and seventh innings to tie the game twice, Stewart was pitched to center field against Pierce Johnson. climbed over the fence.
Nimmo, who had a hit in the 8th inning to give his team the 8th run, went 4-for-4 with 4 hits and 5 RBIs, helping the Mets win for the fourth time in five games.
Drew Smith allowed one run in the 8th inning, but with the bases loaded, Austin Riley hit an inning-ending fielder’s choice hit, and Jorge Lopez (without Edwin Diaz due to recent workload) made the save in the 9th inning. I managed to escape.
In the ninth inning, after Marcell Ozuna narrowly missed the game-tying home run, Michael Harris II hit an RBI single.
Harris stole second place but was stranded as Lopez retired Orlando Arcia and Travis d’Arnaud.
The Mets showed resilience, bouncing back from a 4-0 deficit after three innings to defeat a team that won 10 of 13 games last season.
In his Mets debut, Julio Teheran lasted only 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs on six hits, two walks, and three strikeouts.
The right-hander, who signed as a free agent last week, will be returning to the team where he spent the first nine years of his career.
Teheran could not get through the third inning, throwing 41 pitches, allowing four unearned runs with four hits and two walks.
The Braves sent nine batters to the plate in the first inning and scored four runs.
Jared Kelenic and Ronald Acuña Jr. started the inning with back-to-back walks.
Ozzie Abbies hit a two-run double, and with two outs, Ozuna hit a 90 mph sinker into the left field seats to put the Mets up 4-0.
Reed Garrett recorded the final out of the inning against Tehran after Michael Harris II and Orlando Arcia each singled.
Starling Marte’s fourth-inning RBI single narrowed the Mets’ lead to 4 wins and 1 loss.
Charlie Morton walked Pete Alonso to start the inning, and Brett Batty singled off Matt Olson’s glove, leaving him with one out and runners on first and second base.
Marte hit a ball to left field, and third base coach Mike Sarbaugh aggressively sent Alonso, who batted away Kelenic’s throw.
But before the Mets could gain momentum, Stewart grounded into an inning-ending double play.
Nimmo hit a 435-foot three-run home run over the right field seats in the fifth inning to tie the score at 4-4.
Morton started the inning with back-to-back walks to Jeff McNeil and Joey Wendle, and Nimmo connected on a changeup for his first home run of the season.
Olson led off the bottom of the fifth inning with a walk, but was thrown off as he tried to advance on a pitch in the dirt.
Francisco Alvarez took Carom off the backstop with his bare hands and threw a strike to second base that nailed Olson.
Morton walked Stewart with two outs in the sixth inning and was retired after 105 pitches. The veteran right-hander allowed four earned runs with five hits, five walks, and four strikeouts.
d’Arnaud hit an RBI double against Cole Sulcer in the sixth inning, giving the Braves a 5-4 lead.
After Orlando Arcia hit an infield hit, d’Arnaud pounced on a high fastball and hit it over Marte’s outstretched glove.
Nimmo hit his second home run of the night, hitting a shot over the center field fence against left-hander AJ Minter in the seventh inning, tying the score at 5-5.
This outburst gave Nimmo the sixth multi-home run of his career.
