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Atlanta Braves 1, New York Mets 0

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Citi FieldGame-day snapshot Jul 29, 7:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score55
Atlanta Braves
94–68 · 1st NL East · T-Score 55
1
1–0
FINAL
New York Mets
74–88 · 5th NL East · T-Score 44
0
T-Score44
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherBravesSale owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handBravesAtlanta owns a .730 OPS vs RHP, 11th in MLB; New ranks 23th vs LHP.
LineupBravesAtlanta's official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenBravesAtlanta owns a 3.73 bullpen ERA this season, compared with New's 4.22.
Recent formBravesAtlanta has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

ATL
Chris Sale LHP
Chris Sale
Atlanta Braves
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.19
6th
WHIP
1.05
12th
K/9
10.86
9th
BB/9
2.11
6th
P-Score85i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.65
9th
OPS/R
–
IP
111.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.12
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
NYM
Christian Scott RHP
Christian Scott
New York Mets
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.13
87th
WHIP
1.26
103rd
K/9
11.08
13th
BB/9
4.12
165th
P-Score58i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.99
70th
OPS/R
–
IP
63.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.42
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Sale allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.05 WHIP compared with 1.26.
·Sale enters with a 2.19 ERA compared with Scott's 3.13.
·Sale has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 0%.
·Scott has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.34 more per nine innings.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Sale arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam41%96.1
Slider40%79.8
Changeup10%88.5
Sinker8%95.6
Scott arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam48%95.5
Sweeper23%81.4
Cutter19%89.6
Curveball5%81.9
Splitter4%84.7
Sinker2%92.2
Slider0%82.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Braves vs RHP (Christian Scott)
11th
in MLB
0.730OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Mets vs LHP (Chris Sale)
23rd
in MLB
0.687OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Atlanta BravesOfficial lineupvs RHP Christian Scott
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Scott (BvP)
1Drake BaldwinLC82.81725.888No MLB historyNo history
2Ronald Acuña Jr.RRF76.79620.817No MLB historyNo history
3Matt OlsonL1B84.82341.823No MLB historyNo history
4Michael Harris IILCF78.81226.830No MLB historyNo history
5Ozzie AlbiesS2B54.68522.657No MLB historyNo history
6Mauricio DubónRLF57.72012.743No MLB historyNo history
7Mike YastrzemskiLLF60.68912.697No MLB historyNo history
8Austin RileyR3B61.65419.651No MLB historyNo history
9Jim JarvisLSS30.5641.562No MLB historyNo history
1Drake Baldwin C · L.284 / .817 · 25 HRvs hand .888 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score2Ronald Acuña Jr. RF · R.255 / .796 · 20 HRvs hand .817 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score3Matt Olson 1B · L.251 / .823 · 41 HRvs hand .823 · No MLB history · No history84H-Score4Michael Harris II CF · L.294 / .812 · 26 HRvs hand .830 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score5Ozzie Albies 2B · S.237 / .685 · 22 HRvs hand .657 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score6Mauricio Dubón LF · R.276 / .720 · 12 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score7Mike Yastrzemski LF · L.224 / .689 · 12 HRvs hand .697 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score8Austin Riley 3B · R.219 / .654 · 19 HRvs hand .651 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score9Jim Jarvis SS · L.207 / .564 · 1 HRvs hand .562 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score
New York MetsOfficial lineupvs LHP Chris Sale
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Sale (BvP)
1Francisco LindorSSS69.73221.623No MLB historyNo history
2Bo BichetteR3B61.70218.773No MLB historyNo history
3Luis Robert Jr.RCF55.70711.753No MLB historyNo history
4Francisco AlvarezRC62.71016.606No MLB historyNo history
5Tyrone TaylorRLF63.82711.955No MLB historyNo history
6Marcus SemienR2B46.62015.661No MLB historyNo history
7Carson BengeLRF67.77620.724No MLB historyNo history
8Eric WagamanR1B—.5882.721No MLB historyNo history
9Luis TorrensRC56.6919.748No MLB historyNo history
1Francisco Lindor SS · S.225 / .732 · 21 HRvs hand .623 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score2Bo Bichette 3B · R.260 / .702 · 18 HRvs hand .773 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score3Luis Robert Jr. CF · R.221 / .707 · 11 HRvs hand .753 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score4Francisco Alvarez C · R.233 / .710 · 16 HRvs hand .606 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score5Tyrone Taylor LF · R.279 / .827 · 11 HRvs hand .955 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score6Marcus Semien 2B · R.215 / .620 · 15 HRvs hand .661 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score7Carson Benge RF · L.282 / .776 · 20 HRvs hand .724 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score8Eric Wagaman 1B · R.191 / .588 · 2 HRvs hand .721 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Luis Torrens C · R.235 / .691 · 9 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseATLATL·NYMNYM
AVG.246 10th.239 24th
OPS.718 16th.706 24th
Home runs204 7th204 9th
Runs742 8th699 21st
OBP.309 28th.310 26th
SLG.409 6th.396 23rd
PitchingATLATL·NYMNYM
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.63vs4.15
ATLNYM
WHIP1.24vs1.29
ATLNYM
K/98.4vs9.1
ATLNYM
HR Allowed185vs184
ATLNYM
BullpenATLATL·NYMNYM
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.73vs4.22
no league rank
Saves49vs31
ATLNYM
ResultsATLATL·NYMNYM
+32212th
Run differential
+25420th
94–68 Record74–88
6–4 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Atlanta Braves (6–4)
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
New York Mets (5–5)
W
W
W
L
L
L
W
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
8—6
14 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Braves?+
Chris Sale (2.19 ERA, 11–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Mets?+
Christian Scott (3.13 ERA, 3–2) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:10 PM ET at Citi Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Citi Field, home of the New York Mets.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Braves and Mets performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Mets 6–8 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Chris Sale is at 85; Christian Scott is at 58. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.