Pérez keeps rolling
Martín Pérez has not allowed a run in three weeks. The Atlanta left-hander worked six scoreless innings against the New York Mets on Tuesday, scattering four hits and three walks while stretching his scoreless streak to 18 innings, a run that dates back to July 27. Atlanta won 4-0 and pulled the three-game series level.
Pérez leaned on soft contact and location rather than swing-and-miss, striking out only two. He did not need more. Three Atlanta relievers finished the job without a hiccup, as Didier Fuentes, Dylan Lee and Raisel Iglesias each retired the side in order to protect the shutout.
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Olson and Albies supply the power
The Braves got their runs the direct way. Matt Olson and Ozzie Albies both went deep, the kind of production Atlanta has leaned on all season when the rest of the lineup goes quiet. The two home runs covered most of the margin and gave Pérez room to pitch without pressure.
New York had chances to make the night uncomfortable and could not take them. Nolan McLean matched Pérez for long stretches, allowing a single run on one hit across six innings, yet the Mets managed just four hits as a team. Carson Benge collected two of them by himself, which tells you how little the visitors created.
What it means
The result squares the series at a game apiece with the finale still to come, and it keeps Atlanta pushing in a crowded playoff picture. For the Mets, a night of four hits and no runs stings more given how well McLean threw. They wasted a quality start and now need the rubber match to take the set.
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