Mark Vientos hit a two-run homer off Bryce Elder in the second inning, and you could basically hear the refrain: “Here we go again!” The Mets have clobbered Atlanta pitching in this series, and that two-run shot seemed to portend anther trouncing en route to a sweep. But, it wasn’t to be, as the Braves landed a couple of well-timed bloops to scope four total runs and avert the first would-be Mets sweep at Truist Park.

Overall, this was a fairly quiet game. Despite the fact that the trio of Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto, and Pete Alonso have obliterated Elder in head-to-head matchups thus far, the Braves’ righty worked a 1-2-3 first. The Braves got a leadoff walk and a single against David Peterson in the bottom of the inning, but stranded both runners.

Elder began his second frame with a l

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