The Atlanta Braves and New York Mets settle their three-game series tonight at Truist Park, with the rubber match deciding who takes the series.
Atlanta enters Wednesday night at 72-48 overall and 40-21 at home, while New York comes in at 53-68 overall and 28-34 on the road.
The Mets took Monday night’s series opener before the Braves answered Tuesday with a 4-0 shutout victory. Martín Pérez tossed six scoreless innings, while Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson supplied the power with home runs to even the series at one game apiece.
Tonight, Tyler Mahle is scheduled to make his first home start for Atlanta after throwing six scoreless innings with nine strikeouts in his Braves debut. New York is expected to counter with Zac Thornton.
First pitch is scheduled for 7:15 p.m., with Braves baseball getting underway at 6 p.m. on WFLI – The Big One, 96.1 FM, 100.3 FM and AM 1070.