Max Scherzer leads the New York Mets to a huge win in the series opener against the Atlanta Braves

Max Scherzer had a great game for the New York Mets as they took down their division rival to start the series.

On July 11th, 2022, the New York Mets took on the Atlanta Braves to begin a highly anticipated series between two fierce division rivals. The Atlanta Braves are the defending champions, but the New York Mets have been handling business in the division this year.

With the Braves chasing the Mets for the top spot in the division, the outcome of this series will be very valuable. The Mets didn’t make any mistakes in this encounter and won the game by a score of 5-1.

The Mets’ ace, Max Scherzer, was on fire against the Braves. He struck out nine batters of the Braves and pitched through seven innings. There were doubts about Max Scherzer heading into this match, as he recently returned from an injury. However, he shut down all his critics and came up big in a big game for his team.

Francisco Lindor had himself a great night for the New York Mets along with Max Scherzer

Another New York Mets star came up big in the encounter against the defending champions. Francisco Lindor, the Mets’ shortstop, had himself a great game.

In 5 at-bats, Lindor had 3 hits and set the momentum for the Mets. Paul Goldschmidt also had a decent game, as the Mets were able to take care of the little things in this big game. After this win, the New York Mets improved their record to 54-33, while the Atlanta Braves are now 52-36.

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