Tuesday, May 18th, 2021 6:20PM CST
The New York Mets edged the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Tuesday evening. Inspired by Kevin Pillar's return, the Mets secured the victory with key offensive contributions including home runs from Jonathan Villar and Tomás Nido, plus an unlikely hit by Tommy Hunter, while their relief pitchers delivered strong performances.
Date: Tuesday, May 18th, 2021
Time: 6:20PM CST
Stadium: Truist Park
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 21,667
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
NYM |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Adrianza (3, Loup); Heredia (8, Gsellman)
Home Runs: Freeman (12, 6th inning off May 0 on, 0 Out); Riley (5, 5th inning off Gsellman 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Freeman (28), Ozuna (23), Riley (12)
2-out Runs Batted In: Ozuna
Ground Into Double Play: Freeman
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (Freeman 0-1, Ozuna 1-2, Albies 0-1, Swanson 0-1, Acuña Jr. 0-1, Davidson 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Swanson 1; Acuña Jr. 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Matzek 2/3; Smith 2/5; L. Jackson 2/3; Davidson 12/23
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Matzek-1-0-2-3; Smith-3-5-2-3; L. Jackson-2-1-1-2; Davidson-8-15-13-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Matzek 2-0; Smith 0-1; L. Jackson 1-1; Davidson 7-5
Game Scores: T Davidson 54

Double Plays: 2 (Freeman-Swanson-Freeman , Riley-Albies-Freeman)

Doubles: Lindor (3, Davidson); Peraza (1, Smith)
Home Runs: Villar (4, 3rd inning off Davidson 1 on, 2 Out); Nido (2, 9th inning off Smith 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Villar 2 (12), Nido (4), Alonso (19)
2-out Runs Batted In: Villar 2, Nido
Sacrifice Flies: Alonso
Ground Into Double Play: Villar; Nido
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-3 (Villar 0-1, Do. Smith 1-1, Lee 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Villar 1; Lee 1

Pitcher Notes: Loup pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hunter 4/7; May 4/4; Familia 3/4; Loup 1/4; Castro 2/3; Gsellman 7/9; Díaz 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hunter-6-4-6-2; May-3-3-4-2; Familia-4-3-1-2; Loup-3-2-2-2; Castro-3-3-1-2; Gsellman-5-4-9-5; Díaz-2-3-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hunter 2-0; May 0-1; Familia 1-0; Loup 0-1; Castro 2-0; Gsellman 2-1; Díaz 0-1
Game Scores: M Castro 54

Double Plays: 1 (Lindor-Alonso)
Passed Balls: Nido
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