Atlanta Braves

Braves 2, Mets 1

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Matt Wisler, right, is congratulated in the dugout by Atlanta Braves Jace Peterson after striking out New York Mets' Lucas Duda to turn the side of the eighth inning of a baseball game that was Wislers' MLB debut, Friday, June 19, 2015, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis )
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Matt Wisler, right, is congratulated in the dugout by Atlanta Braves Jace Peterson after striking out New York Mets' Lucas Duda to turn the side of the eighth inning of a baseball game that was Wislers' MLB debut, Friday, June 19, 2015, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis )
By Matthew Bain
June 20, 2015

How the game was won: Jace Peterson cracked a one-out double over Juan Lagares' head to score Andrelton Simmons and Pedro Ciriaco in the bottom of the eighth to give the Braves a 2-1 lead.

Matt Wisler outdueled Jacob deGrom in his major-league debut, allowing one run on six hits over eight innings and striking out two. He’s now 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA.

The Mets scored their only run in the sixth when Ruben Tejada hit a leadoff double off the left-field wall in the sixth, and Michael Cuddyer knocked him in two batters later with a chopper over Chris Johnson’s head.

Number: 88. The number of pitches Wisler needed to get through his eight innings.

What's next: It's the second of a three-game series tomorrow night against the Mets. Williams Perez (3-0, 2.29 ERA) will start for Atlanta and Noah Syndergaard (2-4, 3.76 ERA) will start for New York.

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