Tuesday’s game
Mets 4, Braves 0
How the game was won
Bartolo Colon, 40, limited the struggling Braves to six hits in seven innings, and a wild pitch by Aaron Harang allowed a New York run in the third inning. The Braves have scored two or fewer runs for five of the past seven games.
Pregame ceremony
The Braves honored Hank Aaron on the 40th anniversary of career home run 715. “I want to say thank you so very much for all your kindness these 40 years. For 23 years, I gave baseball everything that I had, every ounce of my abilities to play the game. I tried to play to make you the fans appreciate me more,” Aaron said.
Braves highlights
Journeyman Aaron Harang had his second impressive performance in as many starts for the Braves, allowing two hits, one run and four walks with nine strikeouts in six innings. Harang (1-1) has allowed one earned run and four hits in 12 1/3 innings, but the Braves have scored one run in his two games combined.
Braves lowlights
The Braves are 1-for-23 with runners in scoring position and two outs for the season, and went 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position in the ninth inning after getting singles by Justin Upton and Dan Uggla to start the inning. … The Braves have 15 runs and a .263 team on-base percentage through seven games. … The Mets scored two runs in the seventh charged to rookie reliever Gus Schlosser that began when Travis d’Arnaud led off the inning with a double that landed between outfielders Justin Upton and B.J. Upton — a ball that looked like it could have been caught by B.J. if he’d called off his brother and taken it.
Mets highlights
The run scored against Harang on two walks and a wild pitch to David Wright in the third inning. It was enough.
Mets lowlights
Reliever Jose Valverde tried to cough up the 4-0 lead in the ninth, allowing two leadoff singles and also committed his own throwing error. But he did recover.
Notable
Jason Heyward, who flied out to end the game with the bases loaded, is on an 0-for-22 skid. … Reliever Luis Avilan looked injured in the seventh inning when he nearly collapsed trying to avoid a flying bat shard but was later diagnosed with a left hamstring cramp.
Quoting them
"A second outing in a row which (Harang) gave us a great opportunity to win the game." — Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez
"(Heyward's) at-bats are getting better. It's just a matter of time for him to start getting going. He made a nice throw to cut a runner off at second base so he's contributing. He's a guy that doesn't have to contribute with the bat. He can help you win games defensively or baserunning." — Gonzalez on Heyward's 3-for-28 start.
"Unfortunately we couldn't get (Harang) any run support tonight. But he was outstanding. Threw the ball, made them put the ball in play. Made them earn some runs. That's the name of the game. That's all you can ask from a starting pitcher, give you an opportunity to win the game. He went above and beyond that tonight." -- Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez
Next game
7:10 p.m. Wednesday: N.Y. Mets at Braves (FSSO, TV; 680-AM, 93.7-FM, 106.7-FM, radio) Braves RH Ervin Santana (9-10, 3.24 in 2013) vs. RH Zack Wheeler (0-1, 4.50)
