The Braves will meet the Mets for the first time this season when the teams begin a four-game series Thursday night at SunTrust Park.
After taking two of three games from the Phillies in the first series of a seven-game homestand, the Braves now draw the team with the best record in the National League entering Thursday. The Mets, though, are coming off a series loss to the Nationals at Citi Field.
The Braves dodged a bullet when the report on Freddie Freeman showed no fracture in his wrist that was hit by a pitch Wednesday night. The other Braves injury news of note is that Anibal Sanchez injured his hamstring while running sprints pregame Wednesday. Matt Wisler will start Thursday in place of Sanchez. He was called up Thursday, and outfielder Lane Adams was designated for assignment.
If you want to watch the games Thursday-Sunday, here are some details:
Networks: Fox Sports Southeast (Thursday), Fox Sports South (Friday-Sunday)
Time: 7:35 p.m. ET Thursday and Friday, 7:10 p.m. Saturday and 1:35 p.m. Sunday
Radio: All games on 680 AM/93.7 FM/106.7 FM
Scheduled starting pitchers
Thursday: RH Matt Wisler of the Braves (0-0, 0.00) and RH Matt Harvey (0-1, 4.80) of the Mets.
Friday: LH Sean Newcomb (1-1, 4.02) of the Braves and RH Noah Syndergaard (2-0, 2.95) of the Mets.
Saturday: RH Julio Teheran (1-1, 5.40) of the Braves and RH Jacob deGrom (2-0, 3.24) of the Mets.
Sunday: TBA of the Braves and RH Zack Wheeler (1-1, 2.77) of the Mets.
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