Tonight at 7:10 p.m. ET, the New York Mets (2-4) and Atlanta Braves (4-2) clash live from Turner Field in Atlanta for the Braves home opener. The game can be live streamed here. New York fans can hear all of the action on WOR 710 while Atlanta fans can do the same on 106.7 WCNN.
The Mets are coming off of taking two out of three from the Cincinnati Reds over the weekend on a homestand that saw them go 2-4 while the Braves come home for the first time after winning two out of three from the Washington Nationals to close out their season-opening road trip.
Aaron Harang toes the rubber for Atlanta while Bartolo Colon will man the mound for New York. Harang gave up just two hits in 6.2 shutout innings pitched in his 2014 debut while Colon suffered a loss his first time out on three earned runs and nine hits in six innings.
Harang is excited to get the first start in Atlanta this season.
"You definitely get excited to pitch in front of that kind of crowd," said Harang, who made four starts for the Mets last season before signing with the Braves late last month, according to MLB.com. "You want to give the fans reason to keep that adrenaline going."
After a rough homestand, the Mets play a three-game series with the reigning NL East champions before going out West for series against the Los Angeles Angels and Arizona Diamondbacks, but aren't making an excuse during their rough stretch.
"We've got a tough schedule this year, with all those West Coast teams," manager Terry Collins said via MLB.com. "We go out there four times. Those are long trips. But going into spring training, we knew the schedule.
Lucas Duda will take the start at first base for the Mets despite Ike Davis hitting a walk-off grand slam on Saturday. Duda is 2-for-14 (.143) with two homers and four RBIs thus far this season.
The Braves are waiting for their offense to power through after scoring just 15 runs in their first six games.
"We haven't really been lighting it up offensively," second baseman Dan Uggla said per MLB.com. "We've been doing enough to win games. But we haven't really been lighting it up."
The Braves will honor Hank Aaron before the game on the 40th anniversary of his 715th career homer.
The Mets and Braves will take the field at Turner Field for the Braves' 2014 home opener tonight at Turner Field in Atlanta.
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