Tonight at 7:10 p.m. ET, the Atlanta Braves (49-42) and New York Mets (42-49) close out their four-game set live from Citi Field in New York. The game can be live streamed for free here. Atlanta fans can hear all of the action on WCNN 680 while New York fans can do the same on WOR 710.
Atlanta looks to salvage the final game of the opening series of its seven game road trip while New York hopes to complete the sweep of Atlanta as it continues its 10-game homestand it is currently 5-1 on.
The Braves are in second place in the National League East, a game behind the first place Washington Nationals while the Mets are in fourth place, eight games behind Washington.
Aaron Harang (8-6, 3.67 ERA) toes the rubber for Atlanta while New York counters with Bartolo Colon, who is 8-7 with a 4.04 ERA.
Harang's last outing for Atlanta came against the Arizona Diamondbacks, where he gave up three runs in the first inning but then cruised for seven more innings in the victory.
"We had the rough first inning, but nobody panicked," Harang said Saturday per MLB.com. "Our confidence is real high right now and everybody is feeling good about how we're swinging the bats and playing defense. We knew guys were comfortable and that we were going to stay right in it."
The first inning has been troublesome for Colon as well as he has allowed nine runs in his last four opening frames.
"I have no idea why that's been the case," Colon told MLB.com. "I just work hard, work the same, work through it."
New York second baseman Daniel Murphy is hitting a team-best .297 with seven homers and 37 RBI this season and is second in the NL with 111 hits. Mets outfielder Curtis Granderson leads the team with 13 long balls while first baseman Lucas Duda has a team-leading 46 RBI.
Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman also has a .297 batting average, which is a team-high, with 13 homers and 49 RBI while ranking fifth in the league with 175 total bases. Braves outfielder Justin Upton paces the team with 17 homers and 50 RBI thus far.
The Braves look to salvage the last game of the series while the Mets look to complete the sweep when these teams clash tonight at Citi Field in New York.
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