NY Mets 1, Atlanta 0
When: 4:10 PM ET, Friday, July 24, 2020
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
Temperature:
81°
Umpires:
Home -
Paul Nauert, 1B -
Chad Fairchild, 2B -
Carlos Torres, 3B -
Ryan Additon
Attendance:
By Field Level Media
Yoenis Cespedes, appearing in his first game in 734 days, hit a home run in the seventh inning Friday afternoon to snap a scoreless tie and lift the host New York Mets to a 1-0 win over the Atlanta Braves in the season opener for both teams.
The Mets improved their Opening Day record to 39-20, good for a .661 winning percentage that is the best in baseball. The Braves fell to 24-31 in Opening Day games since moving to Atlanta in 1966.
A moment of silence was held before the game for the victims of the coronavirus pandemic.
Cespedes, who hadn't played since July 20, 2018, due to two heel surgeries and a broken right ankle, homered deep into the left field seats on the second pitch he saw from Chris Martin.
It was the first home run and RBI by a designated hitter while playing in an NL park. It also gave Cespedes a homer in each of his last three games dating back to May 13, 2018.
Seth Lugo (1-0), who threw two one-hit innings in relief of starter Jacob deGrom, earned the win. Justin Wilson threw a one-hit eighth, and Edwin Diaz worked around a one-out walk to Freddie Freeman in the ninth to earn the save.
deGrom and Braves starter Mike Soroka were sharp in scoreless debuts.
deGrom, the two-time defending National League Cy Young Award winner, allowed one hit -- an infield single by Ronald Acuna Jr. in the third -- and one walk while striking out eight over five innings. He has thrown 28 consecutive scoreless innings dating back to last September. The no-decision marked the 12th time deGrom has thrown at least five innings allowed no runs and not earned a win.
Soroka, a 22-year-old who became the youngest Opening Day starter for the Braves since 1878, allowed four hits and no walks while striking out three over six innings. He benefited from a pair of run-saving plays by center fielder Ender Inciarte, who robbed J.D. Davis at the wall in the fifth and ran down a potential RBI double by Jeff McNeil in the sixth.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Atlanta |
|
NY Mets |
|
Mike Soroka
|
Player |
Jacob deGrom
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
6.0 |
IP |
5.0 |
|
3 |
Strikeouts |
8 |
|
4 |
Hits |
1 |
|
0.00 |
ERA |
0.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Atlanta
|
3 |
0 |
4 |
.100 |
9 |
15 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| NY Mets
|
6 |
1 |
10 |
.214 |
11 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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