Freddie Freeman homered and Ender Inciarte produced his first three-hit game of the season as the Braves battered Matt Harvey and provided R.A. Dickey sufficient support during Tuesday night’s 9-7 win over the Mets at SunTrust Park.
After Jay Bruce got the Mets rolling with a two-run homer, Freeman answered in the bottom half of the inning with his 10th home run of the season — a two-run shot that traveled a projected 422 feet per Statcast™ and landed in the upper level of the Chop House in right field. Inciarte provided a go-ahead double in the second inning and capped a three-run fourth inning with a two-run single.
While surrendering eight hits over 5 1/3 innings, Harvey allowed the Braves a season-high six earned runs for the second time in five days. The Mets’ right-hander received some early support from Bruce’s homer and the game-tying solo shot Asdrubal Cabrera provided in the third inning. But Dickey escaped damage over the remainder of his six-inning outing, within which he allowed just four hits.
The Mets made things interesting against Matt Wisler in the ninth inning. But after Bruce drilled a two-out grand slam, Jim Johnson entered and recorded the game’s final out to notch his fifth save of the season.
