{"id":455115,"date":"2023-08-14T10:52:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T06:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=455115"},"modified":"2023-08-14T10:52:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T06:52:27","slug":"mets-avoid-last-place-with-narrow-7-6-win-over-braves","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/mets-avoid-last-place-with-narrow-7-6-win-over-braves\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets avoid last place with narrow 7-6 win over Braves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Mets saved themselves from an embarrassment as they defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-6 in a hard-fought match on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sunday night W! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MetsWin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MetsWin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#LGM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zIngU4DhKI\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/zIngU4DhKI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Mets (@Mets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mets\/status\/1690909479057915904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rafael Ortega was the star of the show as he had two hits in an incredible 6th inning to help his team overcome a 3-0 deficit.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old finished with three hits overall, one short of his career record.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo beat one of the best teams in baseball \u2014 we know they\u2019re operating on all cylinders and giving you their best shot,\u201d Mets manager Buck Showalter said. \u201cSo anytime you can beat them, it\u2019s hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeff McNeil had three singles, including a run-scoring hit in the third.<\/p>\n<p>Drew Smith retired Murphy, the potential go-ahead run, for the final out of the eighth and Adam Ottavino notched his seventh save with a spectacular ninth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  id=\"_ytid_39357\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AdwbNUrXHCE?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;controls=1&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"YouTube player\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/AdwbNUrXHCE\/maxresdefault.jpg\" title=\"\"><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Mets saved themselves from an embarrassment as they defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-6 in a hard-fought match on Sunday night. 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