MLB Game Preview: New York Mets (69-60) vs. Atlanta Braves (58-71)

Game Info

• Venue: Truist Park, Atlanta, GA

Probable Pitching Matchup

• New York Mets: David Peterson (8–5, 3.18 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 127 strikeouts) 7^][5^]
• Atlanta Braves: Bryce Elder (5–9, 6.29 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 90 strikeouts) [7^]

Team Records & Recent Trends

The Mets and Braves enter Sunday with contrasting trajectories, with New York fighting for a Wild Card berth while Atlanta seeks to salvage momentum at home [7^].

Team	Overall	Home/Road	Last 5	Last 10
Mets	69–60	28–36 R	W-W-L-L-W	5–5, .313 BA, 5.42 ERA, +10 runs
Braves	58–71	32–33 H	L-L-W-W-L	7–3, .273 BA, 5.60 ERA, +4 runs

Season Series

Sunday’s tilt marks the 13th meeting of the season, with the Braves holding a narrow 7–5 edge in the head-to-head slate [7^].

Key Player Matchups

Both lineups feature impact bats:

• Francisco Lindor (NYM): .265 AVG, 32 HR, 76 RBI; on a 10-game hit streak with a .512 AVG, five doubles, four homers and eight RBI in that span [4^].
• Brandon Nimmo (NYM): .254 AVG with 20 HR, 23 doubles and 43 walks in 2025 [4^].
• Matt Olson (ATL): leads Atlanta with a .268 AVG, 19 HR, 34 doubles, 76 walks and 72 RBI [5^].
• Michael Harris II (ATL): batting .255 with 16 HR, 21 doubles, six triples and 13 walks [6^].

Injury Report

Key absences could tilt the balance:

• Braves IL: Cal Quantrill (calf, day-to-day), Luke Williams (oblique), Austin Riley (abdominal) among several on the 10/60-day IL [5^].
• Mets IL: Frankie Montas (elbow), Brandon Nimmo (neck, day-to-day), Francisco Alvarez (thumb) and a string of arms including Jesse Winker and Max Kranick [5^].

How to Watch

• TV: MLB Network, FS Southeast, WPIX [6^].
• Live Stream: MLB.tv (subject to local blackout restrictions).

Sunday’s contest at Truist Park promises a Mets lineup in mid-surge against a Braves staff seeking consistency. Whether you lean on Peterson’s road prowess or Elder’s bounce-back hope, this early-afternoon showdown carries playoff implications and first-half narrative weight.