The New York Mets will open a 4-game set tonight at SunTrust Park against the red hot Atlanta Braves. The Braves have won 3 straight and 7 of their last 8. Atlanta is expected to send Kevin Gausman to the rubber tonight and he was spectacular in his last turn against Miami. He yielded zero runs and just 2 hits over 7 frames, resulting in a 4-0 Atlanta victory. The Mets are expected to give the nod to southpaw Steven Matz. He has had some control issues early on but has been able to wiggle out of jams, yielding just 1 earned run over 10-1/3 innings of work. Matz had better be on target tonight because New York is 5-12 in their last 17 meetings with Atlanta and 2-5 in their last 7 trips to SunTrust Park. The Braves are hot, ride them ’til they’re not.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ATLANTA BRAVES