{"id":47731,"date":"2022-08-17T05:56:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T05:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/mets-lose-taijuan-walker-fall-to-braves-as-nl-east-lead-shrinks\/"},"modified":"2022-08-17T05:56:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T05:56:52","slug":"mets-lose-taijuan-walker-fall-to-braves-as-nl-east-lead-shrinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/mets-lose-taijuan-walker-fall-to-braves-as-nl-east-lead-shrinks\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets lose Taijuan Walker, fall to Braves as NL East lead shrinks"},"content":{"rendered":"
ATLANTA \u2014 At least they have got Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom aligned for the next two nights?<\/p>\n
The Mets need something to which they can cling for the rest of this series against the Braves, and the presence of their aces \u2014 provided they can stay on the mound \u2014 serves as comfort food.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, Taijuan Walker’s back spasms necessitated a second straight bullpen game for the Mets, who watched Carlos Carrasco depart early a night earlier. But the lack of offense was the largest culprit for the Mets in a 5-0 loss at Truist Park that sliced \u200b\u200btheir NL East lead on the Braves to 3 \u00bd games.<\/p>\n