Mets snap 3-game slide but lose 2 more players to injuries in 3-1 win over Braves
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New York Mets Kevin Pillar is hit in the face with a pitch from Atlanta Braves pitcher Jacob Webb in the seventh inning of a baseball game Monday, May 17, 2021, in Atlanta.AP
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Another one bites the dust. Make that two.
Starter Taijuan Walker pitched only three innings, allowing one hit and no runs, before exiting with tightness in his left side.
Then with the bases loaded in the seventh, right fielder Kevin Pillar was hit square in the face by a pitch from Jacob Webb. The veteran outfielder was knocked to the ground with blood pouring from his nose. Pillar was quickly helped to his feet with towels covering his face as he was escorted off the field.
Mets end skid with victory at Braves
Field Level Media
18 May 2021, 13:05 GMT+10
Catcher Tomas Nido had three hits and scored two runs to help the visiting New York Mets defeat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 and halt a three-game losing streak on Monday.
Mets right fielder Kevin Pillar was hit in the face with a 94 mph fastball from Braves reliever Jacob Webb in the seventh inning. Pillar appeared to be struck on the bridge of his nose. He immediately went to the ground and blood was flowing freely, as trainers rushed to get towels on the injury. The distraught Webb stood quietly with his glove on his head and was removed from the game.
Pillar suffers scary injury in Mets win
Pinch-hitter James McCann broke a scoreless tie with a seventh-inning double, Tomás Nido had three hits and the New York Mets overcame more injuries to beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Monday night.
The Canadian Press
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ATLANTA (AP) Pinch-hitter James McCann broke a scoreless tie with a seventh-inning double, Tomás Nido had three hits and the New York Mets overcame more injuries to beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Monday night.
With the bases loaded in the seventh, Mets right fielder Kevin Pillar was hit square in the nose by a 95 mph pitch from Jacob Webb, forcing in a run. Pillar was knocked to the ground, and blood poured from his nose when he lifted his head.
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At a time when they’re already without ace Jacob deGrom and two of their top hitters, and still trying to dig out of a team-wide early-season slump that led to the dismissal of their hitting coaches, the Mets lost two more regulars to the Injured List on Sunday. Facing the Rays in St. Petersburg, both Michael Conforto and Jeff McNeil left after suffering hamstring injuries in the first inning, the kind of calamity that seems as though it could befall only the Mets. The team received no respite, because in Monday’s game, starting pitcher Taijuan Walker departed after three innings due to tightness in his left side, and then Kevin Pillar was hit in the face by a fastball, suffering a bloodied and broken nose and perhaps more. An Injured List that’s already at an even dozen threatens to continue to grow.