Braves look to extend streak against Mets

After a brief two-game homestand, the Atlanta Braves will hit the road again Friday where they will begin a three-game series against the New York Mets. Charlie Morton will start for Atlanta while New York will go with left-hander Jose Quintana.

The Braves responded after a 1-5 road trip out West by sweeping a two-game series against the Boston Red Sox. Atlanta is 22-12 for the season and enters play Friday two full games behind the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East. The Mets have won two in a row and are 18-18 for the season.

Morton will make his seventh start of the season for the Braves in Friday’s opener. After a rough start to the season, Morton has been pitching much better lately. He allowed two runs and struck out five in his last start against the Dodgers. Over his last three starts combined, he has allowed four runs in 19 innings while logging at least six innings in each. Morton faced the Mets on April 8 and allowed four runs and struck out four in 5. ²⁄₃ sleeves.

The Mets made a late change to their rotation plans for the weekend. Left-hander Jose Quintana, who was scheduled to start Wednesday’s game at St. Louis, will start Friday’s opener against Morton. Quintana will look to bounce back after an early start last time out where he was tagged for 10 hits and eight runs in just 2 ²⁄₃ innings against the Rays. He faced the Braves on April 11 at Truist Park where he allowed three runs in 5 ¹⁄₃ sleeves.

The Braves made some minor roster changes on Thursday’s off day. First, they traded infielder Luis Guillorme to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for a player to be named later or cash. Hours later, they announced they had acquired infielder Zack Short from the Boston Red Sox in another cash deal. Short had been designated for assignment by the Red Sox during the series in Atlanta. Short joined the Braves in New York on Friday and will be on the active roster for the series opener.

First pitch of Friday’s game is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET and can be seen on Bally Sports Southeast.

Game information

Game date/time: Friday, May 10, 7:10 p.m. ET

Location: Citi Field, Flushing, New York

TV: Bally Sports South East

Streaming: MLB.tv

Radio: 680 AM / 93.7 FM The Fan