J.D. Martinez

Martinez put the Mets ahead in what would be their fifth straight victory with his third inning grand slam. They'd wind up with two more homers and seven total runs that inning. Martinez had been in a bit of a funk as this long ball was his first since July 1st and his OPS this month was .586 this month.

J.D. Martinez belted a ball deep for a grand slam that gave the New York Mets a 4-2 lead over the Atlanta Braves.

Gil leaned heavily on his slider in this outing, and it was working early on as he carried a shutout into the fifth inning before loading the bases with nobody out. He hit Francisco Lindor with a pitch to bring in a run before striking out Brandon Nimmo and getting J.D. Martinez to fly out to prevent any further damage. He finished with six strikeouts and only handed out one free pass. The 26-year-old breakout sensation will carry a stellar 3.10 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 124/50 K/BB ratio across 107 1/3 innings (20 starts) into a challenging road tolt on Monday against the Phillies at hitter-friendly Citizens Bank Park.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza offered a number of key injury updates on Sunday morning ahead of his club's first-half finale versus the Colorado Rockies, including news on Starling Marte, J.D. Martinez, and Sean Reid-Foley.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza offered a number of key injury updates on Sunday morning ahead of his club's first-half finale versus the Colorado Rockies, including news on Starling Marte, J.D. Martinez, and Sean Reid-Foley.