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Scherzer shines as Mets cool off Braves 4-1 in series opener

A New York Mets fan celebrates, upper right, the defeat of the Atlanta Braves while Braves fans look on at a baseball game on Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) New York Mets pitcher Edwin Diaz, right, and catcher omas Nido celebrate after closing out the Atlanta Braves for a victor in a baseball game Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) New York Mets' Luis Guillorme flips his bat as he watches his solo home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) Atlanta Braves' Austin Riley follows through on a home run in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) New York Mets relief pitcher Edwin Diaz works the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) New York Mets' Luis Guillorme (13) is greeted in the dugout by Francisco Lindor, left, and Mark Canha, right, after hitting a solo home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) New York Mets manager Buck Showalter watches from the dugout during a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) A New York Mets fan celebrates, upper right, the defeat of the Atlanta Braves while Braves fans look on at a baseball game on Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) New York Mets pitcher Edwin Diaz, right, and catcher omas Nido celebrate after closing out the Atlanta Braves for a victor in a baseball game Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) New York Mets' Luis Guillorme flips his bat as he watches his solo home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) Atlanta Braves' Austin Riley follows through on a home run in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) New York Mets relief pitcher Edwin Diaz works the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) New York Mets' Luis Guillorme (13) is greeted in the dugout by Francisco Lindor, left, and Mark Canha, right, after hitting a solo home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) New York Mets manager Buck Showalter watches from the dugout during a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) New York Mets starting pitcher Max Scherzer works the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) New York Mets starting pitcher Max Scherzer works the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Max Fried delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) New York Mets' Pete Alonso slides into second base with an RB-double in the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) New York Mets' Luis Guillorme drives in a run with a base hit in the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) Newly acquired Atlanta Braves' Robinson Cano follows through on a single in the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso (20) cools down in the dugout during a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) New York Mets' Brandon Nimmo (9) hits a double in the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) New York Mets' Pete Alonso (20) celebrates in the dugout after scoring on a Luis Guillorme ground ball in the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) New York Mets starting pitcher Max Scherzer works against the Atlanta Braves in the third inning of a baseball game, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Scherzer shines as Mets cool off Braves 4-1 in series opener