Before all that transpired, though, the fans watching in the stands and on TV were treated to a gem of a pitchers duel. Jacob deGrom was on point for New York, tossing four and two-thirds hitless frames before an opposite-field liner by Carlos Perez (yes, Carlos Perez) broke up the no-hit bid. Tehe
Jose Reyes then surprised the Atlanta infield with a bunt try. The ball was fielded by Carlos Perez, but Freddie Freeman failed to return to first and Ozzie Albies took too long to get to the first base bag, putting men on first and second with none out. Freeman then got Conforto to ground to Johan
Biddle retired the first two batters he faced on groundouts, needing just three pitches to do so. But, Michael Conforto gave him a tougher battle, ultimately drawing a walk, and then stealing second and taking third on a Carlos Perez throwing error. Yoenis Cespedes then gave the Braves and their fa