​NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 29: Christian Scott #45 of the New York Mets pitches during the second inning against the Atlanta Braves in game two of a double header at Citi Field on July 29, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Mets only managed two hits tonight as they lost to the Braves 1-0 in the second game of today’s doubleheader. Christian Scott had a good outing, and his longest this year, but the Braves pitching behind Chris Sale stifled the Mets offense completely.Scott came out throwing strikes immediately in the first inning. He gave up a single to Drake Baldwin on the first pitch of the game, a line drive that dropped into left field. However, Scott recovered nicely after that and retired the next three batters in order.Then, for awhile, it was a matter of Scott and Sale showing off their skill. Scott excelled at attacking the strike zone, keeping his pitch count low by inducing contact in a way that the defense was able to handle. Sale struck out the first three hitters he saw and shut down the Mets completely until the bottom of the third inning. Carson Benge smacked a line drive into left field for a lead-off single, but when he tried to steal second base, accidental interference was called on Luis Torrens (the hitter), and Benge had to return to first. This was more frustrating when Francisco Lindor grounded into a force out at second to end the inning.At the top of the fifth, Scott started to have trouble as Ozzie Albies lined a single into center field. Mauricio Dubón grounded into a force out right after and ended up at first himself. Despite striking out the next two batters, Scott needed 26 pitches to get through four batters in the fifth inning, a drastic difference from the first four innings. Despite a ten-pitch at-bat to Taylor, Sale worked relatively quickly in the bottom of the fifth, and the Mets hitters struck out in order. Scott returned for the sixth inning, but his troubles continued. Jim Jarvis led off with a line drive double that followed the foul line down into right field. Baldwin broke his bat as he whacked a ground ball in the direction of right field. Lindor was able to intercept, but not in time to make a play. Baldwin had a single while Jarvis reached third base. Then, Matt Olson smacked an RBI single under Lindor’s glove to center field that allowed Jarvis to score. Baldwin moved to third. Albies walked to load the bases with two outs. Dubón flied out after that to end the inning, and Scott made it through six innings for the first time this year. The score stood at Braves 1, Mets 0.At the bottom of the sixth, Eric Wagaman led off by lining a single into center field, only the second hit of the night for the Mets, and the only Mets hit in the sixth inning. A.J. Minter replaced Scott in the seventh inning, and with one out, hit Austin Riley on the arm with a pitch. Riley proceeded to steal second base successfully when Lindor could not get the ball from Torrens