Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
NY Mets 5, Atlanta 2
When: 7:10 PM ET, Friday, April 23, 2010
Where: Citi Field, Flushing, New York
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Bill Hohn, 1B - Bruce Dreckman, 2B - Mike Estabrook, 3B - Paul Emmel
Attendance: 32265

Rookie first baseman Ike Davis hit his first major league homer and Hisanori Takahashi -- pressed into service after John Maine suffered an apparent arm injury -- pitched three solid innings of relief in leading the New York Mets to a 5-2 win over the Atlanta Braves Friday night.

David Wright drove in a pair of runs and Jason Bay added an RBI for the Mets’ fourth win in five games.

Takahashi (1-1) replaced Maine in the fourth inning and struck out seven for his first major league win.

The Braves almost tied the game in the ninth inning when Nate McLouth’s bid for a three-run homer hooked foul off Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez, who earned his second save in as many nights.

The Mets snapped a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning when Jose Reyes, batting third for the first time in his career, and Bay had back-to-back triples against Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami (0-3).

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Atlanta   NY Mets
Kenshin Kawakami Player John Maine
Loss W/L No Decision
6.0 IP 3.2
3 Strikeouts 3
6 Hits 4
4.50 ERA 2.45
Hitting
Atlanta   NY Mets
Omar Infante Player Jose Reyes
3 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
4 TB 5
.750 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Atlanta 7 0 8 .212 15 12 2 4 1 4
NY Mets 9 1 18 .281 11 3 4 3 0 0