This time, it wasn’t Freddie Freeman who ruined Dillon Gee’s night.
It was Bobby Parnell and Jason Heyward.
Freeman broke up Gee’s no-hit bid with a leadoff single in the seventh, but Gee escaped the inning without allowing a run and was in line to earn the victory before Parnell blew the save in the ninth inning of the Mets’ 2-1 loss to the Braves at Citi Field.
Parnell entered holding a 1-0 lead and surrendered consecutive singles to Brian McCann and Evan Gattis. He got Dan Uggla to ground into a force out at third, but a passed ball by John Buck sent runners to second and third.
Dan Johnson grounded out to short with the infield back, allowing Gattis to score and tie the game before pinch-hitter Reed Johnson singled to center to drive in Uggla with the go-ahead run.
The Mets got runners on first and second with two out against Atlanta closer Craig Kimbrel before pinch-hitter Justin Turner sent a fly ball to left-center. Heyward raced over to make a spectacular diving catch to end the game as the Mets were unable to win their third straight.
Gee pitched brilliantly before being taken out.
After Freeman’s hit, Gee loaded the bases with one out before he kept the Braves off the board by getting Chris Johnson to ground into a force out and then he struck out pinch-hitter Joey Terdoslavich on three pitches to end the threat.
Until Parnell’s entrance, it looked like the Mets’ fourth-inning run might be enough.
Marlon Byrd opened the bottom of the fourth with a triple when right fielder Justin Upton failed to make a diving catch and the ball got by him. Davis followed by shooting a single to right that scored Byrd and gave the Mets a 1-0 lead.
It was Davis’ first RBI since his first game back from Triple-A Las Vegas on July 5.
Eric Young, Jr. was stranded at third in the eighth and in the third, David Wright sent a long fly ball to the track in right-center, but it was tracked down by center fielder Jason Heyward to end the inning.
The lack of offense, once again, came back to haunt the Mets- and Gee.
Owner of just two complete games in his career — and no shutouts — Gee baffled the Braves all night.
He issued just three walks over the first six innings and the Mets’
defense was helping Gee make his bid at the franchise’s second no-hitter seem realistic.
First, Daniel Murphy went far to his right to make a play on Chris Johnson’s grounder up the middle to lead off the third.
Gee had no trouble getting through the fourth and fifth innings before Wright cleanly picked up a short hop on Julio Teheran’s grounder to start the sixth, robbing Atlanta’s starter of an infield hit. Later in the same inning, shortstop Omar Quintanilla made a terrific backhanded grab and then a strong throw to get Justin Upton to end the frame.
But Freeman ended Gee’s bid with a clean single one batter later.
It was the same Freeman who hit a walk-off homer against Gee on June
17 to spoil Gee’s attempt at his first shutout in another 2-1 loss, that one in Atlanta.
Gee missed much of last season after having surgery to repair an artery in his right shoulder. His recovery has been overshadowed by the performance of Matt Harvey and arrival of Zack Wheeler.
Last night, it was overshadowed by Parnell, who had converted 15 of his previous save opportunities.
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