Associated Press
Buck stopped: Showalter suspended, Braves cool off Mets 5-2
While the Atlanta Braves have stumbled out of the gate, the New York Mets are off to a fast start and look like a legitimate threat to the reigning champions. Austin Riley homered, Max Fried won his third straight outing and Atlanta cooled off the Mets with a 5-2 victory Monday night in the first of 19 meetings between the National League East rivals this season. “We’ve been having a rough time here lately and we put something together, so it was good for us to get this win,” manager Brian Snitker said.