New York Mets at Atlanta Braves

One week after being criticized for not adding a frontline starter before the Trade Deadline, the Braves are being asked whether there might soon be room for Reynaldo López and AJ Smith-Shawver in their starting rotation? It’s not that the Braves suddenly have an overabundance of options for their injury-depleted rotation. It’s just that this rotation that has been described as thin doesn’t currently have any glaring holes. Martín Pérez certainly doesn’t have reason to worry about losing his rotation spot to either of these pitchers. The 35-year-old lefty ran his scoreless streak to 18 innings and benefited from Ozzie Albies’ fifth-inning homer in a 4-0 win over the Mets at Truist Park on Tuesday night. “It’s really cool to see a guy like Martín being rewarded,” Braves manager Walt Weiss said. “It’s always good when the good ones in this game get rewarded by the game. It takes a lot of hard work and everything else he puts into it. But he's been huge for us.” Matt Olson made sure Pérez’s effort wouldn’t go to waste when he hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning. Olson now has 35 homers, tying him with Kyle Schwarber, Junior Caminero and Yordan Alvarez for the MLB lead.