“#Braves 3B Austin Riley felt lingering soreness from his abdominal strain when he worked out today. He’ll be checked out again by a doctor Wednesday, but it doesn’t look like he’ll return soon from IL,” wrote The Athletic’s David O’Brien.

The New York Mets play the Atlanta Braves after Brett Baty had four hits on Friday in a 12-7 win over the Braves.

Braves vs. Mets will not air on traditional broadcast television. Instead, viewers can stream the game on Apple TV+, which is the exclusive home of "Friday Night Baseball" during the 2025 MLB season.

The Mets beat up on left-hander Joey Wentz (4-4), scoring six earned runs in only 3 1/3 innings, and continuing the onslaught against right-hander Erick Fedde, with three off of the right-hander. A 20-hit night for the Mets, every hitter in the starting lineup got a hit, including backup catcher Hayden Senger, just the ninth of his career.

Nolan McLean gave the slumping Mets a boost with seven strong innings for his second career win, and New York beat the Atlanta Braves 12-7.

Rookie Nolan McLean pitched seven strong innings and Juan Soto homered and drove in four runs to help the visiting New York Mets defeat the Atlanta Braves 12-7 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.

The Mets enter Friday's series opener with the Braves holding a half-game lead over the Reds for the final wild card spot in the National League.

Jurickson Profar hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Atlanta Braves won their season-best fifth straight game, rallying past the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.

The Atlanta Braves take on the Chicago White Sox after Matt Olson had four hits against the White Sox on Tuesday

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley will miss the remainder of the season after having core injury surgery on Thursday