The Braves prepare for Mets prospect Christian Scott at Citi Field Saturday afternoon

The Atlanta Braves are SO back.

The top of Atlanta’s lineup hit three homers in the third inning last night while Charlie Morton launched a gem to start the short road trip with a 4-2 victory against the New York Mets last night at Citi Field.

The Braves look to continue the winning streak tonight, sending left-handed ace Max Fried (2-1, 4.23) to the mound against Mets prospect Christian Scott (0-0, 1.35), making thus his second career in the Major League. to start.

Here’s how Atlanta will line up for the contest:

RF Ronald Acuna Jr
2B Ozzie Albies
3B Austin Riley
1B Matt Olson
DH Marcell Ozuna
C Travis d’Arnaud
CFMichael Harris II
SSOrlando Arcia
LF Jarred Kelenic

After a disastrous start to the season, Max Fried has reached another level in his free agent year: In his last five starts, Fried is 2-1 with a 2.16 ERA and not allowing than a .159 batting average. He’s in a prime position to continue this streak, having posted a 2.25 ERA against the Mets in his last five starts against New York. Watch for Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil today: Alonso is hitting .294 with two home runs and seven RBIs in 34 AB against Fried, while McNeil is hitting .357 with four RBIs and an .831 OPS in 28 AB.

Here is the Mets lineup:

LF Brandon Nimmo
RF Starling Marte
SS Francisco Lindor
1B Pete Alonso
DHJD Martinez
2B Jeff McNeil
Harrison Bader
3B Brett Baty
C Tomas Nido

Scott looks to build on a strong first start – 6.2 innings of five-hit, one-run baseball against the Tampa Bay Rays in a no-decision on May 4. He struck out six and allowed just one walk on 94 pitches, showing why MLB Pipeline ranked him as New York’s No. 5 hope. Their scouting report talks about his low-90s fastball, which is paired with a splitter and both a traditional slider and sweeper.

This afternoon’s game is scheduled for a 4:10 p.m. ET first pitch. The Atlanta broadcast is on Bally Sports Southeast, while the Mets are on SNY. For those not in the market, both are available on MLB.tv and there is a national broadcast on FS1.

If you prefer to just listen, the Mets radio broadcast is available on WCBS 880 and WINZ 92.3 FM HD2 while the Atlanta Braves Radio Network carries the standard broadcast on 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan and its affiliates in all the land of the Braves.