“I let the team down today"- Braves' Ramon Laureano laments his game-losing mistake against Mets amid 5-game slump

The Atlanta Braves lost a nail-biting 3-2 contest against the New York Mets, and Ramon Laureano took all the blame on himself for this loss at Citi Field in Queens, New York. The Mets vs. Braves game had to go into the extra innings as the score was locked at 2-2.

However, Braves shortstop Orlando Arcia had Ramon Laureano reach third base and then lost the tie because of a sacrifice bunt on the next pitch. Laureano felt too bad about his sluggish performance and lamented during one of the post-game interviews.

"Yeah, I overran it, but I should have cut that ball, you know, no excuses. Let the team down today for sure and gotta move on. There's really no time to think too much about it other than just sleep and in a day tomorrow." Laureano said.

The Mets reliever Phil Maton carefully threw out of the strike zone for catcher Francisco Alvarez, who tagged Laureano in the middle of their suicide squeeze attempt. The Mets could easily deduct the plans of the Braves, and it cost them the series opener and their fifth consecutive loss.

"Yeah, I put my head down a couple times just to to run, get a couple more feet. But yeah, I overran it and it's crazy, you know, things like that don't happen to me and I take full responsibility for that. So yeah," he added.

The Braves manager didn't have any thoughts on Ramon Laureano's blunder

The New York Mets secured a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night, extending their winning streak to four games. Braves manager Brian Snitker expressed disappointment in Ramon Laureano.

So, the game remained scoreless until the tenth inning, when both teams had opportunities to claim victory. The Mets broke through first, with Jeff McNeil delivering a walk-off single after Ramón Laureano misplayed a fly ball to right field. The hit scored automatic runner Jose Iglesias from second base.

Atlanta had threatened in the top of the inning, but a well-executed rundown by the Mets prevented them from making it home. Brian Snitker questioned why Laureano would choose to run for the home since they've never practiced for a play like that.

"I don’t know what that was, quite honestly — you’ll have to ask them. I didn’t have anything on,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “That’s unacceptable. If you’re not scoring runs, you can’t make outs on the bases," Snitker said.

The Mets and Braves will face each other in the next game on July 26 at the Citi Field in Queens, New York.