Braves left-hander Alex Wood was not at his best in a start against the Mets on Friday. Wood pitched into the seventh inning, but gave up five runs (four earned) on six hits over 6 1/3 innings. He walked four and struck out six, as he inflated his ERA to 3.56 in the 5-3 loss.
Wood got into an early hole when he allowed a solo home run to Wilmer Flores in the second inning, and then a two-run shot to John Mayberry in the fourth. After the Braves scored a pair in the top of the fifth, Wood gave up another run in the each of the sixth and seventh innings.
Wood (4-4) has now lost in back-to-back starts following three straight victories. He'll look to turn things around in his next start, scheduled for Wednesday at home against the Red Sox.