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Dedniel Nunez’s latest Mets chance hits another bump with ugly outing in loss to Braves

Nypost · · 767 words · By Mike Puma
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Dedniel Nunez’s latest Mets chance hits another bump with ugly outing in loss to Braves See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google ATLANTA — Dedniel Núñez was a key piece to the Mets bullpen for two seasons, but his recent return to the team after Tommy John surgery rehab hasn’t proceeded as smoothly.

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Wednesday night, he had an ugly seventh inning that helped send the Mets to a series defeat with a 6-3 loss to the Braves at Truist Park.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 18 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Mets were shut out Monday — and before that, Saturday in Pittsburgh.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general team websites and a YouTube video about a different game (against the Brewers), providing no confirmation of shutouts on Monday or Saturday in Pittsburgh.
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web search NEUTRAL — Follow the New York Mets with the latest news, live game updates, roster moves, full schedule, stats, standings, and player coverage — all from Sports Illustrated.
https://www.si.com/mlb/mets
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web search NEUTRAL — 8/25/26: With the bases loaded and one out, Christopher Morel brought home the winning run to give the New York Mets the walk-off victory in the bottom of the 10th inning against the Milwaukee Brewers…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8598hxaWQs
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web search NEUTRAL — The official website of the New York Mets with the most up-to-date information on news, tickets, schedule, stadium, roster, rumors, scores, and stats.
https://www.mlb.com/mets
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Claim 2: “Three solo homers accounted for their runs.”
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Yahoo Sports explicitly states 'The New York Mets relied on solo home runs for their scoring' in the 6-3 loss to Atlanta, and the score was 3 runs for the Mets, confirming three solo homers accounted for their runs.
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web search NEUTRAL — He hit .300 with 19 home runs, 17 triples, 122 runs scored, and 64 stolen bases. Along with hitting three home runs in a loss against the Phillies, Reyes also had five hits against the Braves on May 5…
https://www.metshotcorner.com/2016/ny-mets-who-hit-3-home-ru…
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web search NEUTRAL — three home runs during a single game.
https://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/3-Home-Runs-In-A-Game…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Mets defeated the Braves by a score of 7-3 on Wednesday afternoon at Truist Park (Box). The Mets scored five of their runs on Wednesday on the strength of three home runs - a solo shot from Eduard…
https://www.justmets.net/p/mets-make-a-statement-in-their-se…
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Claim 3: “Núñez allowed consecutive homers to Mike Yastrzemski and Austin Riley in the seventh before Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a ball off the fence for a double that became the third Braves run in the inning.”
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Yahoo Sports confirms back-to-back homers by Mike Yastrzemski and Austin Riley in the seventh, and that Ronald Acuña Jr. had two hits and two runs in the game, supporting the sequence of events.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of players, both past and present, who appeared in at least one game for the New York Giants or the San Francisco Giants. Players in bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants_all-time_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Nelson Trout (born August 7, 1991) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). Trout is a 12-time All-Star, three-time American L…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Trout
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LeBron Raymone James Sr. (born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King James", he is t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James
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Claim 4: “Wednesday night, he had an ugly seventh inning that helped send the Mets to a series defeat with a 6-3 loss to the Braves at Truist Park.”
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Multiple web sources (Yahoo Sports and AOL) confirm the Mets lost to the Braves 6-3 at Truist Park on a Wednesday night.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Braves–Mets rivalry is a rivalry between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets. Both clubs are members of Major League Baseball's National League (NL) East division. The rivalry between the two clu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braves–Mets_rivalry
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Mets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets
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Claim 5: “The rookie lefty has pitched to a 2.78 ERA and completed at least six innings in five of his last seven starts.”
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Claim 6: “Luis Robert Jr. homered in the seventh for the second Mets run, and Bo Bichette went deep in the ninth.”
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Claim 7: “Thornton allowed a homer to Lane Thomas with two outs in the second inning for the game’s first run.”
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Claim 8: “Thornton walked Acuña Jr. leading off the inning, and Drake Baldwin singled before Matt Olson’s double-play grounder brought in the run.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 9: “Devin Williams is on the injured list with a right shoulder strain.”
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Two independent cross-references from Nypost confirm Devin Williams was placed on the injured list with a right shoulder strain.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Williams was placed on the injured list Monday with a right shoulder strain.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/11/sports/kodai-senga-gets-first-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Williams was placed on the injured list Monday with a right shoulder strain
https://nypost.com/2026/08/10/sports/devin-williams-hits-il-…
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Claim 10: “In their six victories on the trip, they averaged 8.3 runs.”
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The provided evidence does not contain any data regarding the average runs scored during the Mets' road trip victories.
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web search NEUTRAL — The official website of the New York Mets with the most up-to-date information on news, tickets, schedule, stadium, roster, rumors, scores, and stats.
https://www.mlb.com/mets
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Yankees. YankeesNYY. 75-57. 9. View game.WATCHNathan Lukes' 3-run HR ends Royals' 9-game win streak. Milwaukee Brewers. BrewersMIL. 82-51. 8. New York Mets.
https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/scoreboard/
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web search NEUTRAL — 8/25/26: With the bases loaded and one out, Christopher Morel brought home the winning run to give the New York Mets the walk-off victory in the bottom of the 10th inning against the Milwaukee Brewers…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8598hxaWQs
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Claim 11: “It followed an appearance five days earlier in which he allowed two earned runs in one inning against the Pirates.”
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The specific detail about allowing two earned runs in one inning against the Pirates five days prior is only found in one specific web search result.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 New York Mets season was the franchise's 63rd season in Major League Baseball, their 16th at Citi Field, and their fourth under majority owner Steve Cohen. After a dismal 22–33 start to the s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Mets season was the 64th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 17th at Citi Field, their fifth under majority owner Steve Cohen, and their second under manager …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below are lists of Rule 5 draft results since 1997. Players selected in the Major League Baseball (MLB) phase of the Rule 5 draft must be kept on their new team's active roster for the entire followin…
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Claim 12: “Núñez entered with the Mets behind 3-2 and allowed three runs — including two home runs — while retiring only one batter.”
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Two independent sources confirm the specific details: one explicitly stating Núñez entered behind 3-2 and allowed three runs (including two homers) while retiring one batter, and Yahoo Sports confirming a three-run homer served up by Núñez in the seventh.
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web search NEUTRAL — Núñez entered with the Mets behind 3-2 and allowed three runs — including two home runs — while retiring only one batter. It followed an appearance five days earlier in which he allowed two earned run…
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web search NEUTRAL — A three-run homer served up by right-hander Dedniel Nuñez in the seventh inning on Wednesday night at Truist Park pushed the game out of reach, and the Mets lost, 6-3.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mets-doubled-braves-6-3-11…
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web search NEUTRAL — Francisco Lindor hit a game-tying home run in the sixth, his 28th home run of the season. José Iglesias went 1-for-4 with the game-winning RBI in the ninth. Edwin Díaz bounced back from blowing the pr…
https://www.justmets.net/p/anything-is-possible-in-september
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Claim 13: “Núñez was charged with a third run in the inning after Baldwin stroked an RBI single against Jefry Yan.”
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Claim 14: “Luis Torrens’ third homer on the road trip, a solo blast in the sixth, got the Mets to within 3-1.”
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Claim 15: “Acuña’s RBI single in the fifth gave the Braves a 3-0 lead”
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Claim 16: “Zac Thornton was respectable, allowing three earned runs on seven hits and one walk over six innings.”
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Claim 17: “Núñez, who underwent ligament replacement surgery (for the second time) in July of last year”
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While multiple sources confirm Núñez had Tommy John surgery, the specific detail that it was a 'second' ligament replacement surgery in 'July of last year' is not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jefry Yan (born August 17, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthony Seigler (born June 20, 1999) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers. He…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dedniel Omar Núñez (born June 5, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedniel_Núñez
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Claim 18: “the trade deadline deals that sent Luke Weaver, Huascar Brazobán, A.J. Minter and Brooks Raley elsewhere.”
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Two independent cross-references from Nypost confirm the team dealt A.J. Minter, Brooks Raley, Luke Weaver, and Huascar Brazobán at the trade deadline.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luke Allen Weaver (born August 21, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below is an alphabetical list of every player that has played for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball since the franchise's inception in 1962. Included are the seasons in which they played for …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets_all-time_roster
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