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Disastrous 9th leaves Braves 0-6 on the spring
Tigers Braves Spring Heal
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Freddy Garcia throws during a Feb. 26 game against the Detroit Tigers. Garcia threw three perfect innings Monday against the New York Mets. - photo by Associated Press
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Freddy Garcia ran his streak of perfect innings to five in his bid to earn a spot in the Braves' rotation, Mets' top prospect Noah Syndergaard pitched two scoreless innings in his Grapefruit League debut and New York beat Atlanta 6-2 Monday. The 21-year-old Syndergaard struck out leadoff hitter Jason Heyward on a 98 mph fastball, then Evan Gattis on three fastballs to start the second. The right-hander allowed just one hit over two scoreless innings.