Braves Blank Mets 4-0, Pitching Dominance Buries the Over

So much for hot bats and depleted bullpens. The Braves shut out the Mets 4-0 at Truist Park, turning our OVER 8.5 into a smoking crater. We banked on offensive firepower—Mets averaging 5.53 runs per game, Braves at 4.27—and expected both bullpens to crack under the weight of injuries and back-to-back workload.…