A failed suicide squeeze ran the Braves out of a golden opportunity Thursday in what ultimately became a mistake-filled extra-innings lo s to the Mets. Outfielder Ramon Laureano who later overran Jeff McNeils walk-off single in the 3-2 lo s was caught between third base and home plate after Jarred Kelenic did not attempt to bunt on a pitch way out of the zone, resulting in Laureano being tagged for the second out in a tied game in the 10th inning. I dont know what that was, quite honestly, Braves manager Brian Snitker said when asked about Laureanos read. Youre going to have to ask them. I didnt have anything. We normally dont bunt in that situation but I was trying to score a run, and we Brandon Eisert Jersey had two pretty good hitters coming up, I thought. Thats unacceptable. Laureano and Kelenic attempted the squeeze play seemingly on their own with one out and a runner on third base, with Austin Riley, Marcell Ozuna, and Matt Olson to follow. Explore More Kelenic squared up before Mets reliever Phil Maton released the pitch and Maton released a high and outside pitch that would have been quite difficult if not impo sible to lay down a fair bunt. However, with a safety squeeze, its on Kelenic to at least attempt to make contact to prevent his runner from being caught in no-mans land, which is exactly what happened. I think its pretty simple, Kelenic said, per . I think Ive got to swing the bat there. I was trying to do too much. I think thats all there is to it. It seemed as if Laureano had a chance to get back to third, but he hesitated on the throwback to third base and he was dead to rights. During the rundown, Mets catcher took exception to a shoulder shot from Laureano, but neither side got overly heated after the play. Jarred Kelenic mi sed on the squeeze attempt. X, @BallySports The base-running blunder marked the second in as many innings by the struggling Braves. In the ninth, was also thrown out trying to steal third base, with the review by umpires. Laureano was caught in a rundown in the 10th inning. X, @BallySports If youre not scoring, you cant make outs on the bases like that, Snitker said. Laureano, a Gold Glove-nominated outfielder in 2020, added to his miserable night in the bottom of the inning when he overran on a fly ball to right field. Its hard on the road to win scoring one run, Snitker said. When youre not scoring runs, you got to pretty much play clean baseball. Braves manager Brian Snitker wasnt sure why Kelenic and Laureano called a squeeze play with the heart of the order coming up. X, @BallySports For the Mets, its their fourth straight win and third over projected playoff teams, although neither the Yankees nor the Braves are playing particularly sound baseball right now. The Reds just swept Atlanta in a two-game series and Atlanta has now dropped five straight games. The Mets (54-48) winning streak puts them a half-game behind Atlanta for the top wild-card slot with three games remaining in this four-game set. Theyll send to the mound Friday for his season debut opposite Charlie Morton with a chance to overtake the Braves. Toronto Blue Jays Jersey