Braves leave poor pitcher Connor Thomas on mound in terrifying relief outing

The Atlanta Braves decided they didn't want to use more of their bullpen.That meant that on Monday night, they hung left relief pitcher Connor Thomas out to dry in a miserable way.Thomas went 2.2 innings for Atlanta and allowed 11 runs. He gave up 10 hits and walked five.The Mets scored three runs in the first five innings against Martin Perez, and then they erupted against Thomas.— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) July 28, 2026MORE: Yankees' Jose Caballero is pushing the limit of the rulesIt's an outing that you can understand from the Braves' perspective. Once the game gets out of hand, they don't want to use anyone else.It's just hard not to feel for Thomas on the mound as an individual."Poor kid - you want to give him a hug...literally I'm sick to my stomach""I'm not a happy camper at all, pretty