Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) - Curtis Granderson and Dilson Herrera both homered to advice the New York Mets in a 4-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.
Jon Niese (9-11) formed 7 1/3 innings, acceptance two runs on seven hits with bristles strikeouts.
"I acquainted all my pitches (tonight)," said Niese. "I had accept command. Like I said I was able to bandy aggregate for strikes and that helps out a lot."
Lucas Duda added an RBI for New York, which has won two beeline and three of four overall.
Braves amateur Mike Minor (6-12) took the accident afterwards he accustomed one run in aloof an inning of work, abrogation the bold with accept discomfort.
Freddie Freeman had two RBI for Atlanta, which fell to 4-13 in the ages of September.
"It's the aforementioned story, aloof a altered day," said Freeman. "It's boxy to win brawl amateur back you alone account two runs."
New York denticulate a run in the first, again argent a brace in the additional inning off analgesic David Hale. Lucas Duda collection a cede fly to centermost that denticulate Eric Young Jr., who absolved to accessible the game. Granderson angled to advance off the second, but was befuddled out at home by Emilio Bonifacio afterwards Eric Campbell stroked a distinct to right.
Herrera clubbed his third adjudicator of the division in the afterward at-bat to amplitude the advance to 3-0.
In the eighth, Granderson beatific a attempt over the bank in appropriate to access the advance by four.
Atlanta loaded the bases with one out in the home eighth to beating Niese out of the bold and Freeman collection in Joey Terdoslavich and Emilio Bonifacio to cut the arrears in half.
Jenrry Mejia came on in the ninth and formed about a one-out distinct by Ramiro Pena to abduction his 27th save of the season.
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Title : Recap: Atlanta vs. NY Mets
Description : Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) - Curtis Granderson and Dilson Herrera both homered to advice the New York Mets in a 4-2 win over the Atla...