ATLANTA – The Mets broke out the bats and poured it on in the series finale at Truist Park. They took advantage early and left no doubt about which divisional playoff contender would snatch the critical three-game set in their first matchup of many in the coming weeks.
Eduardo Escobar, Francisco Lindor and Mark Canha all homered off right-hander Charlie Morton in the Mets’ 7-3 win over the Braves on Wednesday afternoon. It was only the fifth time this season the Mets collected three or more home runs in a game, and the first time since June 4 at Dodger Stadium. Five of their seven runs came via the long ball.
The Mets (55-34) arrived at Battery Park as the underdogs. They were missing key batters in Jeff McNeil and Starling Marte, their relief corps was not as strong as the Braves, who own the best bullpen ERA (3.07) in the National League, and they were in jeopardy of losing their season-long hold over the NL East.
