NEW YORK (Interstat) — Bo Bichette hit two home runs and drove in six runs to lead the New York Mets to a 7-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night at Citi Field.

Bichette’s grand slam in the second inning turned a 2-0 deficit into a 6-2 Mets lead. He added a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning. Juan Soto also homered for New York.

The Braves scored twice in the second on RBI singles by Dominic Smith and Mike Yastrzemski, then added a run in the fifth and two in the eighth on RBI singles by Ozzie Albies and Eli White. Matt Olson homered for Atlanta.

Cionel Pérez (3-3) earned the win with 1 1/3 innings of relief, allowing one run. Devin Williams got his 10th save with 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Spencer Strider (4-2) took the loss.

JR Ritchie pitched five scoreless innings of two-hit ball for Atlanta. The Braves fell to 45-24, while the Mets improved to 31-38. Attendance was 38,438, and the game lasted 3:04.