NEW YORK (Interstat) – Martín Pérez pitched six innings for the win as the Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets 3-1 on Saturday evening at Citi Field. Atlanta scored single runs in the second, fourth and eighth innings, while New York’s only run came in the sixth on Mark Vientos’ RBI single. Pérez (5-3) allowed one run on six hits with six strikeouts. Raisel Iglesias earned his 14th save with a scoreless ninth. Sean Manaea (1-2) took the loss, giving up two earned runs on four hits in six innings. Daniel Duarte recorded a perfect inning of relief. Bo Bichette went 2 for 4 for the Mets. Attendance was 38,269, and the game lasted 2 hours 22 minutes. Atlanta improved to 46-24; New York fell to 31-39. The Braves had seven hits and the Mets six.