NEW YORK (Interstat) — Francisco Lindor drove in six runs with two home runs and a triple, leading the New York Mets to a 14-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night at Citi Field.

The Mets, who entered the game with a 45-62 record, pounded out 19 hits and snapped a three-game losing streak. The Braves, sporting the National League’s best record at 62-44, fell for the second time in three games but remained in first place in the NL East.

Lindor, the Mets’ shortstop, went 3 for 5 with a triple in the first inning, a two-run home run in the third and a three-run home run in the eighth. He had driven in just one run in his previous four games combined.

The Braves struck first in the top of the first. Ronald Acuña Jr. singled and Drake Baldwin singled before Matt Olson grounded into a double play that allowed Acuña to reach third. Ozzie Albies then singled to drive in Acuña, giving Atlanta a 1-0 lead.

New York answered in the bottom of the first. A.J. Ewing singled and Lindor tripled to right field, scoring Ewing to tie the game. The Mets took the lead in the third when, after Ewing singled, Lindor hit his seventh home run of the season, a two-run shot to left-center that made it 3-1.

Atlanta tied the game in the fourth. Olson walked and Albies followed with his 18th home run, a line drive to left-center that scored Olson and pulled the Braves even at 3-3. Michael Harris II singled, but the rally ended when Austin Riley grounded into a double play.

The game remained tied until the sixth. With two outs, Tyrone Taylor singled and Marcus Semien hit his 12th home run, a fly ball to left-center that scored Taylor and put the Mets ahead 5-3.

New York broke the game open in the seventh. Francisco Alvarez walked, Jared Young singled and Taylor hit his ninth home run, a three-run blast to left field that extended the lead to 8-3. Semien walked, Luis Torrens doubled and after A.J. Ewing struck out, Lindor walked to load the bases. Bo Bichette’s sacrifice fly scored Semien, and the Mets led 9-3.

The Mets added five more runs in the eighth. Alvarez walked, Young reached on a fielder’s choice, Taylor singled and Semien singled to load the bases. Torrens walked to force in Young, making it 10-3. A.J. Ewing’s sacrifice fly scored Taylor, and then Lindor hit his eighth home run, a three-run shot to left that brought home Semien and Torrens, capping the scoring at 14-3.

Zac Thornton earned the win, improving to 2-1. He pitched 6⅓ innings, allowing six hits and three earned runs while striking out five. Connor Thomas took the loss, his first of the season, after allowing eight hits and three earned runs over 5⅓ innings. Daniel Duarte threw two scoreless innings for the Mets, striking out three.

Lindor’s two home runs gave him eight for the season. Albies drove in three runs for the Braves with his homer and an RBI single. Taylor also drove in three runs with his home run and two singles. Semien contributed three hits, including a home run, and drove in two runs.

The announced attendance was 29,466. The game lasted 2 hours, 34 minutes.

The Braves had won their previous series against Baltimore, taking two of three. The Mets had lost their previous series to the Los Angeles Dodgers, dropping two of three. In the season series, the Mets now hold a 4-3 edge after winning this game.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Atlanta 7, New York 2. Interstat’s ELO system gave Atlanta a 57.00 percent probability to win. Atlanta had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 17 went under the over-under line of 8.