Lindor’s two homers power Mets past Braves 14‑3

NEW YORK (Interstat) — Francisco Lindor hit two home runs and drove in six runs to lead the New York Mets to a 14-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday July 27 at Citi Field. The Mets pounded out 19 hits while the Braves managed six. Lindor tripled in the first inning and added a two-run homer in the third and a three-run shot in the eighth. Tyrone Taylor homered and had three RBIs. Marcus Semien also homered and drove in two runs for New York, which improved to 45-62. Ozzie Albies homered and had three RBIs for Atlanta, which fell to 62-44. Zac Thornton (2-1) allowed three runs on six hits over 6.1 innings with five strikeouts to earn the win. Connor Thomas (0-1) took the loss. New York scored one run in the first, two in the third and sixth, four in the seventh and five in the eighth. Atlanta scored once in the first and twice in the fourth. Attendance was 29,466. Time of game was 2:34.