Mets edge Braves 3‑2 in tight pitching duel

NEW YORK (Interstat) — The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon at Citi Field, using a two-run fifth inning and a seventh-inning rally to snap a two-game skid. Huascar Brazobán earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief, improving to 5-2. Devin Williams notched his 15th save, striking out one in the ninth. Dylan Dodd took the loss, falling to 2-1.

Atlanta struck first in the sixth when Matt Olson homered to center, scoring Drake Baldwin and tying the game at 2. But the Mets answered in the seventh on Carson Benge’s RBI double that plated A.J. Ewing. New York had taken a 2-0 lead in the fifth on Francisco Alvarez’s RBI double and a sacrifice fly by A.J. Ewing.

Sean Manaea started for the Mets, allowing two runs on five hits over six innings with four strikeouts. Atlanta’s AJ Smith-Shawver tossed 4 1/3 innings, yielding two earned runs on four hits. The Braves outhit the Mets 7-6. Attendance was 28,493, and the game lasted 2 hours, 34 minutes. Atlanta fell to 62-45; New York improved to 46-64.