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Braves Sweep Mets, Push New York into NL East Tie with Philadelphia

Deepening New York's season-worst slump, the defeat tied the Mets with the Phillies for the NL East lead.

The Mets left their house of horrors without a win.
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Overview

  • Matt Olson drove in three runs with a three-run double and scored three times in Atlanta’s 7-1 clincher.
  • Spencer Strider struck out eight and allowed one run over six innings to improve to 2–5 on the season.
  • Mets starter Clay Holmes issued six walks and yielded three runs in 4⅔ innings, marking his second consecutive short outing.
  • New York’s lineup produced one run over the final 22 innings against the Braves, extending its season-worst slide to six games.
  • Atlanta has won seven of nine games to cut its deficit in the NL East, though it remains 10 games behind the division leaders.