Overview

• Ozzie Albies homered in the third and delivered a go-ahead RBI double in the eighth, providing all the offense in the Braves’ 4-3 series-clinching victory at Citi Field.
• Ryan Helsley, one of New York’s trade-deadline bullpen additions, surrendered two runs in the eighth inning to blow a 3-2 lead and take the loss.
• Kodai Senga turned in his best outing in weeks with 5 2/3 innings, two runs allowed and seven strikeouts after returning from the injured list, while Braves starter Bryce Elder yielded two earned runs over seven innings.
• The defeat extended the Mets’ skid to 13 losses in 15 games and shrank their cushion for the final National League wild-card spot to a half-game.
• Atlanta’s win secured a 7-3 edge in the season series against New York.