Rafael Ortega had two hits during a six-run fifth inning Sunday night, leading the Mets to a 7-6 win over the majors-best Atlanta Braves and preventing New York from falling into last place in the NL East. LGM
Kodai Senga allowed three runs -- all in the first via Marcell Ozuna's bases-clearing double -- and whiffed seven in six innings.
Murphy led off the seventh with a homer and Matt Olson pulled the Braves within a run with his major league-leading 43rd homer, a two-run shot, in the eighth. Atlanta leads the majors with 227 homers. Drew Smith got the final out of the eighth and Adam Ottavino notched his seventh save with a perfect ninth.The Mets made several impressive plays in the field. Shortstop Francisco Lindor ranged well into the hole to snare a grounder by Ozuna before throwing him out with a jump throw in the fourth. Brandon Nimmo, playing left field for the second time in the last two seasons, reached to rob Austin Riley of extra bases in the sixth.
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