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Nimmo hit a two-run homer, Jeff McNeil added a two-run double and New York kept hitting even without Pete Alonso, beating the Braves 6-2. The Mets have scored at least six runs in six straight games and got there against Atlanta with the rookie Alonso, the team's hottest hitter, getting most of the night off. The first-place Mets, who have won three straight, scored four times in the fourth inning on McNeil's hit and RBI doubles from Robinson Cano and Michael Conforto. Continue to Article

April 12, 2019 11:48:pm EST

The contract extension to which Ozzie Albies and the Atlanta Braves agreed has caused a lot of chatter since yesterday. As Bill noted, people in and around the game — including front office people who, one would think, would celebrate such team-friendly deals — are kind of shocked by how cheaply he was locked up. There are a number of ways to portray that reality, but my favorite so far is to note that it's about what the Indians gave second baseman Carlos Baerga on a yearly basis for his contract extension in 1993. Continue to Article

April 12, 2019 3:10:pm EST

The Atlanta Braves continued locking up cornerstone players Thursday afternoon, when shortstop Ozzie Albies agreed to a seven-year deal worth a guaranteed $35 million. But hours after Albies put pen to paper, the New York Mets proved the Braves aren't the only team in the NL East with a bevy of young talent that could provide the foundation of a franchise well into the 2020s. Pete Alonso will look to continue his torrid start Friday night, when the Mets visit the Braves in the second game of a four-game series between the division rivals. Continue to Article

April 12, 2019 2:37:am EST

The Mets travel south to face to the Braves for the first time this season in a four-game series at SunTrust Park at 7:20 p.m. Continue to Article

April 11, 2019 5:56:pm EST