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Touki Toussaint was glad to skip his scheduled start at Triple-A Gwinnett. ''I told him when he came in, 'Great job,' but that would be an understatement,'' Braves manager Brian Snitker said. Freddie Freeman hit a go-ahead RBI single in the second inning, Ronald Acuna Jr. had his fifth straight multihit game and the Braves snapped the Mets' three-game winning streak. Continue to Article

April 14, 2019 12:25:am EST

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