Eddie Rosario hit a two-run homer in the second inning, Marcell Ozuna had a solo shot in the fifth and the major league-leading Atlanta Braves held on to beat the New York Mets 3-2 on Tuesday night.
The Braves took a 2-0 lead on Rosario’s 20th homer, a 415-foot shot to right-center. Rosario has gone deep four times on a nine-game homestand that ends Wednesday.New York's Daniel Vogelbach connected for a two-run shot off reliever Pierce Johnson to trim the lead to 3-2 in the sixth, but Joe Jiménez, A.J. Minter and closer Raisel Iglesias held the Mets to two hits and one walk over the last three innings as Atlanta snapped a two-game skid.
Fourth-place New York had won seven of nine but dropped 23 games back in the NL East. The Mets began the night 6 1/2 games back in the wild-card race. Elder loaded the bases in the fourth with two walks and a hit batter but he escaped the jam when DJ Stewart struck out and Francisco Alvarez lined out.
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