The Braves hit two home runs to take the lead. It was 0: 53.
There is a new leader in the NL East.
The Atlanta Braves won at Seattle and the New York Mets lost at Miami to take sole possession of first place in the division.
The Braves leapfrogged the Mets in the East after five months and won their eighth straight game. The Mets did not hold a piece of the division lead on April 11.
Francisco Lindor said that a lot of the Mets can hit that wall. We have to break through the wall. Good teams do that and I'm sure we'll do it.
The Mets had a 1012 game lead over the Braves on June 1. At the All-Star break, New York's lead was reduced to 212 games.
The Braves went 21-5 while the Mets went 14-13.
The Braves are trying to win the division, according to Brian Snitker. Our goal is to get that. The first goal was to win the division. They have been great in their approach and how they work.
It shows how dedicated we are to winning. At one point, we were down 10 games in a row. Our main goal was to get that done. We're trying to keep it now that we've gotten to it.
The Brooklyn Dodgers blew a 13-game lead in the majors in 1951.
Information from the AP was used.
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