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Braves avoid blowing big lead vs. Mets

Reynaldo Lopez tossed six scoreless innings and Ronald Acuna Jr. had two hits, three runs scored and three stolen bases as the Atlanta Braves held on for a 6-5 win over the visiting New York Mets on Tuesday.

The Mets trailed 6-0 before Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning against Tyler Matzek. New York added two runs in the ninth against Raisel Iglesias and had a runner at first before Iglesias struck out Alonso for his second save.

Lopez (1-0) allowed three hits, with three walks and six strikeouts, for his first win with the Braves since signing last November.