'Overall good baseball' fuels Mets' recent winning ways

Aug 21, 2023; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil (1) first baseman Pete Alonso (20) shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) and second baseman Jonathan Arauz (19) react after defeating the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports / © Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports MoreThe Mets have won seven of their past nine games. The latest victory in that stretch, Monday's 10-4 win over the Braves, saw New York (59-67) scrap and claw its way to a convincing result as it begins a three-game series at MLB-best Atlanta (80-44).

On the Truist Park field with SNY's Steve Gelbs after the game, Francisco Lindor -- whose three-run homer in the sixth…