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Tyrone Taylor's grand slam caps Mets' rout of Braves

April 11 - Tyrone Taylor hit a grand slam and Jeff McNeil drove in three runs as the New York Mets clobbered the host Atlanta Braves 16-4 on Thursday.

Taylor's pinch-hit slam in the ninth inning capped the highest-scoring effort of the young season for the Mets, who took two of three games in the series.

McNeil went 2-for-3 with two runs and two walks. Five other players added two hits apiece for New York.

Mets starter Jose Quintana (1-1) gave up three runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked two and fanned four.