They haven’t accomplished much outside the division, but these Mets are still beasts of the East.
So you can’t blame manager Terry Collins’ crew for rolling out a welcome mat for the Braves, who are long removed from their days tormenting this franchise.
On Friday the Mets made it five straight wins over the Braves this season with a 5-3 victory in front of 32,554 at Citi Field.
Pretty it wasn’t, but the Mets aren’t in this for the style points. Bartolo Colon gave the team six solid innings and Wilmer Flores and John Mayberry Jr.