Mets continue playoff push against East-leading Braves

Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports The New York Mets (67-60), who have been a juggernaut at Citi Field since the start of the second half, will try to keep that trend going as they welcome the Atlanta Braves (77-52) to Citi Field for a three-game set. The Mets dropped the first two games at SunTrust Park last week before salvaging the series finale. On the season, New York has managed five wins in 13 tries against Atlanta.

The Mets hosted the Cleveland Indians for the first time ever at Citi Field and showed them what a fringe playoff team could do over the course of the three-game sweep. On Tuesday, the bats pummeled Cleveland’s pitchers to the tune of a 9-2 victory. Steven Matz was solid over…