Mets let Braves’ mouthy Spencer Strider off hook

Brett Davis | USA TODAY SportsEarlier this month, Spencer Strider called the Mets “lucky” after they tagged him for four runs on six hits, sending him packing after just 2 2/3 innings.

Well of course, with the Mets headed to Atlanta this week and Strider on the mound in the series opener, the talk of the town was the Mets getting another crack at their newly-minted nemesis. Would he back up his fighting words?

Credit to Strider. He was excellent on Monday, allowing just three hits (only one for extra bases) and one run over five strong innings. The Braves dominated the Mets in a 13-1 romp that pulled them back to within 4.5 games of the NL East lead.

So was Strider right? After all, he shut…