The overarching characteristic of the Mets during their surprising start has been how, despite working with much of the same personnel, they are not playing like last year’s iteration, which finished 79-83.
On Thursday, bad habits began to resurface — miscalculations on the basepaths and in the field, blown leads, leaving runners on base — but the Mets did not wither, putting away the Atlanta Braves, 6-3.
Daniel Murphy drove in four runs and the Mets took advantage of erratic pitching by the Braves to win their 11th consecutive game, tying a franchise record.