The game was decided in the first two innings. Bo Bichette homered twice and drove in six runs as the Mets defeated the Braves 7-5 at Citi Field, building a commanding early lead that survived Atlanta's late push.
Bichette went 2-for-3 with two home runs and six RBI, carrying the offense with a pair of crucial swings. He opened the scoring with a solo homer to left center in the first inning, then delivered the decisive blow in the second with a grand slam to right that scored Melendez, Torrens and Benge. Juan Soto added a solo homer in the first inning and finished 2-for-3 with a walk.
The Mets scored six runs in the first two innings to take control. After Bichette and Soto homered in the first for a 2-0 lead, Atlanta answered with two runs in the second on RBI singles by Dominic Smith and Mike Yastrzemski. Bichette's grand slam in the bottom half extended the lead to 6-2, and his sacrifice fly in the fourth made it 7-2.
Spencer Strider absorbed the loss, allowing seven runs on six hits over three innings with three strikeouts. The Braves mounted a late rally with Matt Olson's solo homer in the fifth and two runs in the eighth on RBI singles by Ozzie Albies and Eli White, but could not complete the comeback. Cionel Perez earned the win with 1.1 innings of relief, and Devin Williams recorded his 10th save despite allowing two hits in 1.1 innings.
The Mets snapped a losing streak to improve to 30-38, while Atlanta's losing streak extended to two games as they fell to 45-23. Bichette sits two doubles away from 200 career doubles, while Albies is one stolen base from 100 career steals.