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New York Mets lead double digits NL East after Atlanta Braves Winning Friday night, the Mets lost to the Miami Marlins.
The Mets lost 57-80 to the Marlins on Friday night, dropping their fourth of their last six games, 6-3.
Although he hit the 33rd home run off Pete Alonzo, New York couldn’t beat An early deficit after allowing three runs in the first three innings.
“It’s that time of the year. A lot of people can hit that wall,” Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor said. No. That’s what good teams do and I’m sure we will do it.”
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The Mets’ loss, combined with Atlanta’s 6-4 win in Seattle late Friday night, gave the Braves the lead in the NL East for the first time this season.
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Atlanta hit four home runs on Friday night to win their eighth straight game and extend their June 10½ game deficit.
“That’s why we’re playing this game, trying to win a division,” Braves manager Brian Snicker said. “That’s our goal. When we came out of spring training, our number one goal was to win the division. I think their approach and the way they work has been great.”
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the braves 7 games behind New York Since August 8, they have been one of the hottest teams in baseball, going 21-5.
“It shows how committed we are to winning and how much we want to win,” said Braves rookie Michael Harris II. We’re leading the East, that was our main goal, we achieved that and now we’re trying to maintain it.”
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Both the Mets and Braves are in action Saturday night.
The Associated Press contributed to this report