• Jason Vargas got the start and was better than expected on short rest.
• Mets got on the board in  the 4th, Adrian Gonzalez doubled in Jay Bruce and the Mets had a 1-0 lead
• Vargas was done after 5 and was great tonight. No runs, two hits and one intentional walk. Exactly what the Mets needed
• Tim Peterson came on in the bottom of the 6th for the Mets, making his Major League debut, and had a 1-2-3 inning against the heart of the Braves!
• Mets tacked on another run when Brandon Nimo knocked in Amed Rosario who tripled to get to third and it was 2-0 Mets in the top of the 7th
• Johan Camargo got one of the runs back with a solo home run in the bottom of the 7th, and it was a 2-1 game.
• Adrian Gonzalez knocked in another run in the bottom of the 8th after the Mets had loaded the bases, but they couldn’t tack on anymore.
• Jeurys Familia came on in the bottom of the 8th. He got into a semi-jam with runners on 1st and 2nd with one out. Amed Rosario snagged a hard hit grounder and with Asdrubal Cabrera, turned a key 6-4-3 double play to end the threat.
• Brandon Nimmo doubled in another run in the top of the ninth. 4-1, NY
• Robert Gsellman came on for the save in the bottom of the 9th and retired the Braves 1-2-3. Mets win 4-1.
• Mets fly back to NY to start a 4-game set against the Cubbies at Citifield, Thursday night, the final four games of this 17-games-in-16-days marathon. First pitch 7:10, Mets on Deck 6:05
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