Granderson, Mets Continue Power Surge, Beat Braves, 6-3
By: AP
New York Mets’ Curtis Granderson (3) follows through on a solo home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, April 22, 2016, in Atlanta. It was Granderson’s second home run of the night. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
ATLANTA (AP) — Curtis Granderson homered twice, including a grand slam, to drive in five runs and Matt Harvey got his first win of the season as the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3 on Friday night.
Granderson’s sixth career grand slam was a line-drive shot he pulled into the right-field seats off Bud Norris (1-3) in the second inning. Granderson had three hits, including another homer off Norris in the fourth, giving him four on the season.
New York has 21 homers in its last seven games – the most in a seven-game span in franchise history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Harvey (1-3) ended a streak of four straight losing decisions, including his first three starts this year. He needed 101 pitches to make it through five innings as he allowed two runs and seven hits and one walk.
Jeurys Familia pitched the ninth for his fourth save.
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