NICK MAKES HIS MARK
Markakis caps stellar day with HR in 10th to lift Braves over Mets
Nick Markakis notched four hits, including the go-ahead home run in the 10th inning, and the Mets couldn’t hold off the rallying Braves in a 5-4 loss on Sunday.
The Mets fell to Atlanta in three out of the four games at Citi Field this series.
Devin Mesoraco hit a tying home run in the Mets’ ninth — he was standing at second base when a replay review showed the ball cleared the wall, making it 4-all.
“I couldn’t quite tell the first view. But then the second one, I knew it was,” Mesoraco said.
A.J. Minter (4-2), who had been 8-for-8 in save chances this year, got the victory despite giving up Mesoraco’s solo drive with one out.
Braves rookie Jesse Biddle worked around Wilmer Flores’ leadoff double in the 10th for his first big-league save. Jose Bautista, in an 0-for-23 slump, and Todd Frazier grounded out with Flores on third to end it.
Mets rookie Tyler Bashlor (0-1) was tagged for Markakis’ 13th homer with one out. The Mets have lost five of six, and fell to 4-12 against Atlanta this season.
Ronald Acuna Jr. hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth that put Atlanta ahead 4-3.
Julio Teheran hit his first professional home run to begin the Braves’ comeback from an early 3-0 deficit.
Long a Mets nemesis on the mound, Teheran found a new way to torment them. The career .153 hitter clubbed a solo drive over the left-field wall in the fifth, and enjoyed a leisurely trot around the bases. “I didn’t feel like running the bases,” he kidded.
The Braves pulled off an unusual double play to stay close in the sixth.
The Mets led 3-1 when Flores led off with a single and went to third on Michael Conforto’s single. Bautista hit a hard grounder to third baseman Johan Camargo, who got a quick forceout. Second baseman Ozzie Albies then alertly saw Flores breaking for the plate and threw him out.
Ender Inciarte hit a tying, two-run homer in the seventh off rookie starter Corey Oswalt.
Recently acquired Austin Jackson hit his second homer in eight games for the Mets. Rarely patient at the plate, Amed Rosario drew two walks and scored both times — on a single that knocked the glove off Teheran’s hand, and on a double by rookie Jeff McNeil.