Teheran shuts down Mets as Braves complete sweep

Julio Teheran took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning, 20-year- old Ronald Acuna Jr. hit his second big league home run and Atlanta routed theNew York Mets 11- 0 Thursday to complete a three-game sweep that vaulted the young Braves into the NL East lead.

Kurt Suzuki, Acuna and Nick Markakis homered as Atlanta built a 6- 0 lead against Jason Vargas (0-2), and 21-year- old Ozzie Albies went deep off an equally shaky Matt Harvey.

Atlanta outscored the Mets 21-2 in the series, outhit them 41-15 and extended its winning streak to five. The Braves opened a 1-game division lead, the latest in a season they have been in first place since July 20, 2014. PUJOLS GETS NO. 2,999 » Angels designated hitter Albert Pujols collected his 2,999th career hit during a 1 for 4 night against the Orioles. Pujols’ pursuit of 3,000 hits resumes tonight in Seattle. TORONTO, CLEVELAND SPLIT DOUBLEHEADER » Jose Ramirez hit a two- run homer, Erik Gonzalez had four RBIs and Adam Plutko won his first major league start as the Indians split an extra-long doubleheader with the Blue Jays, winning 13- 4 in the second game. It was the 1,500th victory for Terry Francona, who became the 24th manager to reach the milestone. The Blue Jays won the opener 13-11 in 11 innings. Yangervis Solarte hit his first career grand slam with two outs in the 11th inning as the Blue Jays won a game that featured 15 pitchers and 32 hits. Solarte was involved in several big plays and cut his face on an awkward slide into third in the third inning. MLBINLONDON » Major League Baseball intends to announce next week the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will play two games at London’s Olympic Stadium on June 2930 next year, a person familiar with the planning told The Associated Press.