ATLANTA -- On a night when the Braves celebrated the 30th anniversary of their 1995 World Series title, Mets rookie starter Nolan McLean earned his second MLB win in as many big league starts and helped New York’s offense spoil Atlanta’s fun.

McLean, who earned his first career win in his MLB debut on Saturday at Citi Field with 5 1/3 scoreless innings against the Mariners, allowed two runs on four hits with seven strikeouts over seven innings to help the Mets to a 12-7 win over the Braves on Friday at Truist Park.

McLean is the first non-David Peterson Met to go at least six innings in a start since Clay Holmes did so on June 7.

McLean, a Willow Spring, N.C., native who grew up a Braves fan, also became the first Mets pitcher to win his first two big league starts since Kodai Sen

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