ATLANTA — On the heels of a disappointing series loss to the Nationals, the Mets managed to produce the best possible response on Friday night.

Behind seven quality innings from Nolan McLean and a 21-hit onslaught, the Mets stormed past the Braves, 12-7. Elsewhere across the league, the Phillies and Reds both lost.

As the Mets head into the second game of their series with their NL East rivals at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday at Truist Park, they are six games back of the Phillies in the division and 1.5 games up on the Reds for the final NL Wild Card spot.

Clay Holmes will be tasked with keeping the positive results coming for the Mets. The right-hander coming off a strong, five-inning effort against the Mariners at the Little League Classic earlier in the week, limiting them to one earned r

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