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ATLANTA — The newest Mets starting pitcher may have provided a tutorial for many of his rotation mates.

True fact: it’s not a crime to pitch six innings or greater.

Clay Holmes on Saturday followed the example set by rookie Nolan McLean a night earlier and threw strikes.

The result was a second straight outing into the seventh inning for a Mets starting pitcher — still not a world record, according to Guinness, but noteworthy enough given the manner this season has proceeded for the team’s rotation.

In his longest start in almost three months, Holmes helped deliver a 9-2 victory over the Braves at

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