ATLANTA – Atlanta has long been the Mets’ personal haunted house – a land of horrors where playoff dreams have gone to die painful, protracted deaths.

So, despite their opponent’s sub-.500 record, there was every reason to be wary of Truist Park this weekend with only a half-game lead over the Reds. But a funny thing happened on the way to Cobb County: At long last, the Mets rediscovered their ability to win.

Clay Holmes finally provided the starting pitching length this team so desperately needs, Jeff McNeil and Mark Vientos hit two homers apiece, Pete Alonso and Starling Marte homered, too and the Mets turned aside Atlanta, 9-2 for their second straight victory Saturday.

The Mets have now won five of their last seven and have scored 21 runs on 32 hits over the last two games. They als

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