New York Mets reliever Gregory Soto yielded a two-out, two-run single to Jurickson Profar in the bottom of the eighth inning, which proved to be the game-winner in the Atlanta Braves' sweep-avoiding 4-3 victory on Sunday afternoon at Truist Park.

The Mets nearly rallied to tie it in the top of the ninth off closer Raisel Iglesias after Juan Soto's one-out RBI single scored Cedric Mullins and moved Francisco Lindor into scoring position, but pop-outs by Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil snuffed out the comeback. They are now 0-53 this season when trailing after eight innings.

The result ensures the Mets' (69-61) drought without a sweep continues, the last coming from July 25-27 in San Francisco against the Giants. With the Philadelphia Phillies defeating the Washington Nationals 3-2, New York n

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