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Johnson, Cespedes, Syndergaard pace Mets to 6th straight win (The Associated Press)

ATLANTA (AP) -- Kelly Johnson drove in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning, Yoenis Cespedes homered for the eighth time in 11 days and the NL East-leading New York Mets won their sixth straight with a 6-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves 6-4 on Saturday night.

New York, which trailed 1-0 in the first, leads the majors with 14 comeback wins since Aug. 1. Since July 1, the Mets are 25-11 on the road, best in the majors over that span. They padded their division lead over Washington to 9 1/2 games with 20 games to play.