Ozzie Albies hit a tiebreaking double off Jacob deGrom, Anibal Sanchez pitched six effective innings, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Mets, 2-1, on Friday night at Citi Field for their fifth straight win.
Mixing an effective cutter with his splitter, Sanchez (6-3) allowed one run and two hits. He struck out a season-high nine, including Michael Conforto and Todd Frazier to end the sixth after he had issued a one-out walk to Jose Bautista.
Three pitchers followed with hitless relief as Atlanta beat the Mets for the 11th time in 14 games.
The Braves are 5-0 in games in which they have faced deGrom, though they have scored just four runs off him.