He had to work for it Friday night. Needing a season-high number of pitches to get through six innings, Bartolo Colon battled through his final two innings as the Mets held off the Braves 5-3 at Citi Field Friday night and the veteran righthander picked up his ninth win of the season.
With home runs by Wilmer Flores and John Mayberry, Jr., the struggling offense put up five runs for the third straight night and the Mets (33-29) won their second straight.
Jeurys Familia, who was on call throughout the game for the delivery of his first child, worked around a bases-loaded jam in the ninth, coaxing a game-ending double play ball from Nick Markakis, to get to his 18th save of the season.