Mets fall to Braves in ugly series finale

Jason Getz-USA TODAY SportsAs has often been the case this season, the Mets followed up something good by doing something bad. The something good in this case was their dominant win over the Braves on Tuesday night. The something bad was their lackluster performance on Wednesday night in the series finale.

In the end, they lost 7-2, but they only had the lead once—and very briefly. Jeff McNeil’s leadoff double and subsequent steal of third base allowed for him to score when Michael Conforto grounded out. But Freddie Freeman hit a two-run home run off Steven Matz in the bottom of that inning, and the Mets never took the lead again.

They did tie the game in the fourth on a double off the bat of…