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The rookie Mike Soroka outpitched Jacob deGrom, a Cy Young Award winner, and the visiting Atlanta Braves got a two-run homer from Austin Riley, a fellow youngster, in a 6-2 victory Friday night over the plummeting Mets.
Pete Alonso hit his 28th home run for the Mets, who lost their sixth straight and fell a season-worst nine games under .500 at 37-46. The Mets returned home after blowing multiple-run leads in five consecutive defeats on a dreadful 3-8 trip, but they fared no better while getting booed by their own fans at Citi Field.