Garcia’s tiebreaking single in 10th leads Braves past Mets

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ATLANTA  (AP) – Adonis Garcia’s tiebreaking single in the 10th inning scored Dansby Swanson from third base and the Atlanta Braves snapped the New York Mets’ six-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory on Saturday night.

Matt Kemp and Nick Markakis homered for Atlanta.

Swanson led off the 10th with a single, advanced to second on a wild pitch by Erik Goeddel (1-1) and moved to third on A.J. Pierzynski’s single.

After Goedell struck out pinch-hitter Tyler Flowers, Ty Kelly replaced Curtis Granderson in the field to give the Mets five infielders and Josh Smoker retired Ender Inciarte on a popup. Kelly then moved back into the outfield, and Garcia singled up the middle to end it.

The Mets’ winning streak was their longest since late April, when they had won eight a row in late April. New York dropped one-half game behind St. Louis for the second NL wild-card spot.

Chris Withrow (3-0) faced the minimum in the 10th to earn the victory.

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