The Mets buried the Braves in a 12-7 victory in front of a sold-out crowd of 40,076 fans on Friday night at Truist Park.

On a night when the Braves celebrated the 30th anniversary of their 1995 World Series title, Mets rookie starter Nolan McLean earned his second MLB win in as many big league starts and helped New York’s offense spoil Atlanta’s fun.

Ryne Stanek began the season as a top Mets bullpen option but is nearing the final month just struggling to maintain a roster spot. It’s a reality the 34-year-old fireballer acknowledges

By the time Nolan McLean returned to the mound Friday for the fourth inning — a danger zone for Mets starting pitchers — he had plenty of latitude.

Nolan McLean gave the slumping Mets a boost with seven strong innings for his second career win, and New York beat the Atlanta Braves 12-7.

The scuffling New York Mets have been in desperate need of a starter other than David Peterson to pitch deep into games

The Mets beat up on left-hander Joey Wentz (4-4), scoring six earned runs in only 3 1/3 innings, and continuing the onslaught against right-hander Erick Fedde, with three off of the right-hander. A 20-hit night for the Mets, every hitter in the starting lineup got a hit, including backup catcher Hayden Senger, just the ninth of his career.

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Upon swinging over the final pitch of the Mets’ 9-3 loss to the Nationals at Nationals Park on Thursday, Juan Soto grimaced, took a few steps backward and spent a long moment staring into space. He tu