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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Atlanta 4, NY Mets 2
When: 4:10 PM ET, Saturday, April 16, 2011
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Marty Foster, 1B - Manny Gonzalez, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Jeff Nelson
Attendance:

Derek Lowe threw six strong innings and the host Atlanta Braves bashed four solo homers in beating the New York Mets 4-2 in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday.

Alex Gonzalez cracked two of the long balls, Chipper Jones and Freddie Freeman one each. It was Jones’ 45th career homer against the Mets and Gonzalez's ninth multi-homer game of his career.

Lowe (2-2) allowed two runs on five hits, lowering his ERA to 1.82. Craig Kimbrel worked around a ninth-inning hit for his fourth save.

New York starter D.J. Carrasco (0-1), normally a long reliever, allowed three of the homers before leaving in the fourth. He yielded three runs and three walks in 3 2/3 innings.

Willie Harris had an RBI double for the Mets, who have lost six straight.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
NY Mets   Atlanta
D.J. Carrasco Player Derek Lowe
Loss W/L Win
3.2 IP 6.0
2 Strikeouts 4
4 Hits 5
7.36 ERA 3.00
Hitting
NY Mets   Atlanta
Scott Hairston Player Alex Gonzalez
1 Hits 2
0 RBI 2
0 HR 2
1 TB 8
1.000 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
NY Mets 6 0 7 .188 16 8 2 5 1 0
Atlanta 6 4 18 .207 10 7 4 6 1 2