Major League Baseball
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Atlanta 4, NY Mets 1
When: 1:10 PM ET, Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Where: Citi Field, New York, New York
Temperature: 89°
Umpires: Home - Greg Gibson, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Alan Porter
Attendance: 22935


Braves 4, Mets 1 (10):
Chris Johnson launched a three-run homer with two outs in the top of the 10th inning to lift visiting Atlanta to a split of the two-game series in a contest that saw Braves right fielder Jason Heyward suffer a broken jaw.

Andrelton Simmons blooped a two-out single to center off Scott Atchison (3-2) and Freddie Freeman followed with an infield hit on a controversial play at first base before Johnson greeted Greg Burke with a blast to left. New York manager Terry Collins was ejected after the home run for continuing to argue the play that allowed Freeman to reach and the inning to continue.

The homer made a winner of Luis Avilan (5-0), who escaped a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the ninth, and Craig Kimbrel recorded his 40th save for National League East-leading Atlanta, which improved to 20-4 since a loss at the Mets on July 25. Freeman had an RBI single in the sixth and starter Alex Wood allowed a run in six frames for the Braves.

Jonathon Niese yielded a run and struck out nine in seven frames for the Mets, but he hit Heyward with a fastball on the side of the right jaw with two outs in the sixth. Heyward was able to walk off the field and was taken to an area hospital, where it was determined he will likely be sidelined from four to six weeks.

Josh Satin provided the offense for New York with a solo shot in the fourth.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Mets 2B Daniel Murphy was also ejected by first base umpire Jerry Layne for arguing the Freeman single. ... Satin reached base for the 29th straight start to tie the Mets record for a rookie, first accomplished by Steve Henderson in 1977. ... The Braves claimed former Kansas City Royals INF Elliot Johnson off waivers. ... Atlanta was also without star LF Justin Upton, who missed his second straight game due to an upper back strain.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Atlanta   NY Mets
Alex Wood Player Jon Niese
No Decision W/L No Decision
6.0 IP 7.0
4 Strikeouts 9
6 Hits 5
1.50 ERA 1.29
Hitting
Atlanta   NY Mets
Andrelton Simmons Player Josh Satin
3 Hits 2
0 RBI 1
0 HR 1
3 TB 5
.750 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Atlanta 9 1 13 .243 14 12 4 3 0 0
NY Mets 8 1 13 .216 22 9 1 4 1 0