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Braves top Mets to avoid sweep
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Atlanta Braves' Freddie Freeman (5) is greeted by teammates in the dugout after scoring against the New York Mets in the first inning of Thursday night's game in New York. The Braves won by a count of 3-1 to snap a four-game losing streak. - photo by Associated Press
NEW YORK — Aaron Harang allowed four hits in seven innings, and theAtlanta Braves used early offense against Bartolo Colon to beat the New York Mets 3-1 on Thursday night and avert a four-game sweep. The Braves snapped a four-game losing streak and ended the Mets' season-best, four-game winning run. New York hasn't swept a four-game set from Atlanta since July 1989.