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Minor's arm, bat lead Braves over Mets 6-1
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Atlanta Braves starter Mike Minor pitches against the New York Mets in the first inning of a baseball game at Citi Field on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek) - photo by Associated Press
NEW YORK — Mike Minor took a two-hit shutout into the eighth inning after hitting a double and single himself, leading the Atlanta Braves over the New York Mets 6-1 Thursday night. Minor (6-8) had an RBI single in the second for the game's first run, then doubled and scored in the eighth. Minor was perfect for four innings before Lucas Duda led off the fifth with a single that just barely touched the glove of leaping shortstop Andrelton Simmons.