And if the Mets ultimately trade for Morton – which should be one of the many moves the Mets need to make to bolster this beleaguered bullpen and rotation – Atlanta Braves fans will get a not-so-welcome reminder of their former starter.

Two squads in the NL East -- the New York Mets (46-31) and the Atlanta Braves (35-41) -- clash on Monday at 7:10 p.m. ET, at Citi Field. The Braves are the road favorite (-124) versus the Mets (+104). The starting pitchers are Spencer Schwellenbach (5-4) for the Atlanta Braves, and Paul Blackburn (0-1) for the New York Mets.

Normally, the Mets wait until later in the year to have the Braves derail their season. But Atlanta continued to do a number on its free-falling rivals Tuesday, as the Mets blew a three-run lead and lost 7-4.

The New York Mets could be on the hunt for relief pitching this season, which might turn them to the Baltimore Orioles to poach a flamethrower.

Juan Soto homered twice and the New York Mets finally got some production from the bottom of the lineup, beating the Atlanta Braves 7-3 for their first victory over their NL East rivals in six meetings this season.

The Mets were reeling coming into the week. They had lost nine of 10 after the Braves won the first two in New York this week. But the Mets found their footing versus Atlanta starters Didier Fuentes and Grant Holmes, and the Braves lineup had no punch back.

Matt Olson had three RBIs, including a tiebreaking single that capped a five-run sixth inning, and the Atlanta Braves rallied past the reeling New York Mets 7-4 on Tuesday night. Spencer Strider ...

The New York Mets recalled 23-year-old utility man Luisangel Acuña from Triple-A Syracuse before Thursday’s split doubleheader against Baltimore.

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