Three-homer inning sends Braves past Mets

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Ronald Acuna Jr., Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson homered in the third inning Friday night for the visiting Atlanta Braves, who beat the New York Mets 4-2 in the opener of a three-game series.

Charlie Morton tossed seven strong innings to earn the victory for the Braves, who have won three straight following a three-game losing streak The Mets had their two-game winning streak sna