Brandon Nimmo's walk-off blast helps Mets salvage game vs. Braves

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Outfielder Brandon Nimmo, who didn't start the game due to a side injury, hit a walk-off two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the New York Mets over the Atlanta Braves 4-3.

The Mets averted being swept in the three-game series and won for just the seventh time in 19 games. The Braves' four-game winning streak ended.

Nimmo, who left after four innings in Saturday's