En route to losing for the sixth time in their past eight games, the Mets allowed the Braves to extend their lead courtesy of Markakis' sixth-inning leadoff home run against deGrom. Freddie Freeman's RBI double off Antonio Bastardo during a two-run seventh inning highlighted his second four-hit game within the past five days.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
A rewarded gem: Teheran was in total control as he notched his third career shutout and first since May 20, 2014. The right-hander, who has posted a 1.89 ERA over his past 12 starts, ended his 120-pitch masterpiece with a perfect ninth inning. He notched seven strikeouts and faced just one more than the minimum on the way to recording his third win of the season.
Teheran retires 15th straight
ATL@NYM: Teheran sets down his 15th straight batter
Neil Walker flies out to center field to end the 7th inning as Julio Teheran retires his 15th batter in a row
Weak supporting cast: Sunday was not deGrom's finest outing of the season, but he pitched well enough to keep the Mets in contention. As has been the case for most of his starts recently, though, the right-hander did not receive any help from the Mets' offense. Over deGrom's last five starts, New York has tallied a combined eight runs. In that span, he has posted a 0-3 record despite a 2.81 ERA.
Two-out flurry : After deGrom opened the third inning by hitting Erick Aybar with a pitch, Inciarte, Freeman and Markakis notched three consecutive two-out singles. The Mets' right-hander proved perfect during the fourth and fifth innings, but Markakis ended that stretch by beginning the sixth inning with his second home run of the season. The Braves had provided two runs or less of support in 11 of Teheran's previous 11 starts.
Inciarte's RBI single
ATL@NYM: Inciarte plates Aybar with a single to right
Ender Inciarte lifts a single to right field, scoring Erick Aybar to give the Braves a 1-0 lead
WHAT'S NEXT
Braves: Bud Norris will take the mound when Atlanta begins a two-game series in Miami on Tuesday at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Braves are carrying a season-best five-game winning streak into Marlins Park, where they claimed a three-game series sweep in April.
Mets: Noah Syndergaard will get the start in the Mets' series opener against the Royals on Tuesday at 7:10 ET after coming two outs shy of his first career shutout against the Pirates on Wednesday. With the exception of the outing he was ejected from on May 28, the right-hander has tossed seven consecutive quality starts.
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Mark Bowman has covered the Braves for MLB.com since 2001.
Troy Provost-Heron is a reporter for MLB.com based in New York.
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Teheran spins one-hit shutout to seal sweep
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