Braves leap into tie for NL East lead with win over Mets

Austin Riley and Matt Olson hit back-to-back homers off Jacob deGrom in the second inning Friday night for the Atlanta Braves, who moved into a tie for first place with the visiting New York Mets by earning a 5-2 win in the opener of a pivotal three-game series.

The National League East co-leaders are 98-59.

The Mets need one win over the next two days to clinch the season series and the tiebreaker should the teams fini