Mets Blast Past Braves Increase Lead In NL East

"We're thrilled to add a player of Claude's caliber to our lineup," Senators general manager Pierre Dorion said.
"He's an elite offensive talent with exceptional faceoff prowess and a player who maintains a strong work ethic. His leadership skills are arguably among his best assets.

"I didn't play with the confidence I usually have. It was good learning experience, #BestElitePassEver and I feel coming out of it I probably played (some) of my best hockey here at the end. So, #FistFight I'm really exciting bring that into next year, for sure."

Francisco Lindor hit a three-run homer, one of three blasts surrendered by Atlanta's Charlie Morton, and the visiting New York Mets defeated the Braves 7-3 in the rubber match of a three-games series on Wednesday.

The three home runs allowed were a season worst for Morton (5-4), who took his first loss since May 3. In five-plus innings, he surrendered five runs, six hits and three walks while striking out six.
He threw 107 pitches, also a season high.

The Mets, who got on the board in the second inning on Escobar's 10th homer of the season, padded the lead in the third. Tomas Nido drew a leadoff walk and Brandon Nimmo singled, setting up Lindor's 16th home run to make it 4-0.