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After long rain delay, Atlanta Braves fall to Mets 7-2
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New York Mets' Kevin Plawecki (22) scores on a base hit by teammate Bartolo Colon as Atlanta Braves catcher A.J. Pierzynski, right, waits for the throw in the third inning of Thursday's game in Atlanta. - photo by John Bazemore | Associated Press
ATLANTA — Bartolo Colon’s shutout streak ended at 31 innings while he won his fourth straight start, pitching the streaking New York Mets past the reeling Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Thursday night. Kevin Plawecki and Juan Uribe each drove in three runs for New York, which has won four in a row to increase its NL East lead to 7½ games over Washington. In a game that started 2 hours, 20 minutes late because of rain, Colon (14-11) allowed seven hits, two runs, one walk and struck out two in 6 2-3 innings.
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