Mets 3, Braves 2
ATLANTA -- The New York Mets did not need to continue their home run blitz to make Jacob deGrom a winner in his return to the mound Sunday.
DeGrom worked into the sixth inning and the Mets won for the seventh straight time at Turner Field, completing the weekend sweep and 7-2 road trip with a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
Michael Conforto had an RBI double and sacrifice fly for the Mets, who hit two homers in each of the first two games of the series and 23 for the trip.
DeGrom (2-0) gave up eight hits over 5 2/3 innings, but all were singles. The right-hander walked none and struck out three, throwing 59 of his 82 pitches for strikes.
DeGrom hadn't pitched since April 8. He missed one start because of a lat strain and another after his newborn son, Jaxson, had health issues.
Mets closer Jeurys Familia gave up a ninth-inning run on a two-out RBI single by Jeff Francoeur, but stranded two runners on base to record his fifth save in as many opportunities.
Braves starter Aaron Blair, part of the trade that sent All-Star pitcher Shelby Miller to Arizona over the winter, took the loss in his major league debut. He allowed six hits and three runs in 5 1/3 innings.
The 23-year-old right-hander, who benefited from three double plays, walked two and struck out one. He struggled with his command, throwing just 35 strikes in 80 pitches.
The loss was the fifth straight for the Braves, who fell to 1-10 at home and have gone 13 games without a home run.
Blair allowed no hits over seven innings in his last start for Triple-A Gwinnett, but Curtis Granderson singled on his third pitch Sunday, and the Mets were up 1-0 after his eighth. Asdrubal Cabrera also singled and Conforto delivered a sacrifice fly.
A double play on a caught stealing got Blair out of the inning, and the Mets grounded into twin killings in the second and fourth before the Braves (4-14) broke through against deGrom to tie the game in the fifth.
Nick Markakis delivered a two-out RBI single to score Jace Peterson, who had singled and moved up on Blair sacrifice bunt. The Braves, though, left two runners on base and the Mets (10-7) went back ahead in the sixth.
Conforto followed a walk and Cabrera's second single with a double that knocked Blair out of the game. Lucas Duda increased the Mets' lead to two runs with a sacrifice fly against reliever Alexi Ogando.
Markakis and Daniel Castro each had three hits for the Braves.
NOTES: Mets CF Yoenis Cespedes was out of the lineup for the second straight game after aggravating a bruise on his right leg Friday. He will be examined by team doctors when the Mets return to New York on Monday. ... RHP Aaron Blair, promoted from Triple-A by the Braves to make his major league debut, was 3-0 with 1.42 ERA for Gwinnett. ... LHP Matt Marksberry was optioned to Gwinnett to make room for Blair. ... The Mets begin a nine-game homestand with a series against the Cincinnati Reds starting Monday. ... RHP Noah Syndergaard (2-0, 0.90 ERA) will make his fourth start of the season in the opener. ... RHP Julio Teheran (0-2, 5.64 ERA) will start for the Braves on Monday against the Boston Red Sox. ... The Braves and Red Sox will play two games in Atlanta and then two in Boston.