Braves hit 4 homers, beat Mets 4-2 behind Lowe

ATLANTA (AP)-Alex Gonzalez hit two of Atlanta's four solo homers and the Braves finally provided some offense for Derek Lowe, beating the skidding New York Mets 4-2 on Saturday in the opener of a doubleheader.

Chipper Jones and Freddie Freeman also connected for the Braves, who finished with six hits.

Lowe (2-2) gave up two runs and five hits in six innings. He has a 1.82 ERA this season, but lost his previous two starts as the Braves were shut out by Milwaukee and Philadelphia.

D.J. Carrasco (0-1) gave up four hits, including three homers, and three runs in 3 2-3 innings as a fill-in starter for New York, which lost its sixth straight game. The Mets were playing their second doubleheader in three days after getting swept by Colorado at home on Thursday.

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