NEW YORK-Chipper Jones tossed the ball to first base for the final out and pumped his fist emphatically.
After almost 3 1/2 hours of back-and-forth baseball in the steamed-up sauna that was Citi Field on Sunday, this was no ordinary win for the Atlanta Braves.
Jones hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and Atlanta outlasted the Mets 6-5 in a wild game that included injuries to New York’s top two hitters, Jose Reyes and Daniel Murphy.
“It was a good win for us. We needed it. Badly,” Jones said.
Jason Heyward, Alex Gonzalez and Jose Constanza homered early for the Braves, who finally solved rookie Dillon Gee in handing the Mets their sixth loss in seven games. Dan Uggla extended his career-best hitting streak to 28 games.