New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy, back right, avoids Atlanta Braves’ Justin Upton (8) while turning a a double play on a B.J. Upton ground ball in the seventh inning of a baseball game on Thursday, June 20, 2013, in Atlanta.ATLANTA – David Wright hit two solo homers, New York’s bullpen pitched five-plus scoreless innings and the Mets overcame an injury to starting pitcher Jonathon Niese in a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night.
Niese left the game in the fourth with left shoulder discomfort and the Mets trailing 3-2, but the Mets’ bullpen shut down Atlanta for the next 5 2/3 innings.
Closer Bobby Parnell earned his 11th save in 14 chances by facing the minimum in the ninth, retiring Freddie Freeman and Justin Upton on groundouts and B.J. Upton on a lineout.
LaTroy Hawkins (2-0), New York’s third pitcher, earned the victory after allowing two hits and striking out two in two innings.
The Mets have won four of six games, thanks in part to a bullpen that’s 1-0 with a 1.55 ERA in the last nine.