Thomas homers to back Mahle in the Braves' 6-3 victory over the Mets

ATLANTA (AP) — Tyler Mahle pitched six strong innings and fellow trade deadline acquisition Lane Thomas homered in the Atlanta Braves' 6-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night.

Mike Yastrzemski and Austin Riley hit back-to-back homers during a three-run seventh for the Braves, who are 60-25 when hitting at least one home run. Riley was 3 for 4 with two runs and Ronald Acuña Jr. had two hits, an RBI and two runs. Drake Baldwin had three singles and an RBI.

Mahle (4-9) picked up his first win in his second start after coming from San Francisco. He gave up one run on four hits in six innings with seven strikeouts. His lone blemish came on a home run from Luis Torrens. In two appearances with the Braves, he has given up one run in 12 innings.

Mets rookie Zac Thornton (3-3) gave up three runs in six innings in his eighth career start.

Thomas' home run was his first since he was traded to Atlanta from Kansas City and it gave the Braves a 1-0 lead.

Mets center fielder Luis Robert Jr. homered in the seventh off Dylan Dodd to cut the Braves' lead to 3-2. Dylan Lee pitched a scoreless eighth and Raisel Iglesias gave up a solo home run to Bo Bichette in the ninth.

Mets rookie Carson Benge was 2 for 4 and extended his on-base streak to 16 games.

Mets: RHP Robert Stock (0-2, 10.13 ERA) was scheduled to start against Washington on Friday as the Mets start a six-game homestand.

Braves: LHP Chris Sale (12-7, 2.20) was set to oppose Arizona RHP Brandon Pfaadt (6-1, 3.36) in the opener of a three game series in Atlanta on Friday.

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Atlanta Braves' Mike Yastrzemski (18) runs the bases after hitting his solo home run against the New York Mets in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta Braves' Mauricio Dubón (14) and Ozzie Albies (1) celebrate a win over the New York Mets after a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta Braves left fielder Mauricio Dubón (14) makes the tag on New York Mets' A.J. Ewing (9) in the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta Braves' Lane Thomas (20) hits a solo homerun against the New York Mets in the second inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta Braves pitcher Tyler Mahle (54) delivers to New York Mets' A.J. Ewing in the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

MIAMI (AP) — Griffin Conine and Heriberto Hernández homered and Janson Junk worked six solid inning as the Miami Marlins extended their winning streak to four games with an 8-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.

Junk (6-7) allowed two runs, one earned, on four hits and a walk in six innings. Tyler Zuber, Calvin Faucher and Victor Vodnik each pitched a scoreless inning of relief.

Conine reached base five times. He doubled leading off the third against Carmen Mlodzinski (6-5) with the game tied at 1. Hernández followed with a walk before Agustín Ramírez doubled for a 2-1 lead one out later. That chased Mlodzinski, who was charged with four runs on five hits.

Evan Sisk walked pinch-hitter Javier Sanoja to load the bases and hit Leo Jiménez with a pitch before walking Joe Mack to force in two more runs. Xavier Edwards hit a sacrifice fly for a 5-1 lead. Sisk got two outs and yielded a run.

Conine hit his 13th homer off former Marlins reliever Lake Bachar for a 6-2 lead in the fourth. Bachar, acquired at the trade deadline, walked Conine before Hernández's 17th homer for a six-run advantage in the sixth. The right-hander surrendered three runs on three hits in three innings.

Nick Gonzalez singled and scored on a two-out throwing error by shortstop Otto Lopez to give Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead in the second.

Edwards' infield hit with two outs and the bases loaded tied it 1-all in the bottom of the inning.

Miami (62-59) is 38-24 at home. It is the team's best 62-game run at home since 2003, when it won its second World Series. The Marlins trail the Phillies and Diamondbacks by 1 1/2 games for the final NL wild card.

Valdez added a sacrifice fly in the fourth for Pittsburgh, who have gone 1-7 since the trade deadline.

Pirates RHP Braxton Ashcraft (11-5, 4.08) starts Thursday against RHP Tyler Phillips (3-5, 3.47) as the Marlins go for the series sweep.

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Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski (50) aims a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Janson Junk aims a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Miami Marlins left fielder Griffin Conine (18) celebrates his home run with Jakob Marsee during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Miami Marlins' Griffin Conine hits a home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)