Brett Baty Grand Slam Leads the Mets Over Atlanta 8-5ATLANTA (AP) — Brett Baty hit the first grand slam of his career and the New York Mets held off the Atlanta Braves 8-5 on Monday night for their sixth win in seven games. Francisco Lindor was 3 for 5 with a 420-foot home run, Jared Young had two hits and two RBIs, and Bo Bichette drove in a run and scored. Baty’s grand slam came in the first inning off Bryce Elder (8-7), who was unable to follow up on his past three starts where he gave up just one run each game. The challenge was not granted, keeping the inning alive, and Baty homered three batters later to give the Mets a 5-0 lead. Up nextBraves LHP Martín Pérez (7-6, 3.14) will be opposed by Mets RHP Nolan McLean (8-7, 3.51) in the second game of the three-game series Tuesday.