Grandy’s slam, 5 RBIs help Harvey to 1st win

ATLANTA — Curtis Granderson highlighted a multihomer game in grand fashion and Matt Harvey notched his first win of the season as the Mets opened a three-game series at Turner Field with Friday night’s 6-3 win over the Braves.

“Just trying to go ahead and get pitches that you can put a good swing on, and I was able to do that in a few at-bats there,” Granderson said.

Granderson’s second-inning grand slam off Bud Norris provided all of the necessary support for Harvey, who allowed two runs and seven hits over five innings. The Mets right-hander surrendered hits to four of the first five batters he faced in Atlanta’s two-run second inning. But he minimized damage more effectively than he had while pitching from the stretch in his previous three starts.

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While the Mets have won six of their past eight games, the Braves have dropped three straight since snapping their 0-9 start with four consecutive wins.

“I liked our offense,” Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said after his team tallied its second consecutive double-digit hit total (10). “I think with Bud, it was just that one inning. If you could erase that one inning, he might have pitched six or seven innings.”

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDHave a Grand day: Granderson came into Friday’s contest with three RBIs. He doubled that and then some while homering twice off Norris. The veteran hammered two balls into the right-field stands for his 19th multihomer game of his career. Granderson’s two homers accounted for all five runs against Norris.

Harvey picks up first victory: Harvey’s first win ended a three-game skid to start the season. The right-hander lasted five innings, allowing seven hits and two runs while striking out five. Harvey ran into some trouble in the second inning when he gave up two runs, but …

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