deGrom on the mark in return against Braves

ATLANTA — Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom threw the Braves a curve in Sunday’s 3-2 win at Turner Field. In fact, he threw quite a few of them.

But in the end, it was the same result deGrom usually has against Atlanta and the same kind of result he usually has in the daytime.

“I kind of went to the curveball a little more than we usually do,” said deGrom, who fired 5 2/3 innings of one-run, eight-hit ball to help the Mets complete a three-game series sweep. “I feel like that’s my fourth-best pitch. I don’t know why I went to it, but I’m pretty happy with the outcome.”

Happy was an understatement for the Mets, who were happy with the sweep, an extension of the franchise record for consecutive wins at Turner Field with seven and tying the all-time record for wins in Atlanta. New York also was ecstatic about seeing deGrom doing his thing on the mound for the first time since April 8.

“I’m very, very pleased,” said manager Terry Collins, whose team has won eight of 10. “He got after it, and came out and gave us a good game. Hopefully, we can move on.”

deGrom feels he’s ready to do so.

“Everything feels physically fine,” he said. “It felt a little different out there today, but I was able to work through 5 2/3.”

You wouldn’t know it from the results.

deGrom lowered his career ERA against Atlanta to 1.89 (eight earned runs in 38 …

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