Colon’s gem powers Mets in milestone win

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NEW YORK — Their Sunday stumble against the Giants squarely behind them, the Mets wasted no time Monday returning to their winning ways. Bartolo Colon delivered eight shutout innings, and the Mets backed him with three first-inning homers in a 4-0 win over the Braves.

David Wright, Yoenis Cespedes and Lucas Duda all homered in the first inning off Mike Foltynewicz, whom the Braves recalled from the Minors prior to the game.

That was all the offense the Mets mustered off Atlanta pitching, but it was plenty for Colon, who became the first New York starter to pitch into the eighth inning this season. The result was Colon’s 220th career victory, moving him past Pedro Martinez for sole possession of second …

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