Masterful Matz, 4 HRs propel Mets past Braves

NEW YORK — Because the Mets’ offense is built around home runs, it tends to come and go in spurts.

But when it goes, it doesn’t tend to stray for long. Less than a day after the Mets mustered one hit in a loss to the Braves, they bludgeoned four home runs to back Steven Matz in an 8-0 victory at Citi Field, winning their sixth consecutive series. It had been a full decade since the Mets last scored six series wins in a row.

Lucas Duda’s pair of homers highlighted the scoring off Braves starter Jhoulys Chacin, who also served up two-run shots to Rene Rivera and Asdrubal Cabrera in 4 2/3 innings.

That provided plenty of cushion once again for Matz, who has enjoyed the most free-flowing run support of any Mets starter. Improving to 4-0 with a 0.67 ERA since a seven-run clunker in his season debut, Matz has received 35 runs of support over his last four starts. The Mets have outscored their opponents 31-1 while Matz has been an active pitcher in those games.

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDHomers for days: Once again, the long ball was the Mets’ preferred method of attack. Rivera’s two-run shot in the second inning gave the Mets their first lead, and they …

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