NEW YORK — If you’re going to play two, might as well win them both.
The Mets triumphed over Atlanta — likely their stiffest test in the division this year — in both games of Tuesday’s doubleheader. With the pair of wins (the first by a score of 5-4, the second a more comfortable 3-0), the Mets are now 18-8 and leading the division handily.
In the first game, the Mets dodged a bullet in the shape of a big, fat E1 on Tuesday afternoon, as what could have been a crucial fielding blunder by pitcher David Peterson ended up as nothing more than a footnote.
