Brett Batys first career grand slam keeps runs coming for red-hot Mets in win over Braves

ATLANTA — Almost everybody is getting involved.For so many stretches this season, the Mets were a one- or two-man show offensively, with Juan Soto carrying the load with whichever player happened to be hot for a stint.Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.

These days the exception isn’t the one or two players who are hitting, but the ones who are not.Runs are plentiful.Monday night, the Mets used Brett Baty’s first-inning grand slam as the propeller in their latest strong offensive showing, an 8-5 victory over the Braves at Truist Park.The Mets won for the sixth time in seven games on this road trip and have topped five runs in each of those victories.

Overall, they are averaging 7.1 per game on the trip.For a team dreaming of a surge that can close the gap to .500 (the Mets are still 14 games under), such performances will be a must, especially with the unpredictability facing the pitching staff after it was stripped at last week’s trade deadline.Only adding to the improbability of this latest surge is the fact the team’s best hitter, Soto, has been sidelined by a quad strain since last month and isn’t expected back until September.Devin Williams, who was placed on the injured list Monday with a shoulder strain, is another player not expected back before next month.Kodai Senga assumed the closer’s role on this night and fired a scoreless ninth for his first MLB save.Christian Scott slogged through four innings and surrendered four earned runs on seven hits and one walk with six strikeouts.

It was a second straight uninspiring start for the right-hander, who allowed three earned runs over five innings last week against the Guardians.Baty’s first career grand slam highlighted a first inning in which the Mets sent 10 batters to the plate and scored five runs against Bryce Elder.After Jared Young’s RBI single gave the Mets a 1-0 lead, Elder struck out...