ATLANTA _ If the Braves are going to have to score lots of runs to win in their new ballpark, at least they know they can do it.
The Braves continued their recent offensive surge en route to a 9-7 victory against the Mets on Tuesday. The Braves pounded out 13 hits and drew five walks while earning their fifth victory in seven games since a six-game losing streak.
The Braves scored as many as five runs just five times over their first 18 games. They've done it six times in their last seven games while scoring a total of 53 runs during that stretch.
The Braves ended up needing plenty of runs against the Mets. They led 9-3 after eight innings but Jay Bruce hit a two-out grand slam against right-hander Matt Wisler in the ninth. Closer Jim Johnson replaced Wisler and retired Neil Walker to end the game.
Everyone in the Braves lineup had at least one hit against the Mets, led by center fielder Ender Inciarte's three hits with three RBIs. The Braves touched Mets right-hander Matt Harvey for eight hits and six runs over 51/3 innings and then continued to pour it on against the visitors' bullpen.
The Mets raced out to a lead on Jay Bruce's two-run homer against right-hander R.A. Dickey in the first inning. Freddie Freeman matched it with a two-run shot in the bottom of the inning. Mets shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera's lead-off homer in the third inning tied the game before Dickey put the Braves ahead for good in the fourth.
Dickey's bases-loaded, RBI groundout gave the Braves a 4-3 lead. Inciarte, who rapped an RBI double in the second inning, followed Dickey's hit with a two-run single.
Dickey was effective after giving up the two early home runs and limited the Mets to four hits with four walks over six innings. Right fielder Nick Markakis saved a run with a diving catch to end the fifth and Dickey got Juan Lagares to ground into a double play to end the sixth.
The Braves added three runs in the seventh against Mets relievers Josh Smoker and Ferando Salas. Adonis Garcia hit an RBI single against Salas, who inherited two base runners from Smoker. Dansby Swanson added a bases-loaded sacrifice fly and pinch hitter Lane Adams knocked an RBI single for a 9-3 lead.
