The Atlanta Braves snatched a dramatic 4-3 victory from the New York Mets on Thursday night, riding a clutch late-inning surge to silence a raucous Citi Field crowd. Ozzie Albies delivered the decisive blow with a towering three-run homer in the 8th inning—his first long ball since July 22—erasing a one-run deficit and flipping the script on Mets closer Ryan Helsley, who had entered with a pristine 3.29 ERA. Albies' heroics capped a 3-for-4 night where he drove in all three of his RBIs after the 7th inning, while Michael Harris II set the table with three hits of his own, including a key RBI single in the 9th for insurance. Raisel Iglesias then slammed the door in the bottom half, striking out Pete Alonso to preserve the lead and hand the Mets their third straight heartbreaking loss.

New York had seemed poised to extend its late-season push behind Francisco Lindor, who dazzled with a 3-for-4 performance featuring a solo homer and two runs scored. But Kodai Senga's dominance (7 strikeouts over 5.2 innings) wasn't enough to mask the bullpen's late collapse, as Helsley—normally automatic—buckled under Albies' clutch swing. For the Braves, the win keeps their playoff positioning firm, while the Mets, despite Lindor's resurgence, now face urgent questions about their bullpen's reliability in tight games.