The New York Mets suffered a 4-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field on Thursday, extending their slump in dramatic fashion. Once the hottest team in the National League, the Mets have now dropped nine of their last 10 games—a skid that has erased their once-comfortable advantage in the standings.

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Michael Harris II hit a grand slam to cap Atlanta's biggest inning in almost five years — that propelled the Braves over the slumping New York Mets.

Instead, the Mets flushed a six-run lead — surrendering 11 unanswered — in an embarrassing 11-6 loss at Citi Field. The loss was the Mets’ 12th in 14 games and negated the positive vibes from a night earlier, when the team snapped a seven-game losing streak and watched Pete Alonso become the franchise’s all-time home run leader .

The Chicago White Sox will give right-hander Yoendrys Gomez another starting opportunity when they open a three-game road series in Atlanta against the surging Braves.

The Mets have lost 13 of their last 15 games and their lead over the idle Cincinnati Reds in the race for the final wild-card spot shrunk to a half-game. Francisco Lindor hit a third-inning solo homer and Brandon Nimmo (sacrifice fly) and Pete Alonso (single) had back-to-back RBIs to give the Mets a 3-2 lead in the sixth.

Boos rained down from a crowd of 41,782 as the fourth-place Braves clinched yet another series victory over the Mets.

After a 12th defeat in 14 games, the Mets' lead on a playoff spot is down to a single game over the Cincinnati Reds.

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NEW YORK — Mets left fielder Brandon Nimmo walked over to center fielder Cedric Mullins during a pitching change in the top of the fourth inning.

The offense has been disappointing all year. It is averaging 4.2 runs per game, which ranks in the bottom half of the league. Although former All-Stars Marcell Ozuna and Ozzie Albies have underperformed, the Braves have been hurt recently by the unavailability of Austin Riley.