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MLB: Atlanta 8, N.Y. Mets 5

ATLANTA, April 30 (UPI) -- Jeff Francoeur had four hits and a career-high five RBI Sunday as Atlanta avoided a three-game sweep with an 8-5 win over the New York Mets.

Brian McCann, Ryan Langerhans and Edgar Renteria all had hits and scored once. Brian Giles had two RBI, Andruw Jones scored twice and Renteria extended his hitting streak to 15 games for the Braves (10-14), who broke a five-game losing streak.

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Chris Reitsma earned his fifth save.

Cliff Floyd, Ramon Castro and Endy Chavez all had two hits, while Chavez and Carlos Beltran both homered for the Mets (16-8), who had a four-game winning streak snapped.

Winning pitcher Kyle Davies (2-2) gave up three runs and four hits in five innings with four walks and six strikeouts.

Loser Steve Trachsel (2-2) gave up six runs and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings with five walks and one strikeout.

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