Ronald Acuña Jr. homered, Spencer Schwellenbach pitched seven strong innings and the Atlanta Braves held off the New York Mets 3-2 in the opener of a four-game series.

Star? The Mets certainly have reason to back the Braves right-hander, who has had his way with them since reaching the Major League level last year.

In the second, Blackburn hit Ozzie Albies with a pitch, and he stole second. A Sean Murphy single moved him to third, and Michael Harris II hit a sacrifice fly to bring him in to score as the game’s first run. Blackburn got two strikeouts to end the inning before any more damage could be done. The Mets, once again, went down in order.