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The Met’s fragile bullpen undermined a solid start by Mike Pelfrey by giving up four eighth-inning runs, sending the Mets to a loss.

Kelly Johnson hit an RBI double off Pedro Martinez in Atlanta’s three-run first inning and the Braves won to end the Mets’ three-game winning streak.

Pinch-hitter Daniel Murphy delivered a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning and the New York Mets regained first place in the N.L. East.

There were grins around the Braves’ clubhouse when it was suggested that Mets fans might be suspicious of how Atlanta plays against the Phillies and how it played against the Mets.

It may be something of a long shot, but the Mets have not abandoned hope that John Maine could join their struggling bullpen as early as Monday.

Mets pitcher Luis Ayala was brought in to pitch in the ninth, and faced three batters and allowed three hits, including a towering three-run shot to right field.

The Mets wasted a prime opportunity to improve their playoff positioning Saturday when, for the first time in six weeks, they could not back up Santana with a victory.

Carlos Delgado singled in the winning run in the ninth inning and tied a career high with five hits Thursday night, helping the Mets complete a three-game sweep.

Mike Pelfrey did not allow a base runner in the seventh or eighth in what was his first complete game.

Hours before the Mets rallied to defeat the Braves, the team’s medical staff decided not to remove Billy Wagner from the disabled list.