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ATLANTA -- Seth Lugo isnt pitching like a 26-year-old rookie for the New York Mets. USA Soccer Pro Shop .Facing major league hitters is a lot different from pitching in the minors, but Lugo isnt trying to do too much.I tell myself theyre going to put the ball in play, Lugo said. Im not going to try to trick them or throw it by them. Im going to throw it in the strike zone -- quality pitches, quality location and let them get themselves out.Yoenis Cespedes hit a grand slam, Lugo won his fourth straight start and the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 10-3 on Sunday.The Mets have won seven of eight and are 16-5 since Aug. 20. St. Louis 2-1 loss to Milwaukee moved New York one-half game ahead of the Cardinals for the second NL wild-card spot.Lugo (4-2) allowed six hits, two runs and one walk and struck out five in seven innings. He is 3-1 with a 1.99 ERA in five career starts after joining the rotation on Aug. 19.In minor leagues, Id try to throw too hard or make too good (of a pitch) and Id end up falling behind and have to come back with guys in scoring position, Lugo said. It takes a lot of discipline. Took a few years to figure that out.The Braves cut the lead to 6-1 in the fourth on Freddie Freemans RBI single, but Lugo stranded the bases loaded when Anthony Recker popped up and Dansby Swanson grounded into a double play.Cespedes drove in the games first five runs off Williams Perez (2-3), who gave up four hits, five runs and one walk and struck out two in 2 2/3 innings. Perez left the game with right triceps impingement.Cespedes 30th homer, which cleared the bases in the third, was his second grand slam this season. He has four in his career.If hes going to get hot, this is a good time, manager Terry Collins said. This is a big stretch for us.James Loney homered to make it 6-0 in the fourth. Kelly Johnson and Alejandro De Aza had RBI singles, Loney an RBI double and Lugo a sacrifice fly for a 10-1 lead in the fifth.New York led 1-0 in the first when Asdrubal Cabrera tripled and scored on Cespedes groundout.Cespedes is hitting .308 with eight homers and 19 RBI since Aug. 19.Brandon Snyder cut the lead to 10-2 in the seventh with his third career pinch-hit homer.With the Braves moving to a new ballpark next year, the Mets went 67-106 in 20 years at Turner Field. New York won 11 of its last 14 at the former stadium of the 1996 Olympics.REMEMBRANCE DAYPlayers and coaches stood along the baselines before the game as the Braves held a 13-minute ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.A massive flag was held across the outfield while the team played a video commemorating the attacks and the Braves-Mets game on Sept. 21, 2001, at Shea Stadium -- the first major sporting event held in New York after 9/11.Sundays ceremony included a 21-gun salute, a color guard from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, flag bearers from the U.S. Army, an honor guard from the Smyrna, Georgia, police and a contingent of bagpipes and drums.STILL STREAKINGFreeman has reached safely in a career-high 33 straight games. He has hit safely in 28 of his last 29 games since Aug. 1 and is hitting .362 over that span.TRAINERS ROOMMets: Manager Terry Collins said INF Wilmer Flores was available to pinch-hit after suffering a neck contusion on a collision at the plate Saturday. ... Collins said LHP Steven Matz (shoulder tightness) was fine after throwing 20 pitches off a mound Saturday in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Matz will throw again on Monday. ... RHP Jacob deGrom (forearm soreness) will throw off a mound either Monday or Tuesday.Braves: C A.J. Pierzynski was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring. Pierzynski, 39, wouldnt say after Saturday nights 10-inning victory if hes played his last game. He was not at the ballpark Sunday, but his jersey still hung in his locker and his name plate was in place. None of Pierzynskis belongings had been removed.UP NEXTMets: RHP Rafael Montero (0-0) will make his third start. He is 0-1 with a 6.43 ERA in one career start and one relief appearance against Washington.Braves: RHP Mike Foltynewicz (8-5) will make his 21st start. He is 1-0 with a 4.15 ERA in two career starts against Miami. USA Soccer Jerseys China . Down by seven with 90 seconds left in regulation, thats where they looked comfortable. USA Soccer Gear . The native of Mont-Tremblant, Que., captured a World Cup downhill event Saturday, his second this year and fifth career victory on the circuit. https://www.cheapusasoccer.com/ . "Thank you for the warm welcome," Beckham said on an 80-degree February morning. In this case, it was soccer weather. The sport moved a step closer to returning to South Florida on Wednesday, when Beckham confirmed he has exercised his option to purchase a Major League Soccer expansion franchise in Miami. PITTSBURGH -- Hector Olivera was placed on unconditional release waivers by the San Diego Padres, who will release him when he clears waivers later this week and will be responsible for the remainder of the $62.5 million, six-year contract he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in early 2015.Olivera, a 31-year-old outfielder and third baseman who did not play a single game for the Padres, hit .245 with two homers and 13 RBIs under the deal, appearing in 30 big league games and getting 98 at-bats. He will wind up receiving a total of $60,707,650.He made his big league debut with the Braves last Sept. 1. While with Atlanta, he was arrested April 13 at a hotel near Washington D.C., and Major League Baseball announced May 27 that he had agreed to an 82-game suspension under the sports domestic violence policy, a penalty retroactive to April 30.Olivera has a pending court date in Alexandria, Virginia. The suspension cost him $1,792,350 of his $4 million salary this season.Oliveras contract with the Dodgers included a $28 million signing bonus, which they remained responsible foor. USA Soccer Shirts. The final $8.5 million installment is due on Dec. 31.His deal includes salaries of $6 million in 2017, $6.5 million in 2018, $7.5 million in 2019 and $8.5 million in 2020, money San Diego is responsible for. In addition, the Padres agreed to send Atlanta $10.5 million in four installments through July 2019 as part of the July 30 trade that sent Matt Kemp to the Braves. Kemp has a $21.5 million salary this year and is owed the same amount in each of the next three seasons.San Diego designated Olivera for assignment when he came off the restricted list following the suspension.Also Wednesday, the Padres selected the contract of infielder Nick Noonan from Triple-A El Paso and optioned rookie infielder Jose Rondon to the same club.Noonan was expected to join the team for Wednesday nights game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 27-year-old hit .321 with four home runs in 87 games for Tucson. Rondon, 22, hit just .136 in seven games. ' ' '