ATLANTA — Brian McCann and Jeff Francoeur hit consecutive RBI doubles in the eighth inning to rally the Atlanta Braves to a 3–2 win over the Mets yesterday.

Chipper Jones led off the inning with a double to center off Aaron Heilman (0–1) and scored one out later on McCann’s double to tie the game. Francoeur followed with a hit to right to drive in pinch-runner Brayan Pena.

The Mets’ bullpen had not allowed a run in 13 innings before the Braves broke through in the eighth.

The blown save by Heilman wasted a strong start by Orlando Hernandez, who gave up only two hits and one run in six innings. He struck out six and walked four.

Rafael Soriano (1–0) got one out for the victory. Bob Wickman pitched a perfect ninth inning for his third save.

Kelly Johnson hit the first pitch from Hernandez about six rows deep into the right-field seats for his second homer.

The Mets answered when Shawn Green and Ramon Castro hit backto-back home runs in the second inning for a 2–1 lead that held until the eighth.

Atlanta’s Kyle Davies, making his first start of the season, didn’t allow another run. He gave up four hits and two runs in 6 2-3 innings. Davies matched his career high with eight strikeouts and walked three.

Davies, recalled from Triple-A Richmond on Wednesday, was removed from the game with two outs in the seventh after giving up a single to Moises Alou and a walk to pinch-hitter Julio Franco. Chad Paronto ended the inning when Jose Reyes popped out.

After giving up the homer to Johnson, Hernandez did not allow another hit until Francoeur led off the fifth with a single.