ATLANTA (AP) –
Spencer Horwitz homered twice among his four hits, José Berríos pitched six effective innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Atlanta 9-5 on Saturday night to knock the Braves out of the final National League wild-card spot.
With just 20 games left to play, the Braves fell one game behind the Mets with New York’s 4-0 win over Cincinnati.
Berríos (15-9) allowed one earned run and five hits to set a career high for wins. He struck out five and walked one.
Horwitz had his second career multihomer game, opening the scoring with a solo shot in the second inning and then hitting another in the fourth to make it 2-0. He finished 4-for-5 with three RBIs.
Braves starter Spencer Schwellenbach (6-6) gave up six runs — three earned — and 10 hits in five innings. It ended a run of 25 straight games in which Atlanta’s pitching staff allowed three …