The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3 to their 11th straight win, which ties the franchise record — previously done in 1969, 1972, 1986 and 1990. 41-year-old right-hander Bartolo Colon is 4-0 after allowing three runs and seven hits over six innings. He has a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 23-to-1.

Daniel Murphy drove in four runs and Jeurys Familia is a league-best eight-for-eight in saves.

This also completes the first 10-0 homestand in franchise history. What a run. Up next? The Yankees!

Bartolo Colon looks to help the Mets make some franchise history.

Bartolo Colon and the Mets made some franchise history. (USATSI)

Brawling in the City of Big Shoulders

Five players, including both starting pitchers, were ejected after the White Sox and Royals had a bench-clearing fight in the seventh inning. Yordano Ventura, Edinson Volquez (who did not play) and Lorenzo Cain were told to leave from the Kansas City side. Chris Sale and Jeff Samardzija (who did not play) were the White Sox tossed out. The fight included actual pushing and shoving, along with a mistaken tackle by Samardzija of coach Mike Jirchele. Samardzjia was trying to tackle Cain.

Royals won 3-2 in 13 innings. Check out our post for more details on the fight.

Also in the books

Rays 2, Red Sox 1 (Box score): Rene Rivera hit an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth for the winner.

Blue Jays 7, Orioles 6 (Box score): The Orioles charged back with four runs in the ninth, three on a Manny Machado three-run homer, but fell short. Toronto's Drew Hutchison retired the first 15 batters until Machado hit a home run in the sixth.

Angels 2, Athletics 0 (Box score): Angels win with one hit — total — after an error by Brett Lawrie extends the third inning and Kole Calhoun hits a two-run homer. Nick Tropeano, making a spot start and his Angels debut in the place of C.J. Wilson, allows five hits and a walk over six innings.

Pirates 5, Cubs 4 (Box score): The Cubs jumped out to a 4-1 lead, but poor defense and middle relief were their undoing, as the Pirates got three runs in the sixth and one in the seventh. Josh Harrison and the now red-hot Gregory Polanco led the way, as Harrison had a pair of doubles and runs while Polanco went 3-for-4 with two RBI, including the go-ahead single in the seventh. The Pirates bullpen also showed well, working four shutout innings and allowing only one hit while striking out five.

Marlins 9, Phillies 1 (Box score): The Marlins end up taking three of four thanks to Thursday's laugher. It was scoreless through three, but the Marlins grabbed four runs in each the fourth and the sixth to put this thing out of distance. Martin Prado went 3-for-5 with four RBI while Giancarlo Stanton homered and drove home two. His homer was mighty impressive, too, as you'll see in a bit.

Yankees 2, Tigers 1 (Box score): The Tigers jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning and Anibal Sanchez settled in for five shutout innings. The Yankees would tie it up in the sixth on a balk, though, and it was tied going into the eighth. In the top of the eighth, Jacoby Ellsbury doubled and was bunted to third before his speed helped him score on a grounder for the go-ahead run.

Mets 6, Braves 3 (Box score): Daniel Murphy's three-RBI double in the first inning got things off to a great start, but the Braves clawed back to tie things up, 3-3, in the bottom of the fourth -- coincidentally a defensive gaffe by Murphy helped matters. Still, the Mets wouldn't be stopped. An Eric Campbell bases-loaded walk gave them back the lead for good and a two-run rally provided breathing room in the seventh. Bartolo Colon is now 4-0 while Jeurys Familia has eight saves. And the Mets are 13-3.

Brewers 4, Reds 2 (Box score): The Brewers' eight-game losing streak is over, as they finally were able to not only come through late, but also hold a lead. An Adam Lind homer provided an early lead, but the Reds took a 2-1 lead with a Marlon Byrd two-run homer. No matter, Aramis Ramirez homered himself to tie it back up and then the Brewers rallied against Kevin Gregg for the go-ahead run in the seventh, which came on a Jean Segura single. Kyle Lohse finally had a good outing, going seven innings and allowing just two runs on three hits.

Rockies 2, Padres 1 (Box score): Corey Dickerson hit his third home run in two days despite pain in his left heel due to plantar fasciitis. Right-hander Jordan Lyles allowed a run and six hits over 6 2/3 innings, and John Axford picked up his second save for the Rockies, who improved to 9-7. Tyson Ross struggled with his command, working through five innings for San Diego, which split the four-game series but lost the final two games by a combined two runs.

Cardinals 4, Nationals 1 (Box score): St. Louis's Michael Wacha lowered his ERA to 1.33, allowing a run and five hits over seven innings, slightly better than Washington's Max Scherzer, who allowed two runs and six hits over seven. It was a 2-1 game in the eighth when Mark Reynolds hit an RBI double, and then it got embarrassing for the Nationals on defense.

Giants 3, Dodgers 2 in 10 innings (Box score): Giants pull off three-game sweep thanks to RBI single by Justin Maxwell, who also made a nice sliding catch in dangerous bullpen territory. Adrian Gonzalez hit a home run for the Dodgers, who got an unbelievable catch from Howie Kendrick to preserve a lead in the eighth:

Giants got the last word, though, and improved their record to 7-10.

Milestone Watch

The Mets count here. They can tied franchise record, after all.

Also, highly touted Cubs prospect Addison Russell collected both his first career double and first career RBI in the fourth. This is obviously a personal milestone and not an MLB one.

Daily Awards

Catch of the day (after Howie Kendrick's)

It's far too early to say this will be the best, but in the first inning of the first game, Chris Denorfia of the Cubs pulled this beauty:

Laser of the day

Giancarlo Stanton hit a home run that legitimately looked like a low liner off the bat. Holy hell.

New low of the day

'You've got to see this' of the day

Bartolo Colon runs down A.J. Pierzynski for the unassisted putout! Full video and analysis of this momentous occasion is available, of course. 

'Get outta my way' of the day

A.J. Pierzynski bowls over the home plate umpire! Obviously this wasn't intentional, but it's hilarious given Pierzynski's reputation.

Quick day at the office award

Corey Hart pinch hit, was intentionally walked, advanced to second on a single and then was removed for a pinch runner.

Injuries, News & Rumors

Blue Jays: Dioner Navarro has a strained hamstring is and headed to the disabled list. Josh Thole takes his place on the roster (Brendan Kennedy).

Dodgers: A.J. Ellis was able to throw again and is available off the bench in Thursday's game (Dylan Hernandez).

Giants: Hunter Pence played catch Wednesday and still has some discomfort (Andrew Baggarly).

Marlins: Jose Fernandez is becoming an American citizen, several years after coming here from Cuba on a raft. Good for him.

Nationals: Anthony Rendon had no issues in his extended spring training game, so he'll begin his rehab stint with Double-A Harrisburg Friday (Nationals.com).

Tigers: Joe Nathan has torn his UCL and will undergo Tommy John surgery, so his season is over.

Looking Ahead to Friday's MLB action (all times ET)

All new series except one that got started Thursday and no games, but it's a full slate of 15. Let's get it on.

Mets (Jacob deGrom) at Yankees (Michael Pineda), 7:05

Red Sox (Rick Porcello) at Orioles (Miguel Gonzalez), 7:05

Braves (Alex Wood) at Phillies (Aaron Harang), 7:05

Indians (Danny Salazar) at Tigers (Shane Greene), 7:08

Cubs (Jon Lester) at Reds (Mike Leake), 7:10

Blue Jays (R.A. Dickey) at Rays (Drew Smyly), 7:10

Nationals (Jordan Zimmermann) at Marlins (Mat Latos), 7:10

Royals (Danny Duffy) at White Sox (Jose Quintana), 8:10

Cardinals (Carlos Martinez) at Brewers (Matt Garza), 8:10

Giants (Chris Heston) at Rockies (Eddie Butler), 8:40

Pirates (Gerrit Cole) at Diamondbacks (Josh Collmenter), 9:40

Rangers (Colby Lewis) at Angels (Garrett Richards), 10:05

Astros (Dallas Keuchel) at A's (Scott Kazmir), 10:05

Twins (Phil Hughes) at Mariners (Felix Hernandez), 10:10

Dodgers (Zack Greinke) at Padres (Andrew Cashner), 10:10