Atchison, Hefner and Rice all started with crossword puzzles mostly just to fight off boredom.
General manager Sandy Alderson rebuilt it, adding Brandon Lyon, Pedro Feliciano, Scott Atchison and LaTroy Hawkins.
"If I can't grip the baseball, then I can't make the ball do what I want, " Atchison said.
"I think there's still something to it with certain matchups in certain cases, " reliever Scott Atchison said of interleague.
Braves rookie catcher Evan Gattis had two hits and an eighth-inning sacrifice fly off Scott Atchison to drive in Upton.
"As a bullpen guy, when you know your role, you're comfortable, you get settled in and you have more success, " Atchison said.
In the seventh, Scott Atchison walked Pena, who moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Matt Holliday homered with one out and Yadier Molina had an RBI double with two outs, both off Scott Atchison for the three-run cushion.
Mets reliever Scott Atchison (right elbow inflammation) could be ready to come off the disabled list after one more minor league rehab outing, Collins said.
Michael McKenry followed with a two-run single off reliever Scott Atchison and Clint Barmes followed with an RBI single before Liriano popped foul to end the inning.
Faces buried in a newspaper, pens in hand, Scott Atchison, Jeremy Hefner and Scott Rice spend their mornings racing to finish the daily crossword puzzle before first pitch.
The Braves went up 4-3 in the seventh when Scott Atchison walked Pena, who moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Constructed in 1926, the New Mexico hospital was originally frequented by employees of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, who worked on the railroad that cut through the city.
"Sometimes the best bullpens are the ones that have had the starting staffs that went deepest into games, " said Scott Atchison, one of the several new faces in the Mets' overhauled relief corps.
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