ATLANTA -- When All-Star manager Terry Collins polls National League skippers about which players on their teams merit being selected for the July 12 game in San Diego, they inevitably bring up their setup men. Collins then replies that he has a pretty good one too.

It’s been a rough stretch for Addison Reed, however.

After inheriting a runner from Jerry Blevins in the eighth inning on Thursday, Reed surrendered a two-run homer to Adonis Garcia as the Atlanta Braves rallied for a 4-3 win against the Mets in the series opener at Turner Field.

Reed has now allowed five runs in 3 2/3 innings over his past five appearances, lifting his season ERA to 2.70.

He blamed poor location for a 91 mph fastball called by catcher Travis d'Arnaud that Garcia deposited over the left-field wall with an 0-2 count.

“Stupid execution,” Reed said. “Trav called the right pitch. It was supposed to be a little bit higher, and I just left it over the plate.”

Said manager Terry Collins: “He wanted to go up above the strike zone to give him a little different look and just left it on the plate. … He’s been so good for so long. Tonight he just made a bad pitch.”

Reed was working for the third straight day, but he insisted that had no bearing on his performance. He is on pace for 82 appearances this season, which would blow away his previous career high -- 68 in 2013 with the Chicago White Sox.

“I went three days in a row plenty of times this year, so this was no different than any of those other ones,” Reed said. “Everything felt fine. I just made a stupid pitch.”