Just a week ago, the Braves were 0-4 and some of their fans had all but given up the season.  What a difference a week makes.

Now, the Braves are 4-4 and today they could sweep the Brewers to move above .500.  The team is getting settled into the routine of the season and is playing some good baseball.  The fact that they have had the Brewers in this series has helped as they are not exactly one of the elite teams in baseball right now.  That was evidenced by the multi-run game earlier in the series that had 18 runs being scored between the two.  Not exactly a pitching clinic on either side in that game.

But as baseball fans and teams are prone to say, a win is a win and for the Braves it’s 4 wins in a row.  For the Braves though, there will be no time to rest on their recovery.  On Monday, they start a new series with the Mets. You know the team that they lost all those games to when opening the season.  The Braves will have the opportunity to show if they are truly an elite team or if the Mets are going to have their number this season.

Hanson and Delgado will start the Mets series for the Braves.  Hanson is 1-1 so far on the season and Delgado is 1-0.  The Braves will face Gee and Santana the first two games of the series.  As you will recall, the last meeting with Santana was not a good outcome for the Braves hitters.  Let’s hope this time around things are different.

Jason Heyward is having a good start to the season so far and currently is sporting a .346 average.  Chipper Jones has contributed when he has been in the lineup, but he still continues to suffer with his knee issues.  Braves pitching has been good for the most part with a lot of close games so far this season except the one game against the Brewers where Braves pitching gave up 8 runs and 13 hits.

A sweep of the Mets in the upcoming series would go a long way in the standings early in the season and in the minds of both the players and the fans.  With 4 wins in a row and sitting now at .500, what a difference a week makes.