While some of the results weren’t what they would like, the Atlanta Braves did go 4-3 on last week’s road trip, which kept their lead in the National League East at 6.5 games over the Washington Nationals and eight games over the New York Mets, who visit SunTrust Park Tuesday night.
It seemed far-fetched three weeks ago that the Mets would play themselves back into the postseason mix, but sure enough, after going 16-4 in that stretch, the Mets are now just one game back in the NL Wild Card with a record of 61-57.
During their torrid play, the Mets are averaging 5.