The Atlanta Braves delivered a statement to rest of Major League Baseball with their three-game sweep of the New York Mets.
The reigning World Series champion launched itself to the top of the National League East standings with the three victories.
Atlanta holds a two-game lead on the Mets with three games left in the regular season. One win or one Mets loss will lock up the NL East crown and a bye into the divisional series for the Braves.
Every ounce of Atlanta's three-game sweep proved it compete with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros and New York Yankees in any potential postseason series.