The Atlanta Braves pounded out 16 hits and three home runs in a 12-3 victory over the Mets on Monday, running their current hot streak to 10 wins in 11 games, a stretch that includes five one-run victories plus blowout wins of 14 runs, nine runs and two by seven runs. It's a beautiful thing when your baseball team plays like this for an extended period.
I think this stretch of games -- with the caveat that seven of those 11 games came against the Marlins and Pirates -- has finally convinced me that the Braves are the team to beat in the NL East.