The Braves have been led by Justin Upton, the NL player of the month for April, NL rookieof the month Evan Gattis and Chris Johnson, who began Friday as the NL batting leader.
On Tuesday at home against the Chicago White Sox, the Mets hope to get another boost from rookie starter Matt Harvey, the NL pitcher of the month who went 4-0 with a 1.56 ERA and a .156 opponents' batting average in six April starts.