New York at Atlanta

After five consecutive seasons of better than .500 baseball, the Atlanta Braves have now gone three consecutive seasons with 93 losses or more. They have also finished last in the Grapefruit League schedule this spring season. They are improving, and the weak NL East sees them currently the best of the rest, after dominating Washington. The Mets were supposed to be a contender, but have not been able to get anything going. The pitching was once considered a team strength has become a team weakness, as the Mets are allowing 5.41 runs per contest. The Mets have long struggled vs. Atlanta, and that has not changed recently, as they are 8-14 in the last 22 meetings. Atlanta is playing very well right now at 5-2 in their last 7, while the Mets are just 2-6 in their last eight. Play Atlanta for Game 1 of the doubleheader.