One of the most vital two weeks of the National League East period, so far, begin to be as affordable a department as any kind of getting in the season, the East has been even more stratified than expected to date: There's Atlanta, and after that there's every person else. The Braves own the senior circuit's best record despite some current incongruity). The second-place Mets simply rebounded from their inmost funk in two years. The fourth-place Phillies, behind a Marlins team excelling in one-run video games, remain in that sort of downturn right Thursday night at Truist Park, this triad of NL East contenders will play a small round-robin over the following 15 days. There are four between Philly and Atlanta this weekend break, 3 between the Phillies and Mets in Queens following week, and also three more with New York seeing the Braves the week afterwards. The Phillies will certainly organize rematches with both squads later on in June. ) Given just how crucial this following fortnight would be, we gathered some NL East scribes to talk concerning what's happened to this point, why there's still positive outlook progressing as well as what worries they still have. David O'Brien covers the Braves, Tim Britton the Mets and Matt Gelb the are where they are due to the fact that.. O'Brien ATL): The Braves have the National League's best record 30-19) as well as the majors' biggest division lead 51/2 video games over the Mets) primarily due to the fact that they have the greatest slugging portion as well as OPS in the NL as well as the league's most crowning achievement per video game. Ronald Acua Jr. and Sean Murphy placed initial and 2nd in the majors in fWAR via Wednesday. Acua has been the organization's best leadoff hitter and well-rounded gamer, batting. 330 with 11 homers while leading the majors in runs 46) and also leading the NL in taken bases 20) and also ranking a close second in OPS. 995 ) Phillies Jerseys. The only players to lead a league in both classifications given that assimilation were Willie Mays two times) and also Rickey Henderson. Murphy is a solid defensive catcher that has actually gone beyond all assumptions offensively in his very first season in Atlanta. Max Fried and Kyle Wright have just five begins apiece and also get on the injured listing, but young starter Bryce Elder has pitched exceptionally well, old Charlie Morton still is solid, and Spencer Strider is MLB's strikeout NYM): Their starting pitching and also lineup have been irregular. With Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, Carlos Carrasco and Jos Quintana all missing out on pieces of time, the Mets' fill-in starters have given neither quantity nor high quality. David Peterson and Tylor Megill have actually taken strides backwards from their efficiency a year , the Mets still run as a pass-the-baton, string-hits-together offense that battles to get over concurrent slumps. As long ones from Starling Marte, Mark Canha and Daniel Vogelbach made the order shallower. Beyond Pete Alonso, the Mets' ideal crowning achievement hitters are most likely novices Francisco lvarez, Brett Baty and Mark be fair, this team is still at. 500-- though a much deeper appearance at its efficiency suggests even that document is a little over its skis. The Mets stopped working to benefit from a simpler early-season timetable, which's the example that can haunt them in a department this PHI): On April 29, the Phillies beat the protecting champ Astros for a 2nd straight evening. They were 15-13.