Two back - Braves poised for second half push

Having taken four out of seven from the top two teams out West - arguably the top two pitching staffs in the National League this year, the Braves find themselves just two games back at the break and ready to strike.

The Braves offense is starting to role and with 20 of the next 23 games against a sub .500 teams before visiting Shea on August 7th, Atlanta look poised to re-establish themselves as the team to beat in the NL East. Over the same period, New York must play series against San Diego, LA (4 games), Milwaukee and Chicago - all above .500 this season, and with there lead cut to two, the Mets know they'll need to step up their game in order to hold off the Braves over the next month.

It's got the make up for a fantastic next month - lets hope it doesn't dissapoint like the Penny-Hudson matchup!