The Braves have been led by Justin Upton, the NL player ofthemonth for April, NL rookieofthemonth 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 ofthemonth who went 4-0 with a 1.56 ERA and a .156 opponents' batting average in six April starts.
Day, ranked 43rd, beat 2007 Masters winner Zach Johnson in his opening match and then disposed of American PGA Tour rookie Russell Henley -- who won the Sony Open in Hawaii last month.