Probable starters: Today, Mets RH John Maine (1-2, 5:40 ERA) vs. Braves RH Javier Vazquez (2-2, 3:38 ERA). Tuesday, Mets RH Livan Hernandez (1-1, 6:75 ERA) vs. Braves RH Kenshin Kawakami (1-3, 7.06 ERA).

Who's hot: For the Braves , Omar Infante is 9-for-16 on this homestand. For the Mets, Carlos Beltran is third in the majors with a .388 batting average. Beltran has reached base safely in 28 consecutive games dating to last season.

Today's matchup:

Vazquez gave up nine hits in his last start --- a 5-3 loss to the Cardinals. Until that game, Vazquez had four quality starts in his first four appearances. He is 8-7 with a 3.25 ERA in 21 career starts against the Mets. Luis Castillo has hit .358 off him (24-for-67) for his career. Carlos Delgado is 4-for-24 (.167) against him, but three hits were homers. ... The Mets lost Maine's first three starts of this season before he beat the Marlins 7-1 in his last outing. He held Florida to one run in six innings. His start was pushed back a day because of rain Sunday. He's 2-3 with a 5.17 ERA in six career starts against the Braves .

Notable: The Braves caught a big break when the Mets were rained out Sunday. Now they'll face Maine and Hernandez, rather than Hernandez and Johan Santana. Santana is 3-1 with a National League-leading 1.10 ERA, and he averages 12.1 strikeouts per nine innings pitched. The Braves went 8-1 against the Mets last year at Turner Field.