April
Last season, the Braves played 16 of their first 24 games on the road, including at Washington, Pittsburgh, Colorado and Detroit. This season, 12 of the first 25 are home, and Washington is the only April road opponent with a winning record in 2013.
May
The Braves have a pair of nine-game homestands in May. The May 12-14 series at San Francisco is the lone trip out west before June 4 for the Braves, who in 2013 played 11 games in Mountain or Pacific time zones before May 16.
June
They have only nine home games in June, unfortunate as that’s usually the first month the Braves draw well with kids out of school. There is but one home weekend series in June, while there are three apiece in May and July.
July
There should be a good opportunity to pile up wins on both sides of the All-Star break — the Braves have a seven-game trip against the Mets and Cubs before the break, and season-long 11-game homestand after it against the Phillies, Marlins and Padres.
August
Could be the toughest month on the schedule. Begins with a West Coast trip (San Diego, Seattle), followed by a 10-game homestand against the Nationals, Dodgers and Athletics, then a 10-game, 11-day trip to Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and New York (Mets).
September
If the Braves are in a division race entering September, they could be helped by a schedule that has 12 games against the Phillies, Marlins and Mets, plus six head-to-head games with the Nationals. Ten of the final 13 are home games.
