This is more like it if you are a Braves fan. The wins have come with more regularity the past couple of weeks, and the offense is a big reason why.

While it has yet to display the consistent jaw-dropping bashing at the plate that it mastered a year ago, the Braves offense has showed spurts. It is an encouraging sign for a team that has tallied wins this year despite a lack of offensive excellence.

Entering Thursday’s matinee with the Chicago White Sox, the Braves had won 9 of 13 which included a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers and two wins at the New York Yankees. The Braves scored 63 runs during those 13 games. Atlanta scored 43 runs in the previous 13 games when it managed just a 4-9 record.

Encouraging signs center around the long ball if you are a Braves fan. The Braves smashed 21 home runs during those 13 games. That is still is far off the pace from last year’s team that belted 307 dingers, but it shows signs to fans and the rest of baseball that this offense is capable of providing a surge when it needed to.

Jarred Kelenic has found a home at leadoff and is up to eight homers.

Austin Riley has picked up the pace at the plate. He started June with a .234 batting average. It dropped to .220 with an 0-for-5 performance on June 13 but has surged to a .255 clip. He is 18 for his last 42 with five home runs and 10 RBIs in his last 12 games.

Riley’s average is up to .255 with eight homers and 30 RBIs. While it is still off the pace from a fourth straight 30-plus home run season, it’s an encouraging sign that his best is yet to come.

The offense is capable of much more, however. Ozzie Albies’ batting average has dropped from .271 at the beginning of June to .251. That is what will happen when you bat .198 for the month.

Matt Olson is still batting just .264 during June and has only managed four home runs for the month. As evidence by his 54 home runs last year and 127 dingers over the previous three seasons, Olson is capable of so much more.

Marcell Ozuna has exceeded expectations with 21 homers and 64 RBIs almost halfway through the season. But the average has dropped considerably with back-to-back months of .292 averages. That is nothing to be ashamed of for Ozuna, a career .271 hitter. But it’s a noticeable drop from someone who has been leading the offense this year.

It was bound to happen but also serves as a sign to the rest of the team that other players need to step up. Some have started. Others need to follow.