“It does no good when you have two strikes on you, nobody on, to choke up and put it in play,” right fielder Jason Heyward said. “What good does it do if you put the ball in play weak? It’s not going to do any good for guys 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 in the lineup to do that. That doesn’t get a lot done.”

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, strikeouts in baseball have risen for eight consecutive months. In April, major league teams recorded 5,992 strikeouts, or 15.29 a game, the second-highest average ever for a month.

The Braves started the season 12-1 with splendid pitching and a home run barrage. They lead in the N.L. in strikeouts (266) and are tied for first in home runs (40). The six-time All-Star Brian McCann has not played since off-season shoulder surgery, Heyward is on the disabled list after an appendectomy, and second baseman Dan Uggla and outfielder B. J. Upton have not been hitting their weight.

Atlanta had six straight games with double-digit strikeouts, including three games in Detroit in which they totaled 39. And the Braves have won just one game in which they did not hit a home run. But they draw their share of walks — they are tied for fourth in the N.L. — so it is not easy to cast them as undisciplined.