It’s far too early to call it a winning streak. It is, at least, a start.

Ernesto Mejia hit a two-run home run, Arodys Vizcaino allowed one run in 7 2/3 innings, and the Mississippi Braves took the opener of their series with Jacksonville 3-1 on Wednesday night.

It was the second straight win for the M-Braves (25-41), who halted a seven-game losing streak on Monday. They have not won three in a row at any point this season and are in last place in the Southern League’s South Division, 13 games behind Birmingham.

The end of the first half of the season, when the records are wiped clean, is Sunday.

Game two of the five-game series in Jacksonville is tonight at 6:05.

Jacksonville (33-23) took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning Wednesday when Luke Montz doubled with two outs and scored on a base hit by Jim Negrych.

In the top of the sixth, the M-Braves took the lead for good. Mycal Jones drew a leadoff walk, was bunted to second and scored on a single by Willie Cabrera to tie the game. Two batters later, Mejia hit a pitch over the center field fence for his seventh home run of the season and a 3-1 lead.

Mejia is 5-for-12 with eight RBIs in his last four games.

From there, the M-Braves’ pitching staff took over.

Vizcaino left after surrendering a two-out walk in the bottom of the eighth, and closer Billy Bullock was perfect over the last 1 1/3 innings for his fifth save of the season.

Vizcaino (2-1) allowed five hits and one walk, and struck out nine in an impressive outing. He has allowed only two runs in 12 innings over his last two starts.