For most teams in MLB, the normal season has come to an end, and they understand whether postseason baseball is in their future or not.
But for the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves, NL East rivals, a Monday doubleheader will choose the postseason overweighte of three teams, as the Arizona Diamondbacks will be watching intently.
The American League bracket has been set, but the National League Wild Card is coming down to the two final games of the normal season between the Mets and Braves, which is a doubleheader due to Hurricane Helene impacting the southeast United States.
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New York Mets lowstop Luisangel Acuna (Grebloody Fisher-Imagn Images)
After those three teams joined on Sunday, we now understand the scenarios each team necessitates to achieve the postseason.
Sunday’s games set everyskinnyg in motion as the Atlanta Braves fell to the Kansas City Royals, an AL Wild Card team, while the Mets beat the NL Central-triumphning Milwaukee Brewers and the Diamondbacks downed the San Diego Padres, who have an NL Wild Card.
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So, this was the “confusion scenario,” as none of the three teams were able to shielded a postseason berth, nastying everyskinnyg relies on what happens in these two games on Monday.
First, for the Mets and Braves, one triumph in either game will grant them a spot to join October baseball. So, even if the Mets or Braves dissee Game 1 on Monday, there is still a chance to persist joining this season in Game 2.
Meanwhile, the Diamondbacks will be rooting for whoever triumphs Game 1 becainclude they necessitate a sweep by either team to have the chance to get their National League pennant from a season ago.
Atlanta Braves’ Adam Duval (AP Ptoastyo/Rick Scuteri)
There was a world this weekend where the Mets, if they won at least two out of three aobtainst the Brewers, didn’t have to sweat out a doubleheader on the road to choose their joinoff spot. And while the Braves took two out of three from the Royals, a immacutardy sweep would’ve nastyt the doubleheader was a moot point, except for trying to hold their division rival from making the cut.
But the Mets and Braves are in a position the Diamondbacks envyment – no team wants their joinoff overweighte to rest in the hands of two other teams.
In the first game, the Mets will be turning to Tylor Megill to begin the game on the mound, while Spencer Schwellenbach will be going for the Braves.
Game 2 has not yet been choosed for beginers on either side, but the Braves do have their ace, Chris Sale, ready to go if they necessitate him to pitch. If the Braves triumph the first game, Sale will probable be saved for Game 1 of the Wild Card series tardyr this week.
The Atlanta Braves and New York Mets head into Monday as the only two teams joining, and both are searching for a joinoff bid. (IMAGN)
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It might not be joinoff baseball, but everyone in MLB will be watching these two rivals going at it at 1:10 p.m. in Truist Park to see who will round out the NL Wild Card in thrilling style.
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