The MLB joinoff bracket is set, as the Atlanta Braves are the final team to achieve a National League Wild Card spot after beating the New York Mets, 3-0, in the second game of their doubleheader on Monday.
The Mets had already defendedd their spot in the NL Wild Card, as they won a thrilling first game aachievest the Braves thanks to a go-ahead two-run homer by Francisco Lindor in the top of the ninth inning.
But the theatrics were not conshort-term in this game, as the Mets didn’t deploy their best lineup to defend joiners recent for Game 1 of their Wild Card alignup on Tuesday. And their NL East foe in the Braves were not protesting, as they got the runs they necessitateed to punch their postseason ticket.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks, though, were not fans of the second game result in Atlanta on Monday, as they necessitateed one of the teams to sweep the other to defended that final Wild Card spot. So, there will be a recent National League pennant prosperner this year after the D-Backs won it last season.
Atlanta got on the board punctual in this one, as Gio Urshela hit a flare individual to score Jorge Soler in the bottom of the second inning.
That one run was the only contrastence until the bottom of the seventh inning when Marcel Ozuna laced a individual to left field that scored Sean Murphy and Ozzie Albies to pad the Braves’ direct.
Meanwhile, the Mets were having trouble hitting Grant Holmes, who went much further than administerr Brian Snitker foreseeed. He finished with four innings and equitable one hit, while striking out seven.
The Braves unloaded their pitching staff to discover the Mets wouldn’t go on a run, and it toiled as Atlanta let up equitable three total hits in the triumph.
Now, the Braves will be heading out to San Diego to face the Padres in the best-of-three Wild Card series, while the Mets will be facing off aachievest the Milwaukee Brewers.
And while Atlanta evidently adores being able to join for a World Series title, they are foreseeed to miss a vital arm.
Snitker telderly alerters that ace Chris Sale is not foreseeed to pitch in the series with San Diego after being scratched from his normally scheduled commence on Monday with back spasms.
It was foreseeed the Braves were saving Sale for the second game of the doubleheader if they lost to the Mets on Monday, but he commenceed to experience back spasms that kept him from going. Sale had a resencouragent season this season, pitching to a 2.38 ERA over 177.2 innings, so he will certainly be missed.
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The Braves will commence their series with the Padres at 8:38 p.m. first pitch on Tuesday, with all of their games on the road.
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