The Atlanta Braves and New York Mets are both playoff bound after a splitting a doubleheader on Monday, leaving the Arizona Diamondbacks on the outside looking in.
’s two-run homer in the ninth capped a wild back-and-forth over the final two innings, giving New York an 8-7 victory over theThe Braves led 3-0 heading to the eighth behind rookie starter Spencer Schwellenbach, but that was long forgotten by the end of this thriller.ATLANTA — Atlanta bounced back from a stunning loss in the first game of a makeup doubleheader, claiming the last postseason berth with a win over New York.
With three teams in contention for the last two playoff spots in the National League, the Braves faced the Mets in a twin bill squeezed between the scheduled end to the regular season and the start of the Wild Card Series.could only watch from afar and were eliminated as NL East rivals made up a pair of games rained out last week as Hurricane Helene wreaked destruction in the southeastern U.S.
The Diamondbacks needed one team to sweep, so they were pulling for the Mets after they locked up their postseason spot by overcoming a 3-0 deficits of 3-0 in the eighth inning and 7-6 in the ninth to win the opener, going ahead for good on
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