Mets-Braves doubleheader: New York and Atlanta battle for the final MLB playoff spots

There are three possible outcomes: the Mets could be swept, the Braves could be swept, or the two clubs could split the doubleheader.

If a team wins both games on Monday, it will be in the playoff field alongside Arizona, with the loser of the doubleheader going home for the winter. A split between New York and Atlanta would propel both teams into the playoffs and wrap up the Diamondbacks, even though all three teams would have identical records. That’s because both the Mets and Braves have a tiebreaker against the Diamondbacks.

If the Mets and Braves were to split the doubleheader, Atlanta would be the No. 5 seed and New York would be the No. 6 seed, based on Atlanta winning the season series between the two. The Braves would then head to San Diego to take on the Padres, while the Mets would return to Milwaukee to play the Brewers.

If a team goes 2-0 on Monday, that club, be it New York or Atlanta, would head to San Diego as the No. 5 seed, while Arizona would play Milwaukee as the No. 6 seed in a rematch of last night’s wild game year. card round.