The New York Mets are within the MLB playoffs. They punched their ticket with a wild 8-7 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader, and can play when the wild-card spherical begins on Tuesday.
The two video games have been postponed final week due to Hurricane Helene, including some chaos to the MLB playoff image forward of the beginning of the wild-card sequence on Tuesday.
With the Mets successful Game 1 and securing their spot within the postseason, the Braves should win Game 2 to get in as nicely. If they break up the doubleheader, they're each in and the Diamondbacks are out. To break it down a bit additional…
Atlanta is in with a win. The Braves could be solely the No. 5 seed.
New York will get in with a win. If the Mets win one Monday, they're the No. 6 seed. If they win each, they're the No. 5 seed.
Arizona will get in if both Atlanta or New York sweeps the doubleheader. The D-backs could be solely the No. 6 seed.
How to look at Mets-Braves
Date: Monday, Sept. 30
Time: 1:10 p.m. ET (Game 2 begins roughly 40 minutes after Game 1 ends)
Channel: ESPN2
Location: Truist Park | Atlanta
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