Major League Baseball's 2024 common season goes an additional day, with the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets set for a decisive doubleheader on Monday earlier than the playoffs start Tuesday.
Forced into the twinbill by climate within the Atlanta space final week, each groups can safe a playoff spot with one win. If the Braves sweep on Monday, that knocks the Mets out of the wild-card image – with the Arizona Diamondbacks sneaking in.
A Mets sweep would get rid of the Braves in favor of the Diamondbacks (and earn the Mets the No. 2 wild-card spot), and a cut up will get each the Braves and Mets into the wild-card spherical.
Follow alongside all through the day on Monday:
How to look at Braves vs Mets doubleheader
Both video games will air on ESPN2, MLB.TV and can be streamed on Fubo.
Ramon Laureano residence run extends Braves’ lead
Mets supervisor Carlos Mendoza despatched Tylor Megill out for the sixth inning and the right-hander retired Jorge Soler to guide off – however Ramon Laureano adopted with a solo residence run that gave the Braves an important insurance coverage run.
Spencer Schwellenbach gave up two hits to start the highest of the fifth, however the Mets couldn’t get the ball out of the infield with Harrison Bader grounding out to finish the body. It was the second time within the sport that the Mets failed to attain after getting a runner to second with no outs.
They're 0-for-6 with runners in scoring place.
Spencer Schwellenbach is continuous his domination of the Mets, giving up simply an infield hit with 4 strikeouts by means of 4 innings.
After Michael Harris' leadoff single within the backside of the third, Atlanta second baseman Ozzie Albies hit a two-run homer off Tylor Megill to offer the Braves an important 2-0 lead within the first sport of the doubleheader.
A 3-time All-Star, Albies was restricted by accidents this season, that is tenth residence run in 98 video games.
Mets starter Tylor Megill labored round two infield hits within the backside of the second, hanging out Gio Urshela and Orlando Arcia to strand each runners.
Spencer Schwellenbach set the Mets down to be able to start the day at Truist Field, retiring Francisco Lindor, Jose Iglesias and Mark Vientos within the prime of the primary.
In two begins towards the Mets coming into Monday, the rookie Schwellenbach held the Mets to 1 run in 14 innings, hanging 15 with one stroll.
What time is Braves vs. Mets?
The first sport of Monday's doubleheader is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. ET, with the second starting about an hour after the primary sport wraps up.
Braves vs. Mets pitching matchups
Game 1
- Braves: Spencer Schwellenbach – 8-7, 3.47 ERA in 20 begins
- Mets: Tylor Megill – 4-5, 3.98 ERA in 15 video games (14 begins)
Game 2
A chemical plant fire in Rockdale County, Georgia, on Sunday has the county east of Atlanta beneath a thick cloud of smoke – greater than 24 hours later. However, the decline in air high quality is just not anticipated to affect right this moment's Mets-Braves doubleheader at Truist Park in Cobb County – a bit greater than 35 miles away.
Meteorologist Alex Forbes of FOX 5 in Atlanta notes the air high quality situation “is not high on the scale at all” and circumstances are anticipated to enhance because the day progresses.
- Michael Harris II, CF
- Ozzie Albies, 2B
- Marcell Ozuna, DH
- Matt Olson, 1B
- Jorge Soler, RF
- Ramon Laureano, LF
- Travis d'Arnaud, C
- Gio Urshela, 3B
- Orlando Arcia, SS
- Francisco Lindor, SS
- Jose Iglesias, 2B
- Mark Vientos, 3B
- Brandon Nimmo, LF
- Pete Alonso, 1B
- J.D. Martinez, DH
- Tyrone Taylor, RF
- Francisco Alvarez, C
- Harrison Bader, CF
MILWAUKEE — With two video games on Monday and a possible playoff sport on Tuesday, there was no greater time than Sunday for David Peterson to bounce again and ease the burden of the bullpen.
After a bumpy opening inning, the 28-year-old left-hander delivered an encouraging end result heading into Monday's doubleheader.
Peterson gave up an infield single to Jackson Chourio within the opening inning earlier than the Brewers put runners on the corners with a stroll and a fielder's selection. But Peterson obtained Eric Haase to wave at a slider for the ultimate out of the inning.
From there, Peterson was almost unhittable. He solely walked two batters throughout the following six innings, ending seven scoreless innings with one hit, three walks and eight strikeouts.
“For him to go out there in a must-win for us today, I thought the way he controlled the game, his tempo, I don't think there was any type of pressure,” Mets supervisor Carlos Mendoza stated. “He was calm, he was under control and he kept making pitches. It's a good sign because he's one of the guys.”
— Andrew Tredinnick, NorthJersey.com
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