With most of the 2024 MLB regular season finishing tonight, there was still a few spots in the National League playoffs up for grabs. The Atlanta Braves, stalwarts in the playoffs over the last five years were attempting to claw back from the brink of elimination to earn a seventh consecutive postseason berth.
The Braves needed either a win over the Kansas City Royals or an Arizona Diamondbacks loss to the San Diego Padres in order to clinch a spot in the Wild Card round. Atlanta holds the tiebreaker over the Diamondbacks, so either situations would've assured each team finished with at least the same record.