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Braves pin Wild Card hopes on Ozzie Albies' return to spark playoff push

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The Atlanta Braves are in danger of missing the postseason for the first time since 2017.

With 11 games remaining in the regular season, the Braves are two games behind the New York Mets and Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League Wild Card standings. However, help is on the way.

Tuesday night, second baseman Ozzie Albies, out since late July with a fractured left wrist, began his rehab assignment with the Braves’ Triple-A affiliate in Gwinnett. He sustained the injury on July 21 on a tag play at second base in the ninth inning of a 6-2 loss to the St.