There’s a moment in every baseball season where the grind gives way to gravity, and 156 one-day-at-a-time narratives collapse in the face of a big game. Or three big games.
For the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets, that moment arrives Friday night in Cobb County’s Truist Park, when a fantastic National League East race will tilt in one team’s direction after months of hide-and-seek.
The Mets are 98-58, leaders of the East for all but one day since April 12, fulfilling the mandate of their uber-rich owner that the time is now.