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WIEDMER: If Braves Expect To See October, They Need To Sweep The Mets

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No tomorrow.

It’s come down to that for the Atlanta Braves when they host the white-hot New York Mets for the first of three games at Truist Park tonight at 7:20.

Currently down two games for the final National League wildcard playoff spot, the Braves can ill afford to lose any of the three against the Mets and expect to eclipse them in the final standings. Technically, it’s possible. New York must close out the season with three games in Milwaukee, no easy task.

At that same time, Atlanta hosts Kansas City for three.

But let’s just say the Braves take two of three.