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N.L. East Is All but Decided After Atlanta Sweeps Mets

One more loss — or one more win by Atlanta — will consign the 98-win Mets to a wild-card spot in the playoffs, taking away a valuable first-round bye.

Chris Bassitt had been one of the hottest pitchers in baseball, but he couldn’t make it out of the third inning against Atlanta on Sunday.Credit...Erik S Lesser/EPA, via Shutterstock

ATLANTA — Of course it came down to the final game of the regular season between the division rivals.

The Mets raced out to a big lead in the National League East to start the 2022 season.