Thanks to an incredible run over the past several weeks and the past several months, the Mets (87-69) have the opportunity to clinch a playoff spot as they play a three-game series against the Braves (85-71) in Atlanta. Whether or not all three games will be played as schedule, however, depends on the weather—with the forecast for the series finale on Thursday looking particularly wet.
If the Mets beat the Braves two times in this series, they’ll punch their postseason ticket, as they’d have the tiebreaker over Atlanta with a minimum of a three-game lead. It’s far from a guarantee that they’ll accomplish that, as anyone who’s followed the Mets knows how poorly games and series can go in for the good guys when the play in Atlanta.