The New York Mets and Atlanta Braves are both in the MLB playoffs. The Mets punched their ticket with a wild 8-7 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader.
The Braves followed up with a 3-0 win in Game 2 to secure their place in the postseason. That means that the reigning NL champion Arizona Diamondbacks are out of the playoffs. The Diamondbacks needed one of the Braves or Mets to get swept on Sunday to leapfrog them for baseball’s final postseason berth.
The two games played Monday were postponed last week because of Hurricane Helene, adding some chaos to the MLB playoff picture ahead of the start of the wild-card series on Tuesday.