On Sunday, baseball’s regular season ended – except for the Braves and Mets. They will meet on Monday at Truist Park for a do-or-die doubleheader that will determine their postseason fates.
The Braves could’ve clinched a postseason berth with a win over the Royals on Sunday or a Diamondbacks loss, but Atlanta lost to Kansas City, 4-2, and Arizona beat a San Diego team playing for nothing. In Milwaukee, the Mets won to avoid a sweep.
It sets up a simple scenario: The Braves need to win one of the two games to go to the postseason for the seventh consecutive season. If they are swept by New York, their season ends…