ATLANTA (AP/3TV/CBS 5) — The Arizona Diamondbacks needed a New York Mets sweep in its Monday doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves, but they came up short.
The Mets fell 3-0 in Atlanta in the second game. New York could only get three hits.
So that means the D-backs are out of the playoffs, and the Mets and Braves are in.
The Braves hosted the Mets in a doubleheader Monday to decide the final two National League wild-card spots, a day after the scheduled end of the regular season. New York took the first game in a thriller, defeating the Braves 8-7.
The unusual twin bill was required after two games between the NL East rivals were washed out last week as Hurricane Helene wreaked destruction across the southeastern U.S.
The Braves could’ve clinched their seventh straight postseason appearance on Sunday, but a 4-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals left Atlanta at 88-72. The Mets also were at 88-72 after a 5-0 victory at Milwaukee, while Arizona finished the regular season 89-73 with an 11-2 rout of the Padres.
Coming into Monday, the Braves and Mets both held a tiebreaker edge over the Diamondbacks, so all they needed to do was split the doubleheader to advance in tandem to the Wild Card Series. The Diamondbacks were watching from Phoenix, hoping for a sweep that would give them the final wild card.
A watch party was held at Guy Fieri’s DTPHX Kitchen + Bar at Chase Field for the second Mets-Braves game.
NL Central champion Milwaukee and top wild card San Diego have already locked up hosting duties for the best-of-three opening round.
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