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    The New York Mets secured their spot in the MLB playoffs with a dramatic victory against the Braves in the first game of Monday’s decisive doubleheader in Atlanta.

    Entering the eighth inning trailing 3–0, the Mets scored six runs to take a 6–3 lead. But the Braves came right back, scoring four at the bottom of the frame. With the Braves three outs away from booking their playoff spot, Pierce Johnson gave up a two-run homer to Francisco Lindor that put the Mets up 7-6. Edwin Diaz held strong in the bottom of the ninth and was credited with the win after missing the save opportunity in the eighth.

    The Braves must win the second game of the doubleheader to secure their wild-card spot, with another loss taking them out of contention in favor of the Arizona Diamondbacks. A Mets win in Game 2 would send them to San Diego for the wild-card series, while the Braves would go to Milwaukee if they can get a win.

    Follow all day Monday:

    Gio Urshela hit an RBI single in the bottom of the second off Mets starter Joey Lucchesi to give Atlanta a 1-0 lead in a game it must win to clinch a spot in the playoffs.

    A Braves win would send Atlanta to San Diego for the wild-card series, while the Mets would go to Milwaukee.

    The teams had to get right back on the field after the Mets’ stunning victory in the first game of the doubleheader that clinched New York’s spot in the postseason. After ace Chris Sale was scratched, Grant Holmes got the start for Atlanta with Joey Lucchesi on the mound for the Mets.

    Atlanta ace Chris Sale did not start the second game of Monday’s doubleheader after suffering from back spasms.

    The presumptive NL Cy Young winner hadn’t pitched since September 19 and was 18-3 with a 2.38 ERA in 29 starts after joining the Braves in an offseason trade with the Red Sox.

    Edwin Diaz held on in the bottom of the ninth to take the postseason win for the Mets.

    Francisco Lindor’s two-run homer off Pierce Johnson in the top of the ninth inning gave the Mets an 8-7 lead. A wild turn of events in Atlanta after the Mets scored six in the top of the eighth and the Braves came back with four in the bottom of the inning.

    After allowing six runs in the top of the eighth, Atlanta scored four in the bottom half of the frame to regain the lead, with a bases-clearing double by Ozzie Albies putting the Braves ahead 7–6.

    Edwin Diaz came in and tried to get a five-out save, but Jared Kelenic’s RBI infield single made it 6-4 with two outs. Then, Diaz walked Michael Harris II to load the bases for Albies.

    Albies has five RBI in the game after getting the scoring started with a two-run homer in the third inning.

    Tyrone Taylor’s leadoff double in the eighth haunted Spencer Schwellenbach – who had held the Mets scoreless for seven innings. Francisco Alvarez followed with an RBI double against Joe Jimenez, finally putting the Mets on the board. Francisco Lindor’s RBI single off two batters later made it 3-2 without an out.

    Jose Iglesias brought in the tying run with an opposite-field single, then Mark Vientos’ sacrifice fly brought home Lindor, giving the Mets a sudden 4-3 lead.

    Brandon Nimmo followed with a no-doubt homer off closer Raisel Iglesias – who came in trying to get a six-out save – to make it 6-3.

    Mets manager Carlos Mendoza sent Tylor Megill out for the sixth inning and the right-hander retired Jorge Soler to lead off – but Ramon Laureano followed with a solo home run that gave the Braves a crucial insurance run.

    Megill was eliminated after giving up a single with two outs, ending his outing with eight strikeouts and being replaced by Huascar Brazoban.

    Spencer Schwellenbach gave up two hits to start the top of the fifth, but the Mets couldn’t get the ball out of the infield as Harrison Bader grounded out to end the frame. It was the second time in the game that the Mets failed to score after advancing a runner to second with no outs.

    They are 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position.

    Spencer Schwellenbach continues his dominance over the Mets, giving up just one infield hit with four strikeouts in four innings.

    After Michael Harris’ leadoff single in the bottom of the third, Atlanta second baseman Ozzie Albies hit a two-run homer off Tylor Megill to give the Braves a crucial 2-0 lead in the first game of the doubleheader.

    Albies, a three-time All-Star, has been limited by injuries this season, his 10th home run in 98 games.

    Mets starter Tylor Megill worked around two infield hits in the bottom of the second, striking out Gio Urshela and Orlando Arcia, stranding both runners.

    Spencer Schwellenbach set the Mets up to start the day at Truist Field, striking out Francisco Lindor, Jose Iglesias and Mark Vientos in the top of the first inning.

    In two starts against the Mets beginning Monday, the rookie Schwellenbach held the Mets to one run in 14 innings, hitting 15 with one walk.

    How to watch Braves vs Mets doubleheader

    Both games will air on ESPN2, MLB.TV and can be streamed on Fubo.

    Pitching matchups between Braves and Mets

    Game 1

    • Brave: Spencer Schwellenbach – 8-7, 3.47 ERA in 20 starts
    • Mets: Tylor Megill – 4-5, 3.98 ERA in 15 games (14 starts)

    Game 2

    A fire at a chemical plant in Rockdale County, Georgia, blanketed the county east of Atlanta on Sunday – more than 24 hours later. However, the decline in air quality is not expected to impact the current Mets-Braves doubleheader at Truist Park in Cobb County, just over 35 miles away.

    FOX 5 Atlanta meteorologist Alex Forbes notes that the air quality issue is “not major at all” and conditions are expected to improve as the day progresses.

    • Michael Harris II, CF
    • Ozzie Albies, 2B
    • Marcell Ozuna, DH
    • Matt Olson, 1B
    • Jorge Soler, RF
    • Ramon Laureano, L.F
    • Travis d’Arnaud, C
    • Gio Urshela, 3B
    • Orlando Arcia, SS
    • Francisco Lindor, SS
    • Jose Iglesias, 2B
    • Mark Vientos, 3B
    • Brandon Nimmo, LF
    • Piet Alonso, 1B
    • J.D. Martinez, DH
    • Tyrone Taylor, RF
    • Francisco Alvarez, C
    • Harrison Bader, C.F

    MILWAUKEE – With two games on Monday and a possible playoff game on Tuesday, there was no bigger time than Sunday for David Peterson to bounce back and lighten the load on the bullpen.

    After a bumpy opening inning, the 28-year-old southpaw delivered an encouraging result heading into Monday’s doubleheader.

    Peterson gave up an infield single to Jackson Chourio in the opening inning before the Brewers put runners on the corners with a walk and a fielder’s choice. But Peterson got Eric Haase to swing at a slider for the final out of the inning.

    From that moment on, Peterson was almost untouchable. He walked only two batters over the next six innings, finishing seven scoreless innings with one hit, three walks and eight strikeouts.

    “For him to win for us today, I thought with the way he controlled the game and his pace, there was no pressure whatsoever,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. “He was calm, he was under control and he kept pitching. It’s a good sign because he’s one of the guys.”

    – Andrew Tredinnick, NorthJersey.com

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