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    How to watch the New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves doubleheader on TV today

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    (This story has been updated with information from Game 1 of the Mets vs Braves doubleheader.)

    It comes down to one game to determine the final playoff spot in the MLB National League playoffs.

    The New York Mets and Atlanta Braves face each other on Monday in the second game of a doubleheader at Truist Park in Atlanta. The Mets clinched a playoff bid with an 8-7 victory over the Braves in Game 1 of the doubleheader, leaving one spot for either Atlanta or the Arizona Diamondbacks, depending on the outcome of Game 2.

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    Here’s what you need to know today about the Mets vs. Braves doubleheader Game 2, a game that will determine the fate of the Braves and DBacks after the season.

    Watch the Mets vs Braves doubleheader on FUBO (Free Trial)

    Why are the Mets and Braves playing a doubleheader on Monday?

    New York and Atlanta will play a doubleheader to supplement games postponed last week due to bad weather. The games must be played because the teams, along with the Diamondbacks, were still fighting for a playoff berth.

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    What time are the Mets and Braves games on Monday?

    The first game of the doubleheader was played at 10:10 a.m. MST (1:10 p.m. ET). The Mets rallied from 8-7.

    The second match starts at 1:50 PM MST (4:50 PM ET).

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    What channels are the Mets vs Braves games on?

    Both games will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2. They can also be seen in Atlanta on Bally Sports South and in New York on SNY.

    How can I stream the Mets vs Braves doubleheader today?

    The game can be streamed on services that support ESPN2, including FUBO, which offers a seven-day free trial.

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    What’s at stake in the Mets vs Braves games?

    The Braves and Mets entered the doubleheader with 88-72 records on the season, with Atlanta in second place in the NL wild-card race and the Mets in third.

    The Mets clinched a spot in the playoffs with their win, moving them to 89-72. The Braves fell to 88-73 with the loss.

    The Diamondbacks finished the regular season with an 89-73 record.

    If the Braves were to win Game 2 and split the two games with the Mets today, they would both enter the postseason, with the Braves as the No. 2 wild card and the Mets the No. 3 wild card because Atlanta holds the tiebreaker over the Mets.

    Arizona would miss the postseason.

    If the Mets were to win both games today and win the doubleheader, the Diamondbacks would reach the postseason as the No. 3 wild-card seed, while the Mets would get the No. 2 wild-card spot. Atlanta would miss the postseason.

    The Braves and Mets have the tiebreaker over the DBacks. So the Diamondbacks need to finish with a better record than either of those teams to make the postseason. The only way they can do that now is for the Mets to win Game 2 against the Braves.

    That would put New York at 90-72, Arizona at 89-73 and Atlanta at 88-74.

    If the Braves were to win Game 2 of the doubleheader, it would put all three teams at 89-73, keeping Arizona out of the postseason due to tiebreakers (the DBacks lost the season series against Braves and against Mets).

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    Reach Jeremy Cluff at [email protected]. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter @Jeremy_Cluff.

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