It already feels just like the postseason down in Atlanta.
The New York Mets are in Georgia to tackle the NL East rival Braves, and the stakes are excessive.
Postseason spots are on the road, and, for the Mets, it is easy. Win the sequence, they usually’ll be taking part in in October.
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New York Mets shortstop Luisangel Acuna throws out Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm throughout the eighth inning at Citi Discipline. (Gregory Fisher/Imagn Photos)
The Mets added rookie shortstop Luisangel Acuna, the youthful brother of Braves famous person outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr., to their lineup this season.
The infielder informed reporters he has about 15 members of the family on the town for Tuesday evening’s sport, and he says the household has a simple rooting curiosity.
“Me. My brother’s not taking part in,” he mentioned by means of an interpreter.
The older brother, the Nationwide League’s reigning MVP, tore an ACL earlier this 12 months to finish his season. It is the identical damage he suffered in 2021, however Atlanta wound up profitable the World Sequence that 12 months.
New York Mets shortstop Luisangel Acuna celebrates a solo dwelling run in opposition to the Washington Nationals throughout the eighth inning at Citi Discipline. (Brad Penner/Imagn Photos)
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Coming into the sequence, the Mets are two video games forward of Atlanta, and the season sequence is tied at 5. So, if the Mets win this three-game set, that will guarantee Atlanta can’t move them within the standings. New York is 87-69, whereas the Braves are 85-71.
Two years in the past, the Mets and Braves had been in an identical state of affairs. Though each groups had clinched postseason spots by the point they met in late September, the division title was on the road. The Braves swept New York, placing the Mets within the wild-card spherical, the place they misplaced.
New York Mets shortstop Luisangel Acuna runs to first base throughout a sport in opposition to the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Discipline. (Lucas Boland/Imagn Photos)
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The newest sequence might face some climate delays attributable to a rainstorm anticipated to hammer the southeast Wednesday and Thursday.
A contingency plan has not but been introduced, however choices might embody a doubleheader Monday or transferring the sequence to a special location.
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