Grant Holmes got the start instead

The Arizona Diamondbacks are on the outside looking in with the 12-team playoff bracket set

The New York Mets clinched a playoff spot with a win in Game 1 of their Monday doubleheader vs. the Braves

ATLANTA (AP) — The Mets are headed to the postseason after Francisco Lindor's two-run homer in the ninth capped a wild back-and-forth over the final two innings, giving New York an 8-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday in the opener of a makeup doubleheader squeezed in before the start of the playoffs.Atlanta would also earn a wild-card berth by winning the second game, which would eliminate Arizona. If the Mets sweep, the Diamondbacks would get in at the Braves' expense.The Braves led 3-0 heading to the eighth behind rookie starter Spencer Schwellenbach, but that was long forgotten by the end of this thriller.New York went ahead with a six-run eighth, capped by Brandon Nimmo's two-run homer. The Braves surged back ahead with four runs in the bottom half, with Ozzie Albies delivering a bases-loaded double with two outs for a 7-6 lead.The Mets weren't finished. Starling Marte singled with one out off Pierce Johnson (7-5) and Lindor delivered his 33rd homer, a drive into the Braves bullpen in right-center.…

Tylor Megill gave the Mets a chance in the biggest start of his major league career, and that was good enough. 

SportsLine's model simulated Tuesday afternoon's Kansas City Royals vs. Baltimore Orioles matchup 10,000 times in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card series

The Atlanta Braves couldn't beat the New York Mets in the first game of their doubleheader to punch their ticket to the postseason, but they got the job done in the second one.

The Yankees took Monday off but are scheduled to hold workouts Tuesday through Friday — with Wednesday and Thursday expected to be the heaviest days.

Sale was scratched from Game 162 Monday

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SportsLine's model simulated Monday afternoon's Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets matchup 10,000 times as the winner advances to the 2024 MLB playoffs

Four months after dropping 11 games under.

The last-minute doubleheader will decide the final two spots in the National League playoff field

Tylor Megill will be thrust onto the biggest stage of his career as Monday’s opening act for the Mets.

The 2024 MLB regular season has two more games: a pivotal doubleheader in Atlanta

The final(?) day of the 2024 MLB regular season is here, so where do things stand?

Two spots remain open in the 2024 MLB postseason, which kicks off Tuesday

Luis Arraez held off Shohei Ohtani’s bid to win the National League Triple Crown and was set to become the first player since the 1800s to earn batting titles with three teams.

Francisco Lindor homered and drove in two runs, David Peterson pitched seven brilliant innings and the New York Mets moved within one win of a playoff berth with a 5-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.

After 160 games, it’s come to this for the Mets: Win once in their scheduled doubleheader against the Braves on Monday and admittance to the postseason as a wild card is granted. Get swept, and the...

The sinking Mets will turn to David Peterson to bail them out.

The baseball season is going extra innings.

Shohei Ohtani had two hits and raised his average to .310 in his bid to overtake batting leader Luis Arraez and become the National League’s first Triple Crown winner since 1937, helping the playoff-bound Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 13-2 on Saturday night. Ohtani went 2 for 5…

Ohtani enters his final regular-season game four points behind Luis Arraez's .314 average

With the 162-game marathon finally complete following a win over the Pirates on Sunday, the Yankees are about to start a sprint for 11 wins.