Hurricane Helene’s intense rain on Wednesday forced the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves to postpone their pivotal series’ last two games.
This implies that the wild-card race, which was expected to run all the way to the last day of the regular season, may require an additional day.
Now, a doubleheader between the Mets and Braves on Monday that will start at precisely 40 minutes apart might be vital in determining postseason positions.
The NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers will play three games against New York starting on Friday. In the meanwhile, the Braves will play an AL postseason contender, the Kansas City Royals, in a weekend series.
Carlos Mendoza, manager of the Mets, stated, “We have to move on to the next series now.” “We have to go out there and not just win a series but also take care of business because Milwaukee is another really talented team that we will be playing. Controlling the things under our control is the only action we can do.
In the wild-card race, the Mets (87-70) led Arizona by a half-game, while the Braves (86-71) trailed by a full game. The playoffs, which start with the best-of-three wild-card round on Tuesday, will see two of these clubs advance.
As the hurricane’s remnants pass over Georgia, Braves manager Brian Snitker expressed his optimism that the Royals will be able to make it. He also mentioned the poor weather outlook. “I would hope that nothing goes wrong for their series.”
After playing the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night, the Diamondbacks will take Thursday off before concluding the regular season with a three-game series against the San Diego Padres.
In the opening game of their series, the Braves defeated the Mets 5-1 on Tuesday night.
On Monday, both teams were off, but there was no sign that MLB or any club considered moving up the start of the series. Prior to the area being pounded by severe rain in the afternoon on Wednesday, they also lost the opportunity to play the game.
The decision to postpone both games at 5:11 p.m. EDT, or around two hours before the game was scheduled to start on Wednesday, was made, according to Mets manager Carlos Mendoza.
“You know, I oversee a group of people,” he remarked. “We were aware of the weather, but it is unpredictable. We arrived here on Tuesday, dropped a game, and were prepared to play today when we received a call.
