It's reminiscent of 2 years ago, when the Mets arrived in Atlanta for the penultimate series of the season leading the NL East by one game over the Braves. Atlanta swept their three-game set, securing a tiebreaker that decided the division title days later when both clubs finished 101-61 en route to early playoff exits.

The playoffs don’t officially start until Oct. 1, but the Mets have essentially been playing games with postseason implications for a while now and that will be especially true in their next three games against the Braves in Atlanta beginning Tuesday.

YouTube The final week of the 2024 regular season is upon us and while a few teams have booked their tickets to the postseason, there are still a couple spots up for grabs. With a few highly entertaining matchups coming up this week,