Mets, Braves Postponed Wednesday & Thursday

Updated Post, 9/25/24, 5:07 p.m.

According to multiple reports, the Mets and Braves games on Wednesday and Thursday have been postponed due to inclement weather. It’s supposed to rain in the Atlanta area from Wednesday afternoon to Friday morning.

The two teams will reportedly have to play a doubleheader on Monday—a day before the NL Wild Card is set to begin. At that point, the Mets and Braves may be playing for the 5th and 6th seeds in the playoffs, or they may be battling to get into the playoffs at all.

It will be a straight doubleheader starting at 1:10 p.m.

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According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Braves decided not to alter the start times of any of the remaining games between the Mets and Braves this week, and the Commissioner’s office did not override the team.

In his report, Sherman states that “For reasons of business, logistics and perhaps gamesmanship, the Braves did not want to shift start times, days or locations for their series against the Mets despite forecasts that make it iffy to play Wednesday night and even less likely to play a three-game series finale Thursday night.”

Sherman continues in his reporting that “MLB was hoping that a game could be played Wednesday – even with starts and stops – and that, at worst, a single game would be perhaps needed Monday.” The forecast in Atlanta calls for intense rain and storms virtually all night, and into Friday morning as Helene moves into the area.

Hurricane Helene is on a path toward Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and several other southeastern states. As the storm intensifies, it draws closer and closer to Truist Park. Forecasts are grim for any game to be played tonight, let alone on Thursday. This would create an event where the Mets would need to return to Atlanta to play a doubleheader on the final day of the season, which would be Monday. However, there are scenarios where both the Mets and Braves have secured playoff spots by then.

In an increasingly likely event that both games are postponed, the Mets would head to Milwaukee to open a series on Friday with a Brewers squad that has already clinched the National League Central and are setting up their starting pitching for the playoffs.

The Braves would welcome the Kansas City Royals, who despite free-falling in the American League standings lately, are still alive in the playoff picture. Atlanta would then have to choose between firing their ace Chris Sale at the Royals or holding him off for a potential double-header with the Mets.

Of note to both the Mets and the Braves, any postponement would put eyes on tonight’s Arizona Diamondbacks game. An Arizona loss puts the Braves into the sixth seed and drops the Mets’ magic number to clinch a playoff spot to three. Any combination of three Mets wins and Arizona losses to San Diego over the final weekend would put the Mets into October. Beyond the obvious impact on both teams, this also could drastically change the significance of any Monday doubleheader from fighting for a playoff spot to sorting out seeding.

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