MLB playoff bracket set as Braves beat Mets to secure final NL Wild Card spot

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The MLB playoff bracket is set, as the Atlanta Braves are the final team to earn a National League Wild Card spot after beating the New York Mets, 3-0, in the second game of their doubleheader on Monday. 

The Mets had already secured their spot in the NL Wild Card, as they won a thrilling first game against the Braves thanks to a go-ahead two-run homer by Francisco Lindor in the top of the ninth inning. 

But the theatrics were not present in this game, as the Mets didn’t deploy their best lineup to keep players fresh for Game 1 of their Wild Card matchup on Tuesday. And their NL East foe in the Braves were not complaining, as they got the runs they needed to punch their postseason ticket. 

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The Atlanta Braves pose for a team photo after clinching a wild card birth in the playoffs after a victory over the New York Mets at Truist Park. (Brett Davis-Imagn Images)

The Arizona Diamondbacks, though, were not fans of the second game result in Atlanta on Monday, as they needed one of the teams to sweep the other to secure that final Wild Card spot. So, there will be a new National League pennant winner this year after the D-Backs won it last season. 

Atlanta got on the board early in this one, as Gio Urshela hit a flare single to score Jorge Soler in the bottom of the second inning. 

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That one run was the only difference until the bottom of the seventh inning when Marcel Ozuna laced a single to left field that scored Sean Murphy and Ozzie Albies to pad the Braves’ lead. 

Meanwhile, the