In the end, a doubleheader will be held a day before the wild card match. Two National League wild card teams have not been decided yet. A true guillotine match will be held.
In the 안전놀이터 Major League Baseball, 28 teams, excluding the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets, held the final match of the 2024 season on the 30th (Korea time).
The reason why the two teams failed to play the final match on the day was because of the recent hurricane in the southeastern United States. As a result, two matches have been postponed and will take place on October 1.
While Atlanta lost on the day, the New York Mets and Arizona Diamondbacks won. As a result, they will have a doubleheader on October 1.
Atlanta and the New York Mets, who are facing a doubleheader, finished the season with an 88-72 winning rate of 0.559. Arizona finished the season with an 89-73 winning rate of 0.549.
The wild card team can be determined relatively easily. If Atlanta and the New York Mets share one win and one loss, Arizona will be eliminated.
On the other hand, if one of Atlanta or the New York Mets wins two games, both the winning team and Arizona can play in the wild-card series.
The most likely scenario is that Atlanta and the New York Mets advance together. Due to the nature of the doubleheader, the team that plays the first game is highly likely to lose a large number of key players in the second game.
The doubleheader between Atlanta and the New York Mets, which has the fate of the three teams, will be held at Truist Park, Atlanta’s home stadium, on October 1.