Atlanta Braves headed back to the playoffs, to face San Diego
The Braves’ hunt for another World Series title is still on.
The big picture: After blowing a 3-0 eighth inning lead in the first game of their doubleheader Mondayagainst the New York Mets, the Braves won the second 3-0.
They’ll head to San Diego to face the Padres Tuesday at 8:38pm ET in the NL Wild Card game which will be on ESPN.
Catch up quick: The Braves and Mets were the only two MLB teams playing Monday. The doubleheader was a result of games that were postponed last week due to Hurricane Helene.
Atlanta needed to win just one game to make it into the playoffs and made it interesting. After surrendering a late game lead in the first game, the Braves were back on top heading into the 9th inning.
In the second matchup, Atlanta’s offense seemed less than enthusiastic mustering only three runs as the team burned through six pitchers.
The other side: The Braves and Padres played seven times during the regular season with Atlanta winning three games, two of which were at San Diego.
The Padres are coming off their second-best season in franchise history going 93-69, Axios San Diego’s Andrew Keatts writes.
The team also set an attendance record at Petco Park — meaning Atlanta islikely to face a hostile environment throughout the Wild Card series.
Fun fact: This is the seventh consecutive season Atlanta has made it to the MLB playoffs. It’s the second-longest streak in franchise history since they made it 11 seasons in a row from 1995 to 2005.
Yes, but: Much like that run, they, so far, only have one World Series championship to show for it.