Mets and Braves set for showdown in Atlanta with playoff dreams at stake in rivalry's next chapter

NEW YORK (AP) — All summer long, one massive series kept looming on the schedule.

Three games between the Mets and Braves in Atlanta during the final week of the season. With the NL East rivals locked in a heated wild-card race, surely it would come down to their head-to-head matchup.

And here we are.

“We knew it a couple of weeks ago: That series was probably going to help decide this thing. We know what we’re up against and we know what we have to do," Atlanta catcher Sean Murphy said. “It just comes down to us. If we win, we’re in.”