In his place, righty Grant Holmes, who has pitched mostly out of the bullpen, took the mound on 10 minutes notice. Against a Mets team that had already clinched their postseason berth, Holmes threw four shutout innings and the Braves offense mustered enough to cap a long day with a win.

After two games were postponed last week because of Hurricane Helene, the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves play a doubleheader Monday with two playoff spots on the line. Win, and they're in.

With the results the Mets will travel to Milwaukee to play the Brewers in a National League Wild Card series beginning Tuesday, while the Braves will play at San Diego in another NL wild card playoff.