![]() That would be Atlanta’s eight opportunity. Both teams would finish with identical 85-77 records, meaning there would be a play-in game to decide the the division. Now I know what you’re saying, Braves win one of their four remaining games or the Phillies lose one of their three remaining games, that’s only seven opportunities, but you said eight? If by some miracle, all seven of those games broke the Phillies way, that still wouldn’t end it. This means the Braves would have eight opportunities to eliminate the Phillies, win any of their four remaining games (3 vs the Mets, 1 vs the Rockies) or have Philadelphia lose any of their three remaining games against Miami. If the Braves win two of three against the Phillies, their magic number would be one. This isn’t quite as clean but it’s still pretty close. Obviously a sweep would be three Braves’ wins and three Phillies losses, which means the Braves would be hoisting their fourth straight division banner Thursday night. ![]() Philadelphia’s elimination number is five, which means any combination of Braves’ wins and Phillies’ losses that add up to five eliminates them from postseason play. If the Braves sweep the Phillies this week, the division race is over. This is the easiest and cleanest way for the division race to be decided. With that, let’s get into all the scenarios that could play out this week. That game will only be played if it changes the playoff picture, adding another layer of complexity to this final week. Atlanta also has a potential game on Monday at home, against the Rockies that would be the make-up game for the September 16th rainout. The Braves end the season with three at home against the Mets while the Phillies head to Miami for three to wrap up their season. As fate would have it, those same Phillies are in Atlanta for a three-game set starting Tuesday night, a series that essentially is going to decide who wins the NL East. ![]() For this team, this season, it was always going to come down to the very end.Īs the standings sit on Monday, September 27th, the Braves have a 2.5 game lead on the Phillies with six, and potentially seven, games to play. Had the Braves taken care of business at home against the Rockies a couple of weeks ago or not blown a late 4-1 lead against the Diamondbacks last week, this last week would be devoid of drama. The only fitting end to a season as wild as the Atlanta Braves’ 2021 season is for it all to come down to the last week.
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