Braves blank Mets to secure final NL playoff spot

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Rookie starter Grant Holmes and five relievers combined to pitch the Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 win over the visiting New York Mets in the second game of a makeup doubleheader on Monday to secure the final National League playoff spot.

New York (89-73) won the first game of the doubleheader 8-7 to clinch a wild-card spot before Atlanta (89-73) rebounded to secure its seventh straight