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Drama and ice cream: Why the Braves and Mets have made the NL East baseball's most exciting playoff race
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Braves vs. Mets preview: Max Fried gets the first start in a big divisional showdown - Battery Power
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Braves Clinch NL East Sending Mets to Wild Card Round - The New York Times
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Mets lose opener to Braves, tied for first place in NL East
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2022 MLB Playoffs: Max Scherzer, Mets fail to meet the moment in Game 1 loss
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Michael Cunningham: Braves must solve Scherzer, deGrom to stay in NL East race
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Rafael Ortega keys a big 6th inning for the Mets, who beat the Braves to avoid last place
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Relax it's the Reds” “Dead arm by August” - Atlanta Braves fans troll the New York Mets as they celebrate the return of Max Scherzer
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Morning Briefing: Mets Fall Behind Braves In NL East - Metsmerized Online
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Scherzer stars with 11 strikeouts as Mets double down on Braves, Montgomery haunts Yankees