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The Mets are bringing Amazin back. Just a week ago, they were three games behind the Atlanta Braves for the final National League Wild Card spot. Fast-forward to now, and the Mets are riding a seven-game winning streak, trailing the Braves by just a half-game.

Demonstrating their resilience throughout the season, New York is making the NL Wild Card race a must-watch. The Mets and Braves will clash in a three-game series later this month that could determine the winner of the that final NL playoff spot.

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Figuring out the three American League Wild Card seats might be a done deal already.

The Royals finally snapped a seven-game losing skid on Wednesday night against Cleveland, but they’re still in the playoff clear by 5.5 games. That’s because the Red Sox dropped a series to Detroit over the weekend and then just got swept up by the Mets.

We’ll talk to Boston podcaster Jared Carrabis about the COOKED Red Sox on Thursday’s FT Live.

The Mariners were yet another playoff hopeful that failed to take advantage of the Wild Card stumblers. A road trip along the California coast saw the M’s drop a series in Anaheim last weekend and then they lost a series in Oakland, where they were walked off twice.

• View - Shota Imanaga throws 7 no-hit innings, bullpen completes first no-no at Wrigley Field since 1972.

• View - Phillies find stride, pulling away with NL East.

• View - AL East race tightening up between Yankees and Orioles.

• View - Matt Chapman inks 6-year, $151M extension with San Francisco.

• View - Wyatt Langford follows walk-off grand slam with a 3-hit game, Rangers take 2 of 3 from the Yankees.

• View - Dodgers rotation receives a boost as Yoshinobu Yamamoto is set to return Tuesday.

Watch - FT Senior Insider Ken Rosenthal dishes on which front offices could be shaken up this offseason, the impact of the Braves adding Chris Sale, and the trio of NL ROY contenders.

Watch - North Side Territory host Sahadev Sharma tells FT about the highs and many lows of the Cubs season, with a hint of their offseason goals.

Watch - The FT crew discusses how the AL and NL MVP races will stack up and which candidates have been overlooked so far.

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