But this is something that’ll benefit BOTH the Mets and the Atlanta Braves, who come into Monday’s doubleheader that shouldn’t have been with this scenario: if they split the doubleheader, they both make the playoffs as Wild Card teams. The Arizona Diamondbacks would be eliminated.

Sunday's results failed to settle the National League wild-card race, so the New York Mets jumped on a plane to Atlanta for a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves on Monday (1 p.m. ET on ESPN2). The Arizona Diamondbacks will be watching -- they need one of these teams to pull off a sweep in order to get into the playoffs themselves.

The situation surrounding the hurricane-related postponements in Atlanta was highly unusual. But the league could have been more proactive.