Fantasy baseball pitcher picks – picks, streamers for the Mets-Braves doubleheader

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All eyes are on Truist Field

The consequences are now clear and there will be a meaningful doubleheader between the host Atlanta Braves and the visiting New York Mets on Monday. The action begins on ESPN2 at 1:10 p.m. ET with a 40-minute break between contests. Both games count in ESPN Fantasy leagues.

Both clubs are playing to reach the playoffs and extend their 2024 season. Splitting the two games will result in both the Braves and Mets moving into the Wild Card round. If either team wins Monday's two games, they will advance to the No. 5 seed, and the Arizona Diamondbacks, who can do nothing but watch, will sneak into the postseason as the No. 6 seed.

The No. 5 seed travels to Petco Park to face the San Diego Padres on Tuesday. Meanwhile, No. 6 will travel to American Family Field, where the Milwaukee Brewers await.

The expected pitchers are RHP Luis Severino and RHP Tylor Megill for the Mets and LHP Chris Sale and RHP Spencer Wechselbach for the Braves. However, depending on who wins the first game of the afternoon, that team may decide to save their second starter for later use.

• Betting tip of the day: The Braves are the favorite to win the opener of today's doubleheader against the Mets, and I agree with that, largely due to home-field advantage and Schwellbach's advantage over Megill, as shown in today's starting pitcher rankings. The money line is unattractive (-155), so I switch Braves and the -1.5 run line (+140).

Starting pitcher rankings for Monday