The Braves have blistered, scalded, and overwhelmed their opposition since the calendar turned to June. They’ve gone 29-8, turning a 10.5-game deficit into the division into just a slim, 1.5-game differential. The Mets have gone a respectable 19-16 in the same span, but have seen most of their advantage frittered away as a result. The current playoff odds have the NL East as basically a toss-up: the Mets have a 49.7 percent chance (as of the time of writing); the Braves are at 48.8 percent.
In some ways, due to the bloated playoff format enabled by the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, these games are bedecked in the full regalia of consequence: no matter what happens, both the Braves and Mets are highly likely to make the postseason at this point.