Mets, Braves could play two games day after season due to Hurricane Ian

It was previously reported that MLB was discussing contingency plans for the upcoming three-game series between the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves scheduled to begin Friday night at Atlanta's Truist Park amid concerns related to Hurricane Ian. 

There's more information about such plans as both teams head into Wednesday evening tied atop the National League East standings at 97-58. 

Per Danny Abriano of SNY and David Lennon of Newsday, MLB is currently open to three options for the three-game tilt. Friday's game that is originally scheduled to begin at 7:20 p.m. ET could be converted into an afternoon matchup to avoid the rain. Assuming Saturday's contest is washed out, the Mets and Braves could play a split doubleheader on Sunday due to the fact that the clubs are set to be featured in the ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" timeslot. 

Both teams will finish their standard regular-season schedules next Wednesday, and MLB is open to having them play either one or two games against each other on Thursday, Oct. 6, if doing so is absolutely necessary to determine a division winner. Abriano notes, though, that the losing team in this scenario would have to begin a three-game wild-card series the very next day. 

Additionally, Mike Puma of the New York Post has explained why the Mets and Braves won't play this Thursday even though both teams are off: