PHOENIX -- They won five more games than the World Series team from last year, but 89 wins was not enough to get the D-backs back into the postseason.

Arizona was eliminated from postseason contention when the Mets and Braves split their doubleheader Monday in Atlanta. The D-backs needed one of the two teams to sweep the doubleheader for Arizona to capture the third and final NL Wild Card spot, but the Braves won Game 2 after the Mets prevailed in Game 1.

While they finished the season with identical records to the Braves and Mets at 89-73, the D-backs lost the head-to-head tiebreakers with both teams.

D-backs players started showing up at the ballpark around midday, some sitting around in the clubhouse watching the games, while others took the field to get in a light workout.

The Mets-Braves game was displayed on the video board and the families of players sat in the stands and watched.

The D-backs lost control of their own destiny in the postseason chase over the last 10 days when they dropped five of their last seven to end the season.

Last year, Arizona lost its last four games, but still managed to grab the final Wild Card Spot and rode that momentum all the way to the World Series, where the D-backs lost to the Rangers in five games.