Overview

• Friday’s results created the deadlock: Cincinnati beat Milwaukee 3-1 and New York lost 6-2 at Miami, leaving both teams 82-78 with the Reds holding a 4-2 head-to-head edge.
• The Reds’ magic number is two, meaning any combination of two Reds wins or Mets losses over the weekend secures the final NL Wild Card berth.
• New York must finish at least one game ahead of Cincinnati to advance, and the Mets can be knocked out as soon as Saturday with a loss coupled with a Reds victory.
• The Mets placed Brett Baty on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain, started Ronny Mauricio at third base, and recalled Jared Young from Triple-A.
• Milwaukee is still pursuing the NL’s top seed and lines up Robert Gasser and Freddy Peralta, while Cincinnati counters with Andrew Abbott and Brady Singer; FanGraphs put the Reds’ odds near 55% entering Saturday.