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Reds Top Brewers 3-1 to Pull Even With Mets for Final NL Wild Card

Cincinnati holds the tiebreaker, with a Saturday clinch possible via a win plus a Mets loss.

Overview

  • The Mets fell to the Marlins in Miami, creating an 82-78 tie for the third NL Wild Card with two games remaining.
  • The go-ahead run in the sixth followed a Gavin Lux double, a Jake Bauers fielding error, and a Miguel Andujar RBI single.
  • Elly De La Cruz reached on a grounder that deflected off second base to put runners at the corners, and Tyler Stephenson added a sacrifice fly for a 3-1 lead.
  • Starter Zack Littell gave up one run on three hits in 4 1/3 innings before the bullpen logged 4 1/3 scoreless frames to finish it.
  • Reliever Connor Phillips struck out three in 1 1/3 innings, and Milwaukee remains positioned to clinch NLCS home-field advantage this weekend.