In the top of the ninth inning, as the Reds were clinging to a 2-1 lead, Marte, playing right field, robbed a would-be game-tying home run to help preserve a win over the Pirates. The victory pulled the Reds within a half-game of the Mets, whom they hold the tiebreaker over in the wild-card race.

The Cincinnati Reds open their final series of the season on Friday against the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. The Reds come into the series one game back of the New York Mets for the third and final National League Wild Card spot. Zack Littell will start on the mound for Cincinnati and Quinn Priester will start for Milwaukee.

Francisco Lindor got things going early in the New York Mets’ matchup against the Miami Marlins on Friday night. New York is in the mix for a playoff spot as the regular season enters its final stretch.

Noelvi Marté robbed Bryan Reynolds of a tying home run in the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 Thursday to remain one game behind the New York Mets for the final NL wild card.

The Cincinnati Reds, currently in position for the National League's third wild-card spot after overtaking the New York Mets Sept. 21, shared a hype video of sorts on social media with six games left in the regular season.

The New York Mets are headed into the most pivotal three games of their 2025 MLB regular season against the Miami Marlins. New York is currently clinging to a

The New York Mets’ late-season collapse is one of the biggest stories in MLB right now. On Sunday, a second straight loss to the Washington Nationals dropped them into a tie with the Cincinnati Reds for the final NL Wild Card spot, and they don’t have the tiebreaker between the two teams.