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The Reds beat the Brewers, while the Mets lost to the Marlins, bringing Cincinnati and New York to a tie, but the Reds hold the advantage for the final NL Wild Card spot.
Here are MLB magic numbers, remaining schedules and tiebreakers for contenders through Friday, Sept. 26, along with playoff matchups if Wild Card Series began Saturday, Sept. 27.
With the D-backs officially eliminated from the playoffs on Friday, the final NL Wild Card spot will come down to two teams: the Reds and Mets. Here’s where things stand entering Saturday’s games. With a Reds win and Mets loss on Friday night,
Gary Cohen: "The Mets' lack of attention to detail ... has cropped up repeatedly during this slow-motion, backwards march over the last 3 1/2 months."
The Mets tagged Shota Imanaga for eight runs to grab a pivotal 8-5 win over the Cubs on Thursday night at Wrigley Field.
The Reds played a later start in Milwaukee and were in position to reclaim the lead — based on holding a tiebreaker against the Mets — for the National League’s third and final wild-card spot. The Reds entered the night one game behind the Mets — with Arizona, which trailed by two, playing even later in San Diego.