The New York Mets on Sunday lost to the Washington Nationals ( box score) while the Cincinnati Reds completed a four-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs ( box score ). That means the final wild card in the National League is now a deadlock between the Reds and Mets, both of whom sit 80-76 with one week to play, but Cincinnati holds the tiebreaker.

In an insane game defined by Jacob Young’s defense, the Washington Nationals put a major dent in the Mets playoff hopes