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With just six games remaining in the regular season, the Cincinnati Reds are tied with the New York Mets for the third and final National League Wild Card spot. However, the Reds hold the tiebreaker between the two teams.
Jacob Young stunned the Mets with two highlight-reel catches as the Nationals handed New York a 3-2 loss to dent their NL Wild Card hopes.
For the first time since April 5, the New York Mets no longer control their postseason destiny. A frustrating weekend series loss to the Washington Nationals at Citi Field has dropped the Mets out of the playoff picture with just one week left in the regular season.
Williams: Sunday has to be one of the weirdest days in Cincinnati sports history. Equal parts depressing (Bengals) and exhilarating (Reds). Now what?
Jacob Young made a pair of sensational catches in center field to prevent extra-base hits Sunday as the Washington Nationals hung on and handed the New York Mets a costly 3-2 defeat. The Mets, who have lost 11 of 15 and are 35-52 since mid-June,
If the Mets want to return to the postseason, they need to beat teams like the Nationals, who have one of the worst winning percentages in the Major Leagues. But the clubs’ latest matchup turned out t