Reds now in position to keep Mets out of postseason
MILWAUKEE – The Reds of Cincinnati have been in a position to win their first place in the playoffs since the season of the 2020 round of the pandemic while keeping the New York dishes to spend free out of season.
The 3-1 victory of Cincinnati against the Brewers of Milwaukee and the 6-2 defeat of New York against the Marlins of Miami on Friday allowed the Reds to link the dishes for the third and last place of the National League qualifying series. The Reds have the break-in equality on-one on the dishes, including the payroll of $ 322.6 million at the start of the season led all the MLB teams.
The Arizona Diamondbacks were eliminated from the disappearance for this last joker berth with their 7-4 defeat against the Padres of San Diego.
“Obviously, I think we can start to feel it a little, but at the same time, we have to take care of business,” said the left -hand player from Cincinnati, Gavin Lux. “We are not there yet.
Cincinnati has not experienced more seven games above 0.500 at any time this season and only took 15-18 in its last 33 games. However, the Reds have always played well enough to catch the food, which have lost 16 of their last 25 games.
The dishes were 45-24 and had the best record in the majors on June 12, but they have been 37-54 since.
“We got into this position,” said Diet Director Carlos Mendoza, to journalists after their Friday evening defeat in Miami. “We are there. We have to come back tomorrow and the next day now. We have to win the next two and see what’s going on.”
The Reds (82-78) are looking to make the playoffs in a non-pandemic season for the first time since 2013. They have not won a post-season match since 2012 and have not won a eliminatory series since 1995.
They could finally return to the playoffs with the help of guys accustomed to this stage.
Lux, who won the World Series rings with Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020 and 2024, doubled twice and marked the shift race on Friday. Reds manager Terry Francona led the Boston Red Sox to a 2004 World Series championship and brought Cleveland to match 7 of the fall of fall 2016.
Francona, 66, spent a year away from the game for health reasons before resuming the Reds this season.
“It’s as exciting as possible,” said Francona. “In order not to admit that you are nervous, I think it would be bad. I am nervous like hell.”
The Reds path to a rare offer of playoffs means going beyond their recent sworn enemy.
Cincinnati has lost each of its last 13 series with the Brewers. End on this sequence could catapult the reds in the playoffs.
“This would be the ideal time to do so,” said Reds Tony Santillan Reds. “Season online, beat them, win against them and switch to the playoffs by beating them. I feel like it’s been a while.”
