Tyler Stephenson lined a two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning Tuesday night, snapping a tie and lifting the visiting Cincinnati Reds to a 4-2 win over the San Diego Padres.

Gavin Lux drew a two-out walk off Robert Suarez (4-6) before Stephenson ripped his 10th homer of the year into the left field seats, enabling Cincinnati (73-72) to pull within three games of the New York Mets for the National League's final wild-card spot.

Connor Phillips (2-0) worked a scoreless eighth inning and Emilio Pagan registered his 27th save of the season with a clean ninth. Four Reds pitchers teamed to limit San Diego (79-66) to three hits.

The Padres fell two games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers (81-64) in the NL West.

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