Five days remain in the 2025 MLB regular season, and four playoffs spots still are up for grabs. Races for three division titles and two wild card berths are extremely tight, with teams being separated by 1.5 games or fewer in each.

One of those close battles is for the third wild card in the National League. The New York Mets (81-76) enter Wednesday holding the position, with the Cincinnati Reds (80-77) and Arizona Diamondbacks (80-77) both trailing by one game with five games remaining.

The Mets rallied from a five-run deficit to defeat the Chicago Cubs 9-7 on Tuesday in a hard-fought opener of their three-game series to put control of the spot in their own hands. They look to maintain it Wednesday behind rookie right-hander Jonah Tong (2-2, 5.94 ERA), who is coming off a w

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