The Cincinnati Reds are in the thick of a playoff push . The team entered Friday’s series opener against the Milwaukee Brewers one game behind the New York Mets for the final NL Wild Card berth. With the Reds' first trip to the postseason in five years at stake, every at-bat takes on extra meaning. And sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.

Brewers starter Quinn Priester was dealing in a 1-1 game. But the Reds took the lead on Miguel Andujar’s RBI single in the sixth inning. Then Elly De La Cruz stepped in and slapped a 91 mph sinker up the middle. But the sharply hit ball caromed off second base and made a sudden left turn into shallow left field. Expand Tweet

The Brewers actually were in the perfect defensive alignment for the play. De La Cruz might have had a single up

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