MILWAUKEE -- The Cincinnati Reds have put themselves in position to earn their first playoff berth since the pandemic-shortened 2020 season while keeping the free-spending New York Mets out of the postseason.

Cincinnati's 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers and New York's 6-2 loss to the Miami Marlins on Friday enabled the Reds to tie the Mets for the National League's third and final wild-card playoff berth. The Reds own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Mets, whose $322.6 million payroll at the start of the season led all MLB teams.

"Obviously I think we can start to feel it a little bit, but at the same time, we've got to take care of business," Cincinnati's Gavin Lux said. "We're not there yet still. We've just got to keep trying to win every pitch and take it gam

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