MILWAUKEE -- The Cincinnati Reds are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2020 after overtaking the New York Mets for the National League's third and final wild card on the season's final weekend.

Cincinnati got to the postseason with plenty of help from the stumbling Mets.

The Reds blew an opportunity to clinch a playoff spot on their own Sunday when they squandered a 2-0 lead in a 4-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers . But they still got the NL's last postseason spot because the Mets lost 4-0 to the Miami Marlins .

Cincinnati and New York both finished the season with 83-79 records, but the Reds owned the head-to-head tiebreaker after going 4-2 against the Mets this season. This is the first time in franchise history the Reds have clinched a playoff berth on the final da

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