Mets 8, Reds 1: Some Players Relax After Mets’ Party, but Manager Ponders Playoff Strategy
Manager Terry Collins allowed several veterans to sit out a victory over the Reds as he focused on the Mets’ postseason rotation and the possibility of gaining home-field advantage.
Mets 10, Reds 2: After Nine-Year Wait, the Mets Are Returning to the Postseason
Eight years after an epic collapse that scarred the team and its fans, the Mets put at least a few of their demons to rest by winning the National League East title.
Rookie Adam Duvall hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Saturday in the completion of a game suspended on Friday by rain.
Jay Bruce homered and drove in three runs, Michael Lorenzen won for the first time in more than two months and the Cincinnati Reds avoided a sweep by the Milwaukee Brewers with a 6-3 win Sunday.
Taylor Jungmann pitched six strong innings and fellow rookie Domingo Santana homered to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.