A late run by the 1999 Cincinnati Reds put them solidly in contention for the National league Central division title or, at least, a wild card spot.
Manager Jack McKeon’s team had won 16 of their previous 21 games to take a one-game lead over Houston and a two-game bulge over the New York Mets for the wild card. But in the final game of their three-game series at The Astrodome, Mike Hampton won his 21st game of the season, beating the Reds 4-1 and it was a dead-even tie in the NL Central.
The Reds traveled to Milwaukee for the final three games of the year.