CINCINNATI — The thunder from the Mets’ bats, which shook Great American Ball Park a night earlier, turned to a whimper Saturday.
Three hits usually won’t get it done, so here were the Mets frustrated by a Christian Colon grounder that found a hole in the eighth inning for the Reds’ go-ahead run. An ensuing rally for the Mets never arrived in a 3-2 loss that pushed them closer to elimination from the NL wild-card race.
The Mets’ elimination number from the playoff race was shaved to five as they fell four games behind the Brewers — who faced the Pirates in a night game — in the race for the second wild card.