CINCINNATI (CBSNewYork/AP) — Pinch-hitter Christian Colón’s two-out single off Seth Lugo broke an eighth-inning tie, lifting the Cincinnati Reds over the Mets 3-2 Saturday and dealing New York a critical defeat in the NL wild card race.
New York (80-74) went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and dropped four games back of Milwaukee for the second wild card with just eight games left to play in 2019.
With the score 2-2, Justin Wilson (4-2) walked José Iglesias with one out in the eighth and José Peraza blooped a single to right. Seth Lugo relieved and struck out pinch-hitter Curt Casali, and Colón grounded a curveball up the middle.