NEW YORK -- Ageless right-hander Bartolo Colon picked up a win by throwing seven scoreless innings Friday night and Jose Reyes and Asdrubal Cabrera provided all the offense he needed with back-to-back homers in the third inning of the New York Mets' 3-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins at Citi Field.
The win ensured the Mets (78-69) would remain at least one game ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals in the race for the National League's second wild-card spot. The Cardinals played the San Francisco Giants, who began Friday a game ahead of the Mets for the first wild-card spot, later Friday.