The Cincinnati Reds are tied with the New York Mets for the third and final Wild Card spot in the National League after sweeping the Chicago Cubs on Sunday afternoon. They hold the tiebreaker over New York. Gavin Lux drove in Cincinnati's only run on the game on Sunday.

Detroit visits Cleveland and then heads to Fenway Park to face the Boston Red Sox in a series that might decide the final AL wild-card spot. If Detroit drops two of three to Cleveland, it will be in the thick of the wild-card race with Boston and Houston.

The 2007 Mets remain the gold standard for September collapses. Blowing a seven-game lead with seven to play remains one of the most statistically improbable downturns in Major League history. The players on that team are forever marked by what happened down the stretch.

The Nationals' Jacob Young, who robbed the Reds' Will Benson of a homer in July, made two remarkable catches against the Mets.

Just when it looked like the Mets might finally win a game in which they trailed after eight innings, the unthinkable happened.

The Reds were leading by one run in the eighth inning with Noelvi Marte on first base and Elly De La Cruz up to bat. The next batter, catcher Tyler Stephenson, asked manager Terry Francona if he wanted him to bunt if De La Cruz reached base.

With former OSU baseball player Nolan McLean emerging as breakout star, the New York Mets are closing in on their second consecutive trip to the MLB playoffs after earning the sixth and final National League wild card last season. This is how things stand entering play on Saturday, Sept. 20:

The New York Mets have had a breath of fresh air added to their roster with the addition of several star pitching prospects. First, it was Nolan McLean. He had