Gavin Lux doubled twice to start two rallies as the visiting Cincinnati Reds pulled into a tie for the final National League wild-card spot with a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.

Cincinnati (82-78) is now level with the New York Mets (82-78), who lost at Miami 6-2 on Friday. The Arizona Diamondbacks (80-79), who entered the day a game behind the Reds, played at San Diego late. Cincinnati owns the head-to-head tiebreaker over both the Mets and Diamondbacks.

Milwaukee (96-64), which previously won the NL Central and clinched a first-round bye, has a magic number of one over Philadelphia (95-65) to secure the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage for the entire postseason. The NL East champion Phillies defeated the Minnesota Twins 3-1 on Friday.

The Reds broke a 1-1 tie wit

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