MILWAUKEE —

For the first time since the 2020 season, the Cincinnati Reds are playing playoff baseball! Advertisement

Cincinnati clinched the No. 3 Wild Cart berth in the National League after a 4-0 loss by the New York Mets on the season's final day.

The Reds and Mets entered Sunday with identical 83-78 records, but Cincinnati owned the head-to-head tiebreaker, winning four of the six games the two teams played.

Cincinnati, who lost to Milwaukee in the season finale, 4-2, had to wait for the Mets and Marlins game to end to know their postseason fate.

Cincinnati drew first blood in the early stages of the game, slugging a pair of solo home runs in the second and third innings.

Elly De La Cruz took a fastball from Freddy Peralta to deep centerfield to lead off the second inning, givi

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