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Mets Hang on to Beat Reds

On Friday night, the New York Mets held off the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in the opener of a pivotal three-game series, with Mark Vientos homering and Edwin Díaz escaping a ninth-inning bases-loaded jam.
Facing tight standings, the New York Mets entered the game aiming to protect their wild-card position, leading the San Francisco Giants by four games for the final playoff spot.
In the ninth, Edwin Díaz allowed a Ke'Bryan Hayes single and two walks to load bases, then struck out Noelvi Marte, Elly De La Cruz, and induced Gavin Lux's groundout for his 26th save.
The victory extended the Mets’ surge to seven wins in 11 games, with Mark Vientos driving in two and scoring twice, while Cincinnati Reds fell six games behind in the wild-card race.
The result offered a kind of vindication for Edwin Díaz after last year’s mistake against Atlanta, highlighting playoff-margin context where there is no margin for error.

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Mets top Reds after Diaz escapes bases-loaded, no-out jam in ninth

CINCINNATI — Mark Vientos homered and Edwin Díaz escaped a major jam in the ninth inning as the New York Mets held off the fading Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Friday night in the opener of a pivotal three-game series. Cincinnati (70-71) fell six games behind the Mets for the last National League wild card with 21 remaining. New York leads San Francisco by four games for the final playoff spot. Vientos drove in two runs and scored two more to help the …

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Díaz escapes in 9th inning as Mets hang on to beat Reds 5-4

Mark Vientos homered and Edwin Díaz escaped a major jam in the ninth inning as the New York Mets held off the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Friday night in the opener of a pivotal three-game series.

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Edwin Diaz helps Mets close out narrow victory over Reds

Edwin Diaz got into and out of a none-out, bases-loaded jam in the ninth inning Friday night, when he closed out a 5-4 win for the visiting New York Mets over the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game…

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