CINCINNATI (AP) — Noelvi Marté robbed Bryan Reynolds of a tying house run within the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 Thursday to maneuver inside a half-game of the New York Mets for the ultimate NL wild card.

Nick Lodolo tied his profession excessive with 12 strikeouts earlier than leaving with a proper groin harm within the seventh.

Marté and Gavin Lux drove in runs, and the Reds (81-78) had been positioned to maneuver in into the final wild card spot if the Mets misplaced on the Chicago Cubs later Thursday. Cincinnati has the tiebreaker over the Mets (81-77) and Arizona (80-78), which performed the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Marté used his 6-foot-2 top when he jumped on the 8-foot right-field wall and reached again above the first-row of seats to catch Reynolds’ 348-foot drive for the second out of the ninth. Marté had all three putouts as Emilio Pagán bought three straight outs for his career-high thirtieth save in 36 possibilities.

Lodolo (9-8) bought 27 swings and misses, together with 15 on curveballs. He allowed two hits and walked one, leaving because of the harm after 6 1/3 innings and 81 pitches. Lodolo additionally struck out 12 at Philadelphia on April 8, 2023.

Braxton Ashcraft (4-4) gave up two runs and a career-high eight hits in 4 1/3 innings. Nick Yorke had an RBI grounder within the eighth.

Cincinnati salvaged the three-game collection finale, which began after a 1-hour, 22-minute rain delay.

Key second

After making the catch on Reynolds, Marté sprinted towards the right-field line to seize Andrew McCutchen’s liner for the ultimate out.

Key stat

Cincinnati was six video games out of a wild-card spot in early September after dropping 10 of 13 video games however has received 10 of its final 17..