The Reds moved level with the Mets in the wild-card race on Sunday.
New York lost two of three to the Washington Nationals to allow the Reds to get in front in the race for the final wild-card spot.
The Mets finish the regular season with road series against the Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins.
The good news for the Mets is that both the Cubs and Marlins won’t have much to play for next week. However, New York is 31-44 away from Citi Field.
Cincinnati, who leads on a tiebreaker, gets the Pittsburgh Pirates at home for three and then visits the Milwaukee Brewers for three games.
Milwaukee might have the No. 1 seed and the NL Central wrapped up before the Reds arrive.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are still in the hunt as well, but they face the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres next week. The Dodgers still need to clinch the NL West and the Padres have not yet clinched a playoff berth.
San Francisco, St. Louis and Miami are all mathematically alive, but they likely need to win out, or finish 5-1, and have some help to miraculously jump the Reds, Mets and Diamondbacks.