MILWAUKEE (AP) \u2014 Sal Stewart homered and hit an RBI single, Miguel Andjuar went 3 for 5 and the Cincinnati Reds moved a step closer to their first postseason berth since 2020 by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
The Reds will earn the National League\u2019s third and final wild-card playoff spot if they beat the Brewers or the New York Mets lose to the Miami Marlins on Sunday. A Reds loss and Mets win would send New York to the playoffs instead.<\/p>\n
That third wild-card team will head to Los Angeles to begin a best-of-three matchup with the Dodgers on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Cincinnati and the Mets, who beat the Marlins 5-0<\/a> on Saturday, are both 83-78. The Reds own the head-to-head tiebreaker because they went 4-2 against the Mets this season.<\/p>\n Jackson Chourio homered for the Brewers, who clinched the best regular-season record in the majors and home-field advantage throughout the postseason thanks to the Philadelphia Phillies\u2019 5-0 loss<\/a> to the Minnesota Twins. <\/p>\n Cincinnati broke a scoreless tie with a six-run third inning that included four hits, two errors and a pair of walks.<\/p>\n Noelvi Marte led off by reaching on a throwing error by starter Robert Gasser (0-2). Marte advanced to third on Andujar\u2019s double and scored on Stewart\u2019s one-out single.<\/p>\n Cincinnati led 1-0 when Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski made his first major league relief appearance with the bases loaded and two outs. <\/p>\n Ke\u2019Bryan Hayes greeted Misiorowski with an infield single on an 0-2 pitch. Misiorowski then walked Matt McLain. TJ Friedl singled home two runs, and McLain scored on the play as well due to left fielder Isaac Collins\u2019 throwing error.<\/p>\n Cincinnati starter Andrew Abbott (10-7) allowed three runs over 5 1\/3 innings. Emilio Pag\u00e1n, pitching for a fourth straight day, retired the side in order in the ninth for his 32nd save in 38 opportunities.<\/p>\n Pag\u00e1n was just the second big league player to pitch on four consecutive days this season. Tyler Ferguson of the Athletics did it from May 3-6.<\/p>\n Key moment<\/p>\n Milwaukee got the deficit down to 7-4 and put the potential tying run on first base in the sixth before Joey Ortiz grounded out with the bases loaded to end the threat.<\/p>\n Key stat<\/p>\n Cincinnati ended the Brewers\u2019 streak of 13 straight series victories over the Reds. <\/p>\n Up next<\/p>\n Brady Singer (14-11, 3.95 ERA) pitches for Cincinnati, and Freddy Peralta (17-6, 2.68) starts for Milwaukee on Sunday.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n