Sep 27, 2025, 10:47 PM ET<\/p>\n
MILWAUKEE — Sal Stewart<\/a> homered and hit an RBI single, Miguel Andjuar went 3-for-5 and the Cincinnati Reds<\/a> moved a step closer to their first postseason berth since 2020 by beating the Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> 7-4 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n The Reds will earn the National League’s third and final wild-card playoff spot if they beat the Brewers or the New York Mets<\/a> lose to the Miami Marlins<\/a> 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 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 Editor’s Picks<\/p>\n 2 Related<\/p>\n Jackson Chourio<\/a> 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’ 5-0 loss<\/a> to the Minnesota Twins<\/a>.<\/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<\/a> led off by reaching on a throwing error by starter Robert Gasser<\/a> (0-2). Marte advanced to third on Andujar’s double and scored on Stewart’s one-out single.<\/p>\n Cincinnati led 1-0 when Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski<\/a> made his first major league relief appearance with the bases loaded and two outs.<\/p>\n Ke’Bryan Hayes<\/a> greeted Misiorowski with an infield single on an 0-2 pitch. Misiorowski then walked Matt McLain<\/a>. TJ Friedl<\/a> singled home two runs, and McLain scored on the play as well due to left fielder Isaac Collins<\/a>‘ throwing error.<\/p>\n