Reds best Mets in 10th to clinch playoff berth
Shin-Soo Choo drove in the winning run with a single off the wall in the 10th inning, and the Cincinnati Reds secured a playoff spot Monday night moments after beating the New York Mets 3-2.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
New York Mets
2
Cincinnati Reds
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | P10 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CIN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
S Choo singled to deep center, D Mesoraco scored, D Robinson to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-3
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Bunted Foul 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
L Duda homered to right (396 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
L Duda hit sacrifice fly to center, A Harang scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
J Votto walked, R Hanigan scored, S Choo to third, B Phillips to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
S Choo singled to center, T Frazier scored, R Hanigan to third.
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunt Pop Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 0 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Inning 2-3
End of the 10th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
S Choo singled to deep center, D Mesoraco scored, D Robinson to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-3
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Advancing On Force 2-3
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Single 2-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-2
S Choo batting
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Play Result 2-2
S Henn relieved G Burke.
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Lineup Change 2-2
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Lineup Change 2-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
D Robinson singled to right, D Mesoraco to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-2
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Single 2-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-2
D Robinson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
D Mesoraco reached on infield single to shortstop.
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Single 2-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Swinging 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-2
D Mesoraco batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Z Cozart grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 2-2
Pitch 9: in play
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Ball 2-2
Pitch 8: ball 3
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Ball 2-2
Pitch 7: ball 2
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Looking 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-2
Z Cozart batting
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Play Result 2-2
W Tovar at shortstop.
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Play Result 2-2
G Burke relieved D Aardsma.
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Start Inning 2-2
Bottom of the 10th inning
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Lineup Change 2-2
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Head to Head
NYM win series 2-1
Injuries
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
New York Mets
- Jorge Polanco Out
- Tylor Megill Out
- Reed Garrett Out
- Jared Young Out
- Pierson Ohl Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCIN
Shin-Soo ChooCF17
Brandon Phillips2B0
Joey Votto1B37
Ryan LudwickLF41
Jay BruceRF30
Todd Frazier3B99
Zack CozartSS7
Ryan Michael HaniganC30
Johnny CuetoP36
Substitutes
Manny ParraP39
Billy HamiltonPR0
Devin MesoracoC29
Sam LeCureP63
Sean MarshallP45
Chris HeiseyPH24
Aroldis ChapmanP44
Derrick RobinsonLF
NYM
Eric Young Jr.LF9
Daniel Murphy2B9
David Wright3B5
Lucas Duda1B9
Andrew BrownRF65
Juan LagaresCF10
Travis d'ArnaudC16
Omar QuintanillaSS
Aaron HarangP34
Substitutes
Josh SatinPH66
Greg BurkeP61
Sean HennP43
Mike BaxterPH6
Gonzalez GermenP62
Pedro FelicianoP55
Frank FranciscoP43
Tim ByrdakP40
David AardsmaP79
Wilfredo TovarSS72
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