This weekend at Great American Ball Park, the Cincinnati Reds will have the best (last?) chance to get back to the field racing event when they will host the New York Mets for three games. The Mets sat in the third wildcard position and the Reds returned for five games. This is the ranking of NL wildcards:
- Chicago Bear: 80-60 (+5 GB)
- San Diego Priest: 76-64 (+1 GB)
- Metropolitan New York: 75-65
——————————————————————————————————————————– - San Francisco Giants: 71-69 (4 GB)
- Cincinnati Reds: 70-70 (5 GB)
After the series with the Mets this weekend, the Reds will head to San Diego with Padres for three games. This is the biggest week of the season for the Reds. Here are the details of the three games to be held in Cincinnati this weekend. The game can be selected on Fubo regional streaming (try for free).
The Metropolis is expected to gather right-handed Brandon Sproat made his debut in the Major League Baseball (MLB) on Sunday. Ace Hunter Greene lined up for the Reds that day, although the team has not confirmed that he will be Sunday's starting pitcher. The Mets and the Reds have Thursday off days. These two clubs will rest as much as this time of this series.
Now, three things to do about the important series in Cincinnati this weekend:
Reds Leadership Series This Season
The Reds took two-thirds of the Mets at Citi Field in July, with one of the losses being a tense game. Winning two of the three games this weekend will not only bring the Reds closer to the standings, but will also win the season series for a finale. This will effectively defeat their deficit. The Mets need to sweep this weekend to win the championship, of course, if swept this weekend, they may not need a tiebreaker because in the rearview mirror, the red guy will be far enough.
The Red Army will not have a better chance to make up for the ground
It cannot be exaggerated: The Reds' season is essentially between the next six days, between the Metropolis and the Padres series. The man who takes two-thirds from the Mets will jump to the red from the five games behind the Mets to three games and play in 19 games. In order to have the best chance to win the playoffs, the Reds do need to sweep the floor this weekend. That will leave them behind only the Mets. Throwing two of the three and slamming the Reds into the Mets' six games to 19 games, it was a pretty huge hole. These head-to-head games are the best chance to make up for yourself.
Who is hot, who is not
Baseball is a cold game. Consistency is a myth. .300 batsmen hit 3 times per 10 batsmen, and even hit .300 per month. He reached 0.300 at 0.300, and the next month's time is .250. Here are three players that New Yorkers have been very hot for the past two weeks:
Vientos, who was very important during the NLCS run in New York last year, finally walked into his 2025 after a very slow start, which left him losing to Brett Baty, Ronny Mauricio and others. Trade deadline Cedric Mullins is the only real resistance to the Mets' offense lately. Since trading, he has .188/.297/.294 slash lines.
Now here are three Reds players who have waving hot rackets over the past two weeks:
Hayes came by before the trade deadline and was a special defender at third base. If the Reds really help him get the Bat away, he will be one of the most valuable players in baseball. McLain finally excelled as he did in 2023 after disappearing from shoulder surgery last year. Two years ago, he was as impressive as a rookie and began to look like that player.
Meanwhile, Elly de la Cruz is in the middle of an extended downturn, hitting .217/.252/.318 since August 1. He hasn't hit a home run since July 31. Zero Chance – Zero – The Reds will not have de la cruz in the playoffs, he can perform like an All-Star, and he can do well in these final games.