The last time the Cincinnati Reds won a playoff series, Barry Larkin and Bret Boone were the middle infielders, and Jeff Brantley was closing games.

NEW YORK — The box score won’t show it, but catcher Luis Torrens ’s swing in the ninth inning, a fielder’s choice, delivered the game-winning run for the Mets on Sunday. With the game tied at two in the eighth inning and right fielder Juan Soto on third, Torrens lined a 102.7 mph one-hopper that was picked by the second baseman.

Juan Soto dashed home with the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, beating a throw to the plate on Luis Torrens’ sharp grounder to second base, and the New York Mets avoided a three-game sweep with a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds.

New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso avoided ending his streak of consecutive games played on Sunday. Alonso entered the team's clash with the Cincinnati Reds in the seventh inning after he was initially out of the starting lineup with a hand injury (h/t Will Sammon of The Athletic).

CINCINNATI — Taking two out of three games from the New York Mets is good. However, Sunday’s 3-2 loss for the Reds is a missed opportunity to earn a huge sweep of a good Mets team and further dent into the National League Wild Card race.

Sunday’s game between the New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds marked 100 for the team from Queens. An easily overlooked milestone, it means the final 62 games are

Cincinnati Reds infielder Noelvi Marte was taking reps in the outfield ahead of Saturday's game against the New York Mets. Since coming back from the injured list, Marte has been hitting the ball well,