India homers in 7th to help Reds beat Mets 5-3, keep pace in wild-card race

NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan India hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 5-3 on Friday night, another important victory in the tight National League wild-card race.

The Reds moved into the third wild card after the San Francisco Giants — who entered Friday two-thousandths of a percentage point ahead of Cincinnati and the Arizona Diamondbacks — fell to the Colorado Rockies, 3-2.

The Reds have the tiebreaker over the Diamondbacks after winning the season series 4-3.

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