The Reds (79-76) are one game behind the New York Mets, who lost to Washington on Saturday afternoon, for the final wild-card spot — and Cincinnati owns the tiebreaker. The Cubs hold the top wild card and have already clinched a playoff berth.

Hunter Greene pitched a one-hitter and Will Benson drove in the only run with a fourth-inning double as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Thursday night. Greene (7-4) struck out nine and walked one in his first career complete game.

With three more home runs on Saturday night, the Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 to move to 79-76 and within a single game of the New York Mets and the third NL Wild Card. The Mets lost 5-3 to the Washington Nationals earlier on Saturday.

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Jameson Taillon (10-6, 3.93 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 86 strikeouts); Reds: Andrew Abbott (9-7, 2.88 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 143 strikeouts)

Preview the Sept. 21 matchup between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

The playoffs have started early for the Cincinnati Reds, who pulled aggressive levers all night to beat the Chicago Cubs and inch toward playoff spot.

For six-plus inning, something special was in the works at Great American Ball Park with Cincinnati Reds' starter Hunter Greene on the mound.

Each game the Cincinnati Reds play over the next week will be their most important to date, including a series finale against the visiting Chicago Cubs on Sunday afternoon.

Javier Assad nor Zack Littell are in good form, and our expert MLB predictions expect runs to be scored tonight at Great American Ball Park.

The Cincinnati Reds own tiebreakers over the New York Mets and Arizona Diamondbacks, assuring a playoff berth if they tie either or both.

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs on Thursday night to stay two games back of the third and final National League Wild Card spot. As it stands on Friday at 11 am, here are the current National League Wild Card standings: Chicago Cubs 88-65 (+9.0)