CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Reds are headed to Pittsburgh for the National League wild card Game at PNC Park tomorrow night.
The winner of Tuesday’s game will advance to the NLDS to face the Cardinals.
It will be the first postseason game in the city of Pittsburgh since Game Five of the 1992 NLCS.
Jordy Mercer had a triple and an inside-the-park homer as the Pirates completed a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds with a 4-2 victory Sunday that was mostly an afterthought for two teams who already knew their playoff future.
There was little at stake Sunday, and the Pirates played mostly backups. Pedro Alvarez was in the lineup, trying to win the NL home run crown outright. He walked, was hit by a pitch and popped out, leaving him tied with Arizona’s Paul Goldschmidt with 36 homers.
Reds manager Dusty Baker started his regulars but began substituting after the third inning. The Reds dropped their last five games, matching their season high.