Duda, Mets Cut Magic Number To 1 With 12-5 Win Over Reds

CINCINNATI (AP) — Lucas Duda hit a pair of three-run homers on Friday night, and Noah Syndergaard dominated with his 99 mph fastball while pitching into the eighth inning, leading the New York Mets to a 12-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds that moved them to the verge of their first playoff spot since 2006.
The Mets’ magic number for clinching the NL East was reduced to one with Washington’s 8-2 loss to Philadelphia.
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