SportsTicker MILWAUKEE -- The Mets have defeated the Pirates 2-1, meaning the Reds need to win today's game in Milwaukee to force a tie for the wild-card spot. The game, scheduled for a 4:05 p.m. ET start, is being delayed by rain and snow.

	SEASON SERIES
	May 11 May 12 Jun. 17 Jun. 18 Jun. 19 Jun. 20 Aug. 6 Aug. 7 Aug. 8 Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct. 3	at Cincinnati 9, Milwaukee 1 Milwaukee 8, at Cincinnati 7 at Cincinnati 2, Milwaukee 0 at Cincinnati 7, Milwaukee 1 Milwaukee 10, at Cincinnati 1 Milwaukee 7, at Cincinnati 4 Cincinnati 9, at Milwaukee 2 at Milwaukee 6, Cincinnati 4 Cincinnati 8, at Milwaukee 2 at Milwaukee 4, Cincinnati 3 at Milwaukee 10, Cincinnati 6 Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 4:05pm ET

Since the Astros are about to clinch the NL Central Division title with a win over the Dodgers, Cincinnati's only hope of reaching the playoffs is winning Sunday and then defeating the Mets in Monday's tiebreaker game. That would be played in Cincinnati if the game is necessary.

Cincinnati suffered a 10-6 setback to Milwaukee on Saturday for its third straight loss

Pete Harnisch (15-10, 3.78 ERA) gets the critical assignment for the Reds. He snapped a personal two-game skid on Tuesday, holding Houston to one run and four hits over eight innings in a 4-1 win. Harnisch has allowed two runs or less in three of his last five starts.

He has a 6-3 lifetime mark against Milwaukee, including 2-1 this season.

Cal Eldred (2-7, 7.52) makes his first start since September 7 for the Brewers.

Eldred dropped his only start this year against the Reds, giving up five earned runs and nine hits over 5 2/3 innings in a 9-1 loss on May 11.

CINCINNATI 10-game log	MILWAUKEE 10-game log
Sep. 26 Sep. 27 Sep. 28 Sep. 29 Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct. 3 St. Louis St. Louis @ Houston @ Houston @ Milwaukee @ Milwaukee @ Milwaukee W 7-5 W 9-7 W 4-1 L 1-4 L 3-4 L 6-10	Sep. 28 Sep. 29 Sep. 29 Sep. 30 Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct. 3 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati 6-10 L 5-7 W 5-2 L 2-3 W 4-3 W 10-6

Cincinnati regulars

POS

NO

PLAYER

HT

WT

B/T

AB

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

AVG

C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF

10 21 3 17 11 23 44 25 34

Eddie Taubensee Sean Casey Pokey Reese Aaron Boone Barry Larkin Greg Vaughn Mike Cameron Dmitri Young Michael Tucker

6-3 6-4 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-2

230 215 180 200 185 202 190 235 185

L-R L-R R-R R-R R-R R-R R-R B-R L-R

418 585 578 465 575 542 542 366 292

131 195 165 131 169 133 139 112 73

22 42 36 26 30 20 34 30 8

2 3 5 5 4 2 9 2 5

21 25 10 14 12 44 21 14 10

86 98 52 72 74 115 66 56 43

.313 .333 .285 .282 .294 .245 .256 .306 .250

Complete Cincinnati roster

Milwaukee regulars

POS

NO

PLAYER

HT

WT

B/T

AB

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

AVG

C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF

23 8 10 26 2 5 9 20

Brian Banks Mark Loretta Ron Belliard Jeff Cirillo Jose Valentin Geoff Jenkins Marquis Grissom Jeromy Burnitz

6-3 6-0 5-8 6-1 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-0

208 180 180 195 173 204 188 205

B-R R-R R-R R-R B-R L-R R-R L-R

216 585 453 604 256 443 599 464

53 169 134 197 58 139 160 126

7 34 29 35 9 43 27 33

1 5 4 1 5 3 1 2

5 5 8 15 10 21 20 33

22 67 58 88 38 81 83 103

.245 .289 .296 .326 .227 .314 .267 .272

Complete Milwaukee roster

Regulars Statistics source: STATS, Inc.

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