Díaz escapes in 9th inning as Mets hang on to beat Reds 5-4
UNMISTAKABLE VOICE SPEECHLESS. I LOVE CINCINNATI, I HOPE I DIE HERE, BUT DID YOU EVER IMAGINE THE LEGACY YOU’RE GOING TO LEAVE BEHIND THAT THIS SATURDAY? THERE’S FOREVER GOING TO BE A STATUE OF YOU, MARTY BRENNAMAN, OUT FRONT, RIGHT? WHEN FANS ARE WALKING INTO THE GAME, IT’S HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE. I MEAN, I’M A GUY WHO PLAYED LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL. I PLAYED ONE YEAR AND THEY PUT ME IN RIGHT FIELD BECAUSE THAT’S A POSITION YOU COULD DO LESS DAMAGE. AND FROM THAT BEGINNING UNTIL WHERE I AM NOW IS JUST INCOMPREHENSIBLE TO ME AT TIMES. I JUST SHAKE MY HEAD IN WONDERMENT THAT THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED FOR ME HAPPENED THE WAY THEY DID AND ENDED UP HERE. WHEN MARTY BRENNAMAN CAME TO CINCINNATI IN 1974, MORE THAN FIVE DECADES AGO, HE HAD NO IDEA IT WOULD BECOME HOME. EVERYBODY IN OUR PROFESSION. THINKS THAT THE GRASS IS GREENER SOMEWHERE ELSE. I’M GOING TO GO TO A BIGGER MARKET. I’M GOING TO MAKE MORE MONEY. I WAS NEVER AFFECTED BY ANY OF THAT. I GREW TO LOVE THIS TOWN QUICK. HE HAD PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO LEAVE. I CAME THAT CLOSE TO GOING TO THE BOSTON RED SOX IN 1981. REALLY CLOSE. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY. I REALIZED THAT. I DON’T I DON’T KNOW THAT I CAN BE HAPPIER SOMEWHERE ELSE THAN I AM HERE. AND ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD DIDN’T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO ME. THE MEMORIES ARE ENDLESS. THE BIG RED MACHINE, OF COURSE, THE WORLD SERIES WIN IN 1990 WITH HIS PALS THE NASTY BOYS, BUT SHAVING HIS HAIR FOR DRAGONFLY AND KIDS WITH CANCER IS RIGHT UP THERE. THAT IS REALLY IMPACTED MY LIFE. WHAT THOSE PEOPLE DO IS BEYOND COMPREHENSION. BUT THE EXCLAMATION POINT TO HIS CAREER WILL BE COVERED IN BRONZE. A STATUE OUTSIDE THE REDS OFFICE RIGHT BETWEEN HIS TWO FRIENDS, PETE ROSE ON ONE SIDE, JOE MORGAN ON THE OTHER. IT’S REALLY GOING TO BE AN UNFORGETTABLE THING, SOMETHING THAT I NEVER DREAMED OF. I’M THE ONLY GUY THAT DIDN’T PLAY THE GAME. IT’S GOING TO HAVE A BRONZE STATUE OUT THERE. CAN I GET ONE MORE? ONE LAST. AND THIS ONE BELONGS TO THE REDS. AND THIS ONE BELONGS TO THE REDS. AND THIS ONE BELONGS TO MARTY BRENNAMAN. THANK YOU. SHEREE. TH
Díaz escapes in 9th inning as Mets hang on to beat Reds 5-4
Updated: 10:40 PM EDT Sep 5, 2025
Mark Vientos homered and Edwin Díaz escaped a major jam in the ninth inning as the New York Mets held off the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Friday night in the opener of a pivotal three-game series.Cincinnati (70-71) fell six games behind the Mets for the last National League wild card. New York began the night leading San Francisco by four games for the final playoff spot.Vientos drove in two runs and scored two more to help the Mets win for the seventh time in 11 games. Francisco Lindor drew three walks in the leadoff spot and also scored twice.Díaz entered in the ninth and allowed a single to Ke’Bryan Hayes before walking the next two batters to load the bases with nobody out. But the All-Star closer struck out Noelvi Marte and Elly De La Cruz, then got Gavin Lux to ground out to second for his 26th save.
CINCINNATI —
Mark Vientos homered and Edwin Díaz escaped a major jam in the ninth inning as the New York Mets held off the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Friday night in the opener of a pivotal three-game series.
Cincinnati (70-71) fell six games behind the Mets for the last National League wild card. New York began the night leading San Francisco by four games for the final playoff spot.
Vientos drove in two runs and scored two more to help the Mets win for the seventh time in 11 games. Francisco Lindor drew three walks in the leadoff spot and also scored twice.
Díaz entered in the ninth and allowed a single to Ke’Bryan Hayes before walking the next two batters to load the bases with nobody out. But the All-Star closer struck out Noelvi Marte and Elly De La Cruz, then got Gavin Lux to ground out to second for his 26th save.
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