Hitless at the plate, yet Juan Soto managed to make history in the Mets' 5-0 shutout win over the Marlins to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Clay Holmes tossed six scoreless innings with one hit allowed to lift the Mets to an important 5-0 win in their penultimate game on Saturday in Miami.

The Mets are the road favorite (-120) versus the Marlins (+101). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the New York Mets looking to Sean Manaea (2-4), and Edward Cabrera (7-7) getting the nod for the Miami Marlins.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza on taking a look at other scores around the league with the team in a tight playoff race.

The Reds played a later start in Milwaukee and were in position to reclaim the lead — based on holding a tiebreaker against the Mets — for the National League’s third and final wild-card spot. The Reds entered the night one game behind the Mets — with Arizona, which trailed by two, playing even later in San Diego.

The Mets (83-78) will need to defeat the host Miami Marlins on Sunday in the teams' regular-season finale and have the Cincinnati Reds (83-78) lose to the Milwaukee Brewers. If both win, the Reds hold the tiebreaker over the Mets by virtue of winning the regular-season series.

The Mets need a win and a Reds loss to extend their season on the final day. The Mets close with a 3:10 p.m. matchup with the Marlins in Miami.

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins with a final score of 5-0 on Saturday. The results mean that the Mets have retaken the last meaning National League playoff spot — at least temporarily — as the Reds gear up to take on the Milwaukee Brewers in the second game of the series on Saturday night.