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MLB news: Sept. 17 -- Reds sew up NL Central Division crown
The Cincinnati Reds became the first team to clinch a National League playoff berth with an 8-5 win over the Detroit Tigers.
A day later, they became the first time to clinch a division crown, sewing up the NL Central with an 8-6 win, again over Detroit.
With a 96-51 record, the Reds lead the Milwaukee Brewers by 16 games in the NL Central with 15 games left in the season.
As for the overall NL race, Cincy is 10 games up on both the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers.
The postseason berth is the Reds' first since 2020 and their first division championship since 2012.
Cincy last made the World Series in 1990, when it swept the heavily-favored Oakland Athletics.
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