Once Wade Miley fielded a ground ball and threw to first baseman Joey Votto for the final out Friday, Cincinnati Reds players jumped over the dugout railing and mobbed each other at the mound.
The Reds are headed to the postseason for the first time in seven years after they beat the Minnesota Twins, 7-2, at Target Field. In two weeks, they went from a team that had the fourth-worst record in the National League to playoff bound.
Players hugged afterward. There were tears in the clubhouse. They put on MLB's playoff T-shirts that read, "Respect Cincinnati.