Marlins top Reds, forge tie for 2nd NL Wild Card

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CINCINNATI — The combination of Dee Gordon’s speed and the power of Marcell Ozuna and Chris Johnson emerged Monday in the Marlins’ 6-3 win over the Reds at Great American Ball Park.

Ozuna and Johnson each belted solo home runs off Cincinnati left-hander Brandon Finnegan, and Gordon legged out a two-run single in the eighth that tacked on a couple of insurance runs after the Reds had trimmed a three-run Miami lead to 4-3. With the win, the Marlins pulled even with the idle Cardinals for the second National League Wild Card spot.

Cincinnati’s Scott Schebler belted a home run and drove in two runs. In the seventh, Miami shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria’s throwing error on Tyler Holt’s …

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