articleSpencer Steer hit his fourth home run in four games and the Cincinnati Reds gained ground in the National League wild-card race with a 6-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night. The Reds (79-76) are one game behind the New York Mets, who lost to Washington on Saturday afternoon, for the final wild-card spot — and Cincinnati owns the tiebreaker. TJ Friedl and Tyler Stephenson also went deep for the Reds, who have won four straight. Steer has gone 6 for 14 with four home runs and 10 RBIs in the last four games. Key momentCincinnati outfielder Austin Hays had his 15-game on-base streak snapped after he came out in the fifth inning due to back spasms.