“He’s an wonderful guy”. DeSclafani has had a strong year thus far, going 8-2 in 16 starts with a 1.14 WHIP and 2.93 ERA. The Reds put a runner on third with nobody out on two occasions, and Colon wiggled out of the jam each time.
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The Mets finished off a three-game sweep and have won eight of 10. Matt Reynolds and Kelly Johnson homered in New York’s 12th straight victory against Cincinnati.
Jose Reyes, Curtis Granderson and Wilmer Flores each homered to help the New York Mets complete a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds with a 6-3 victory on Wednesday afternoon at Great American Ball Park.The Mets have won 14 straight games against Cincinnati, dating to September 7, 2014. NY are 17-4 in the last 21 meetings and the over is 6-2-1 in the last 9 meetings. Four regulars – outfielders Curtis Granderson and Yoenis Cespedes and infielders Jose Reyes and Asdrubal Cabera – were out of the starting lineup.
“Never had any pressure at all. I don’t think we will”. “Getting ahead of the hitters was key for me”.
“It was a bit odd, coming over to the visiting side for the first time”, Bruce said. “Definitely odd being on the other side, but once the first pitch is thrown, it’s just baseball”.
Cotton (1-0) gave up two hits, struck out three, walked two and threw 102 pitches before leaving to a standing ovation.
Montero somehow worked around six walks to produce five scoreless innings last week against Miami, but the walks Tuesday played a role in both innings the Reds scored.
“The Reds came to me very early in the process and asked me where I wanted to go and I gave them three places I wanted to go and NY wasn’t one of them”, he said. “Just trying to take it little by little and do whatever you can to help the team win”.
CLEVELAND – Corey Kluber lost for the first time since July 3 after Marwin Gonzalez connected for a three-run homer off Cleveland’s ace in the second inning.
Reynolds checked into the Mets’ Cincinnati hotel at 9:15 Monday morning after flying all night from Salt Lake City. Cespedes said the Mets’ surge is reminding him of the team’s 2015 magic. “We can get some rest now'”.
Reynolds’ homer gave Colon the only run he needed, and the veteran battled out of some precarious situations.
The Mets head to Atlanta to play a three-game series with the Braves.
The Cincinnati Reds have struggled in what is a rebuilding season with players needing experience.
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The Mets overcame a gritty pitching effort by Cincinnati left-hander Brandon Finnegan and Adam Duvall’s two-run home run to improve their baseball-best winning percentage by opposing teams at Great American Ball Park to.659 (29-15). Duvall is the first Cincinnati outfielder with two assists in one game since Bruce on August 5, 2014, at Cleveland, according to the Reds. It was his 25th homer of the season.Flores hit his first career pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning of Wandy Peralta, tying a Mets’ franchise record for pinch-hit homers in a season with 12.The Mets led 5-0 in the eighth when the Reds scored three times with Peraza’s two-run double off Addison Reed being the big blow.
