Martin Prado drove in three runs for the Marlins, who faded from playoff contention by losing 10 of their previous 11 games.
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The Mets (72-66) have won three straight games and still trail the Cardinals by a game for the second wild-card spot.
Morgan (2-9) allowed five hits and one run in six innings. Syndergaard won both starts against the Reds a year ago and tossed 6 2/3 innings of three-run ball in a no-decision against them on April 25.DeSclafani settled for a no-decision against St. Louis on Friday, permitting two runs on a pair of solo homers and six hits over seven strong innings. Reyes was responsible for another run in the third, when he reached on a fielder’s choice, stole second base, advanced to third on an error, and scored on a wild pitch.
Jay Bruce has clarified some of the confusion surrounding his trade to the New York Mets on August 1. It’s Cincinnati’s longest-ever against the Mets and the Reds’ longest against any team since dropping 16 straight to the Arizona Diamondbacks from May 8, 2001 to August 13, 2003.
NY is 9-2 in its last 11 games at Great American following Monday’s 5-0 series-opening win.
Reyes and Curtis Granderson each homered for the second straight day and the Mets beat Cincinnati for the 14th straight time. The veteran infielder added a single in the seventh.
NY (74-66) entered play on Wednesday trailing the St. Louis Cardinals by one game for the second wild-card spot in the National League. Instead, with the Pittsburgh Pirates one strike from completing a victory against the Cardinals on Tuesday night at PNC Park, Tony Watson served up three ninth-inning homers and St. Louis rallied for the win. DeSclafani’s numbers against the Mets are brutal – 0-2 with a 12.27 ERA and.426 batting average against in three appearances (two starts).WALK-OFFS1.
Kelly Johnson also went deep as the Mets won for the sixth time in eight games.
Remember that Cincinnati Reds team that won its first six series coming out of the All-Star break?
The other Reds left fielders with seasons of at least 30 home runs are George Foster, Adam Dunn, Greg Vaughn, Hank Sauer and Kevin Mitchell. They have tomorrow night off and on Friday right-handed pitcher Robert Gsellman (2-1) is scheduled to start Friday in Atlanta. Familia worked around a leadoff single to retire the side in the ninth to pick up his 47th save of the season and secure the Mets’ fifth win in a row.
The worst part about the whole game was when the guy in charge of the fans’ music for the Reds played a fanfare, but because there were hardly any fans in the stands today, the music fell flat and nobody responded. Brad Boxberger (3-0) pitched a scoreless seventh for the win and Alex Colome got three outs for his 31st save in 33 chances. He walked 1 batter and struck out 9.
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Granderson’s homer gave him four in the past seven days, and it appears the veteran may be heating up after extended struggles that led to decreased playing time.
