There was no play at the plate on the wild pitch because Reds’ starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani failed to cover home, one of many critical Reds’ errors throughout the afternoon.
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Yankees 2, Blue Jays 0 • Bryan Mitchell earned his first major league win, combining with Luis Severino and Tyler Clippard to shut down risky Toronto, as NY kept up its surprising surge for a three-game sweep at home.
“Then Cespedes does what he can do, ” manager Bryan Price said.
PHILLIES 4, MARLINS 3: Adam Morgan snapped his major league-worst streak of nine consecutive losses, Odubel Herrera scored three runs and the Philadelphia Phillies spoiled Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton’s return by beating the reeling Marlins on Tuesday night. “We’re in our world right now”.
The homer was the 19th leadoff shot Reyes has hit in a Mets’ uniform, breaking a tie with teammate Curtis Granderson for the most in franchise history. Yoenis Cespedes delivered a go-ahead, two-run blast in the seventh inning to keep the Mets one game behind St. Louis in the race for the second wild card.
The Mets (74-66) finished off a three-game sweep and have won eight of 10.
Reyes is trying to not get too caught up in this recent run. “There’s no question, there’s still a lot of baseball left in that guy”. He has six in 40 games with the Mets after hitting seven in 116 games last season. The Mets won 6-3. NY continued its domination of the Reds with a familiar formula, bashing four home runs to account for all their runs in Tuesday’s 5-3 victory. Syndergaard (W, 13-8) wasn’t sharp, allowing six hits and four walks in five innings of work, but the Reds bailed him out by making a number of dumb base running decisions.
It was 87 degrees and humid at game time, and that might’ve taken a toll on Syndergaard.
“I feel no different than before”, Granderson said. “His command wasn’t there”.
So far, Reyes has delivered far more than the Mets could have expected when they chose to take a second chance on him. “I definitely didn’t have my best stuff, but overall it was a really good team win”.
Jeurys Familia closed for his 47th save, extending his franchise record.
He blasted two homers August 30 against Miami, drove in five runs in the two wins over Washington over the weekend, and added a homer Tuesday. Cincinnati trailed 5-0 in the eighth before scoring three times, two on Peraza’s double off Addison Reed that barely missed being a tying grand slam.
Cincinnati went 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position against Syndergaard.
Syndergaard is 4-1 with a 1.38 ERA in his last five starts.
Justin Upton went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs to lead the Tigers.
“I never doubted my talent”, Reyes said. “He’s been swinging the bat well lately, they all have this whole series”. “I am looking for the pitch, if I get it in the right spot, I put a good swing on the ball”. NOTES: The Mets have 25 homers in their past 13 games at Great American Ball Park and have gone 11-2 in those games.
Remember that Cincinnati Reds team that won its first six series coming out of the All-Star break?
Baltimore’s Dylan Bundy and Tampa Bay’s Drew Smyly (University of Arkansas) each allowed five runs and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings.
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Reds: RHP Dan Straily (11-7) starts Thursday at Pittsburgh.
