Yoenis Cespedes expects mixed results when he bats in pressure situations.
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The New York left fielder blasted a Michael Lorenzen (2-1) 2-2 pitch over the center field fence for a two-run home run in the seventh inning that turned a 3-2 Cincinnati lead into a 4-3 deficit on the way to a 5-3 loss – the Reds 13th straight to the Mets. Cespedes said the Mets’ surge is reminding him of the team’s 2015 magic. “When things work out, it’s great”.
They kept getting Mets starter Noah “Thor” Syndergaard on the ropes, then pulling him off, dusting him off and letting him stand back up. It’s the second-longest winning streak against any team in franchise history. The club record against any opponent is 15 straight wins against Pittsburgh in 1986-87. Back on June 16, Granderson hit his 17th leadoff home run with NY off Pittsburgh Pirates’ hurler Juan Nicasio, setting a new Mets’ franchise mark. Jose Reyes took it deep with his sixth homerun of the season and Curtis Granderson and Wilmer Flores followed suit, hitting their 25th and 16th homerun, respectively.
Reyes isn’t the only one thinking it.
“When you’re a star, that’s what you do”, manager Terry Collins said. “They have a good lineup and they’re playing pretty good”.
OAKLAND, Calif. – The entire infield ran to the mound to congratulate Jharel Cotton on a memorable major league debut Wednesday, and he showed the last-place Oakland Athletics a glimpse of a promising future when they beat the Los Angeles Angels. Reyes added a single in the seventh inning and has been a boost for the Wild Card-chasing Mets during the last month.
ASTROS 4, INDIANS 3: 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, leading the Houston Astros over the Indians 4-3 on Tuesday night.
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. He pitched 5.1 innings and gave up 6 hits and 2 runs. They now sit less than two games out of the postseason and need Bruce to be the hitter he was for the Reds if they want a legitimate shot in the postseason this year. He has six in 40 games with the Mets after hitting seven in 116 games last season. The Mets have hit six homers in the first two games of the series, five of them solo shots. 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.
CHICAGO – Avisail Garcia hit a go-ahead single against his former team in a four-run eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox beat Detroit 7-4 to keep the Tigers a game out of the final AL wild-card spot. 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 plan to recall outfielder Brandon Nimmo, infielder T.J. Rivera, infielder Eric Campbell, left-handed pitcher Josh Edgin and right-hander Erik Goeddel on Tuesday.
