The Reds honored Bruce, who was traded to the Mets in July, before Monday’s game, and the fans gave him a nice ovation throughout the week.
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Reyes’ home run to lead off the game was his 19th with the Mets, snapping a tie with Granderson for the franchise record.
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. Syndergaard won both starts against the Reds past year 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. With Suarez in a rundown, Jose Peraza broke for home and ultimately was tagged out instead. Instead of engaging Suarez in the rundown, Asdrubal Cabrera made a ideal throw home to retire Peraza, short circuiting another inning for the Reds.
“I thought he was going to create some runs by getting on base, but he’s got big hits, huge hits”, Collins said. He’s 0-2 with a 12.27 ERA in three starts against NY, two of which came while a member of the Miami Marlins. Flores added a pair of insurance runs with a two-run homer off lefty reliever Wandy Peralta in the top of the eighth, making it 5-0 Mets.
All three runs were charged to Gabriel Ynoa.
Jeurys Familia allowed a single in a scoreless ninth to record his Major League-leading 47 save.
When it comes to Jay Bruce, he is with the Mets for the time being and, just like any other player, had a list of places he would have loved to played.
Manager Terry Collins is a little surprised by the 33-year old Reyes’ recent power display. “I was lucky to get out with just two runs tonight”. The Mets stayed on a roll with a 5-3 win at Great American Ball Park with a great performance from the bullpen saving the day.
The Mets’ winning streak is their longest against Cincinnati. They won 15 straight against Pittsburgh from June 6, 1986, to April 9, 1987, but they’ll have to wait until next season before seeing the Reds again. The Mets have won all three games. He erred on a bad hop while returning to SS today, but it’s hard to truly fault him since he’s spent much of the time since Billy Hamilton injured his oblique playing in the OF.
More importantly, the Mets now sit only one game behind the San Francisco Giants and a half-game behind the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League wild-card standings. Both of those teams will play later today. With runners on the corners and one out, Eugenio Suarez got caught between first and second on a pickoff attempt, allowing Asdrubal Cabrera to throw to catcher Rene Rivera to nab Peraza at home.
Indians 6, Astros 5 • Mike Napoli hit a two-run home run and host Cleveland defeated Houston.
Jose Abreu led off the eighth with a single for his third hit and scored on Justin Morneau’s double off Shane Greene (3-4).
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Those scenarios put them in a tough spot, but the hot streak continued against a Reds team that’s 22 games under.500.
