It took one pitch for the New York Mets to put a run on the board and they didn’t look back after that, winning the last game of a three game series against the Cincinnati Reds today by a score of 6-3 and sweeping the series. 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. The players must have gotten wind of the New York Mets stat that says New York has 189 home runs, already the fourth-most in team history in a single season. Why not add a few more?!
Terry Collins said, in an interview: “The year [Reyes] won the batting title, it was more line drives and less fly balls, but he’s working it,” Collins said. “I don’t know if his time in Colorado changed him at all, but we always knew he’s got a little pop in his bat. But I’ll tell you, when he hits them, they’re gone.”
Before this game, Curtis Granderson had four homers, nine RBI and scored seven times in his last seven games. Keep it up Grandy!
Noah Syndergaard got the win in today’s game, but it really wasn’t his best performance. He gave up six hits and four walks in five innings, but it was the base running that did the Reds in today. They tried some aggressive base running against Syndergaard, trying to steal 3 times, but fell flat each time and ultimately helping him get out of his own jam.
The Reds fought back after trailing 5-0 in the eighth. They scored three runs and before scoring three times. The game could’ve been much different if Jose Peraza’s near grand slam had hit. But the Mets did hold on and Syndergaard struck out seven, improving his record to 4-1 with a 1.38 ERA over his last five starts.
“Obviously, [it] wasn’t like what we’ve been seeing,” Mets manager Terry Collins about Syndergaard in an interview. “I don’t know if it was the weather, but command was not there today of pretty much any of his pitches.”
Once again, it was Jeurys Familia who closed the door on the save — his 47th, which extends his franchise record. Familia has allowed one earned run in 15.2 innings (0.57 ERA) since August 1.
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. Even listening to it from home I could hear that. Even as a Mets fan, I hated that.
The New York Mets are breathing down the neck of the St. Louis Cardinals, who play tonight against the Pittsburgh Pirates. We’ll have to see what happens in the games tonight. The Mets are only a half-game from 2nd place in the standings and have the first place San Francisco Giants in target as well. The Giants play the Colorado Rockies tonight in a game that they will probably win. The Mets have now won 7 out of the last 9 games and are working hard at getting a shot at the wild card.
The Mets head to Atlanta to play a three-game series with the Braves. They have tomorrow night off and on Friday right-handed pitcher Robert Gsellman (2-1) is scheduled to start Friday in Atlanta. He has allowed one run on six hits over six innings of his first career start in a 3-1 win over Washington on Saturday. On Saturday, right-handed pitcher Seth Lugo will take to the mound to face right-handed pitcher John Gant. On Sunday, the calm, cool and collected Bartolo Colon, who has a 13-7 record, will face Williams Perez, who is currently 2-2. According to the New York Mets, over the last nine games, New York’s pitching staff has posted a 2.30 ERA (21 earned runs/82.0 innings). The team has gone 7-2 in those games, not including the last Reds game. Overall, the Mets are third in the
majors with a 3.56 ERA.
