CINCINNATI -- The Reds ended New York's domination in Cincinnati with an emphatic win and a feel-good moment -- Joey Votto giving a bat and a jersey to a young cancer patient. The Mets then headed for flood-ravaged Houston and a day off to help out.
Scooter Gennett drove in three runs with a homer and a double off Jacob deGrom in a 7-2 victory Thursday that gave Cincinnati two of three in the series. Heading in, New York had won 14 straight games against Cincinnati, including eight in a row at Great American Ball Park.
The Reds finished August with a 15-14 mark, their first winning month since July of last year.
"That may seem like a small thing to most people, but it means a lot to us," manager Bryan Price said.
Votto hit a solo shot in the seventh. After rounding the bases, Votto gave a bat and jersey to a 6-year-old boy he met at the ballpark last week through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Walter Herbert sat next to the dugout and wore a blue shirt that said: "BE KIND."
"We did not expect that," Walter's mom, Emily , said in an interview. "We thought he'd say hi when he recognized him. We were very surprised he went all out."
Votto declined to talk about his gesture after the game. Told that the family was thrilled, Votto said, "Well, that's what's important."
The Mets will help bring baseball back to Houston this weekend, playing a doubleheader on Saturday against the Astros. They'll have Friday off, providing a chance to help recovery efforts for those affected by Hurricane Harvey.
"One of the things we talked about yesterday as a team: It's not a publicity stunt," manager Terry Collins said. "We don't want any cameras. We just want to go and help out. The stuff that these guys are going to do and that I'm going to do is pretty much an individual thing. We'll just see what we can do when we get there."
Players are curious about what awaits.
"I've been through hurricanes before but nothing that severe, so I don't know what to expect," deGrom said.
Gennett hit a two-run homer in the second inning and doubled home a run in the fifth off deGrom (14-8), who was trying to become a 15-game winner for the first time in his career. Shortstop Jose Reyes' throwing error let in another run.
Robert Stephenson (3-4) won his third straight start by allowing two runs and five hits in six innings, including Brandon Nimmo's RBI infield single off the pitcher's hip. Stephenson was coming off an 11-strikeout, 9-5 win over the Pirates on Friday. He fanned seven Mets and walked three.
DeGrom's 14 wins match his career high from 2015. His five strikeouts on Thursday gave him a career-high 206, one more than in 2015.
KINDRED SPIRITS
The Mets are 19-28 since the All-Star break. The Reds are 18-28.
NO O
New York leads the NL with 193 homers but failed to hit one during the series. The Mets scored a total of eight runs in the three games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mets: David Wright is getting re-examined by doctors in New York before he decides what to do next. Wright had neck surgery last year and hasn't fully recovered. His shoulder bothered him on a rehab assignment over the weekend, leading him to put the comeback on hold.
Reds: C Tucker Barnhart went on the 3-day paternity list. C Chad Wallach was called up from Triple-A Louisville.
UP NEXT
Mets: After the day off, they'll play a doubleheader against the Astros. Matt Harvey (4-3) starts the opener, making his comeback from a shoulder injury that has sidelined him since mid-June. Seth Lugo (5-3) starts the second game.
Reds: Cincinnati opens a series in Pittsburgh, with Luis Castillo (2-7) facing Gerrit Cole (11-8). Cole got his first career victory over the Reds last Saturday, hitting his third career homer off Castillo and going seven innings for a 1-0 victory at Great American Ball Park.
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Scooter Gennett drove in three runs with a homer and a double off Jacob deGrom in a 7-2 victory Thursday that gave Cincinnati two of three in the series. Heading in, New York had won 14 straight games against Cincinnati, including eight in a row at Great American Ball Park.
The Reds finished August with a 15-14 mark, their first winning month since July of last year.
"That may seem like a small thing to most people, but it means a lot to us," manager Bryan Price said.
Votto hit a solo shot in the seventh. After rounding the bases, Votto gave a bat and jersey to a 6-year-old boy he met at the ballpark last week through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Walter Herbert sat next to the dugout and wore a blue shirt that said: "BE KIND."
"We did not expect that," Walter's mom, Emily , said in an interview. "We thought he'd say hi when he recognized him. We were very surprised he went all out."
Votto declined to talk about his gesture after the game. Told that the family was thrilled, Votto said, "Well, that's what's important."
The Mets will help bring baseball back to Houston this weekend, playing a doubleheader on Saturday against the Astros. They'll have Friday off, providing a chance to help recovery efforts for those affected by Hurricane Harvey.
"One of the things we talked about yesterday as a team: It's not a publicity stunt," manager Terry Collins said. "We don't want any cameras. We just want to go and help out. The stuff that these guys are going to do and that I'm going to do is pretty much an individual thing. We'll just see what we can do when we get there."
Players are curious about what awaits.
"I've been through hurricanes before but nothing that severe, so I don't know what to expect," deGrom said.
Gennett hit a two-run homer in the second inning and doubled home a run in the fifth off deGrom (14-8), who was trying to become a 15-game winner for the first time in his career. Shortstop Jose Reyes' throwing error let in another run.
Robert Stephenson (3-4) won his third straight start by allowing two runs and five hits in six innings, including Brandon Nimmo's RBI infield single off the pitcher's hip. Stephenson was coming off an 11-strikeout, 9-5 win over the Pirates on Friday. He fanned seven Mets and walked three.
DeGrom's 14 wins match his career high from 2015. His five strikeouts on Thursday gave him a career-high 206, one more than in 2015.
KINDRED SPIRITS
The Mets are 19-28 since the All-Star break. The Reds are 18-28.
NO O
New York leads the NL with 193 homers but failed to hit one during the series. The Mets scored a total of eight runs in the three games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mets: David Wright is getting re-examined by doctors in New York before he decides what to do next. Wright had neck surgery last year and hasn't fully recovered. His shoulder bothered him on a rehab assignment over the weekend, leading him to put the comeback on hold.
Reds: C Tucker Barnhart went on the 3-day paternity list. C Chad Wallach was called up from Triple-A Louisville.
UP NEXT
Mets: After the day off, they'll play a doubleheader against the Astros. Matt Harvey (4-3) starts the opener, making his comeback from a shoulder injury that has sidelined him since mid-June. Seth Lugo (5-3) starts the second game.
Reds: Cincinnati opens a series in Pittsburgh, with Luis Castillo (2-7) facing Gerrit Cole (11-8). Cole got his first career victory over the Reds last Saturday, hitting his third career homer off Castillo and going seven innings for a 1-0 victory at Great American Ball Park.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| Reyes hit a ground rule double to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Rosario grounded out to shortstop, Reyes to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to right, Reyes scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Nimmo struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jacob deGrom pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| Hamilton grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Peraza struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Votto grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| d'Arnaud singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Smith walked, d'Arnaud to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Lagares struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Taijeron struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| deGrom lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jacob deGrom pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| Suárez reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Gennett homered to center (425 feet), Suárez scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Schebler grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Kivlehan walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Turner struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Stephenson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Kivlehan out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| Reyes walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Rosario popped out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Cabrera singled to right, Reyes to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Nimmo reached on infield single to first, Reyes scored, Cabrera to second. | 2 | 2 |
| d'Arnaud grounded into fielder's choice to third, Nimmo out at second, Cabrera to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Smith struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jacob deGrom pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| Hamilton singled to center. | 2 | 2 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 2 | 2 |
| Peraza struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| Votto grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Hamilton scored, Votto to second on throwing error by shortstop Rosario. | 2 | 3 |
| Suárez singled to left, Votto to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Gennett flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Schebler lined out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| Lagares struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Taijeron doubled to left. | 2 | 3 |
| deGrom grounded out to second, Taijeron to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Reyes grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jacob deGrom pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| Kivlehan struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Turner walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Stephenson sacrificed to pitcher, Turner to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Hamilton popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| Rosario flied out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Nimmo struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jacob deGrom pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| Peraza singled to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Votto lined out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Peraza stole second. | 2 | 3 |
| Suárez popped out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| Gennett doubled to deep right, Peraza scored. | 2 | 4 |
| Schebler intentionally walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Kivlehan flied out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| d'Arnaud walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Smith grounded into double play, third to shortstop to first, d'Arnaud out at second. | 2 | 4 |
| Lagares grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jacob deGrom pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| Turner grounded out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Cozart hit for Stephenson. | 2 | 4 |
| Cozart struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Hamilton bunt grounded out to catcher. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| Lorenzen relieved Stephenson. | 2 | 4 |
| Taijeron struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Cecchini hit for deGrom. | 2 | 4 |
| Cecchini singled to left center. | 2 | 4 |
| Reyes grounded into fielder's choice to first, Cecchini out at second. | 2 | 4 |
| Rosario grounded out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeurys Familia pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| Familia relieved deGrom. | 2 | 4 |
| Peraza grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| Votto homered to right (397 feet). | 2 | 5 |
| Suárez grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| Blevins relieved Familia. | 2 | 5 |
| Gennett grounded out to catcher. | 2 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| Cabrera struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| Nimmo grounded out to first. | 2 | 5 |
| d'Arnaud popped out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jerry Blevins pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| Schebler singled to right. | 2 | 5 |
| Goeddel relieved Blevins. | 2 | 5 |
| Schebler to second on wild pitch by Goeddel. | 2 | 5 |
| Kivlehan grounded out to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Turner homered to left center (397 feet), Schebler scored. | 2 | 7 |
| Duvall hit for Lorenzen. | 2 | 7 |
| Duvall walked. | 2 | 7 |
| Hamilton grounded out to first, Duvall to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Peraza lined out to right. | 2 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| Iglesias relieved Lorenzen. | 2 | 7 |
| Smith flied out to right. | 2 | 7 |
| Lagares singled to left. | 2 | 7 |
| Taijeron walked, Lagares to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Flores hit for Goeddel. | 2 | 7 |
| Flores flied out to center. | 2 | 7 |
| Reyes lined out to center. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Mets | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Reyes 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .232 | .300 | .384 |
| Rosario SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .240 | .262 | .430 |
| Cabrera 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .259 | .332 | .395 |
| Nimmo LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .259 | .368 | .346 |
| d'Arnaud C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .232 | .281 | .394 |
| Smith 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .164 | .197 | .313 |
| Lagares CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .250 | .293 | .353 |
| Taijeron RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .083 | .154 | .167 |
| deGrom P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .222 | .234 | .286 |
a-Cecchini PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .257 | .297 | .343 |
Familia P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Blevins P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Goeddel P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Flores PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .270 | .306 | .482 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 137 | |||
| a-singled to left center for J Degrom in the 7th b-flied out to center for E Goeddel in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Reyes (22, Stephenson); Taijeron (1, Stephenson) RBI: Cabrera (42), Nimmo (6) SF: Cabrera GIDP: Smith Mets RISP: 1-11 (Flores 0-1, d'Arnaud 0-1, Nimmo 1-1, Smith 0-1, Rosario 0-1, Reyes 0-2, Lagares 0-1, Taijeron 0-1, deGrom 0-2) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Rosario (2, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 13,634 (32.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:42 |
| Weather | 77 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 1 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Meals, First Base - Ron Kulpa, Second Base - Chris Conroy, Third Base - Ryan Blakney |
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