CINCINNATI
-- The Reds knew it had been a long time since they beat the Mets --
nearly three years. Cincinnati busted the slump with a big game
all-around.
Scott Schebler hit his first career grand slam , and Cincinnati ended its 14-game losing streak against New York with a 14-4 victory Tuesday night.
The Reds hadn't beaten the Mets since Sept. 6, 2014. They'd dropped their last eight to New York at Great American Ball Park, where the Mets are 30-16 all-time -- the best winning percentage by any NL team, including the Reds.
"I think it was 14," rookie starter Sal Romano said of the slump. "It was nice to be a part of (stopping) it."
Cincinnati put the game away with a seven-run eighth inning that featured Adam Duvall's three-run homer. Mets catcher Kevin Plawecki made his second appearance on the mound this season and induced a double-play grounder.
Romano (4-5) made his third straight solid start, allowing three runs and six hits in six innings.
Schebler homered in the first off rookie Chris Flexen (3-3), who needed 36 pitches to get through the inning. The Reds loaded the bases with the help of a pair of walks, Eugenio Suarez singled in a run, and Schebler connected for his 26th homer and a 5-1 lead.
"It doesn't happen often, especially not to me," Schebler said.
Flexen, called up from Double-A last month, gave up seven runs, seven hits and four walks in 4 2/3 innings. Mets manager Terry Collins thought the rookie was too excited in the first inning.
"Once he gets into the flow of the game, he settles down," Collins said. "Certainly there's a couple things some teams try to do in the bullpen when they're warming up to try to get them to calm down. We might try one of those little things his next start."
Flexen thinks he's made progress over his seven starts. He gave up three or fewer runs in each of his four previous starts.
"I've had some success the past few starts," Flexen said. "Today was a little different. I got touched up pretty good today. I think I've adjusted. I'm learning what guys chase and how to get them out."
Jose Reyes was in left field for the Mets, his first start and second career appearance in the outfield. Reyes played an inning in center on May 13. He hadn't played left field since 2000 in a rookie league.
His inexperience showed on Billy Hamilton's fly in the second. Reyes took the wrong angle and it went over his head for a double. He moved back to shortstop as part of a double-switch in the sixth.
STREAKY
The Mets' 14-game winning streak against the Reds was their second-longest in club history against any team. They won 15 straight against the Pirates from 1986-87. ... New York is 11-3 in its last 14 games at Great American. ... The Reds' 14-game losing streak to the Mets was their longest against a team since they dropped 16 straight to Arizona from 2001-03.
KINDRED SPIRITS
The Mets are 18-27 since the All-Star break. The Reds are 17-27.
WALK THIS WAY
Joey Votto walked in his first plate appearance, extending his streak to six consecutive walks over two games. It was the longest such streak in the majors since Colorado's Brad Hawpe did it in 2008. Votto then grounded out, walked two more times and singled home a run.
THE PITCHING LINE
Plawecki faced four batters and gave up one hit while getting the last three outs with pitches that flirted with 80 mph.
METS' NEXT STOP
New York is scheduled to play a weekend series in Houston but expects to head instead to St. Petersburg, Florida. The Astros currently are playing the Rangers at Tropicana Field because of the heavy rains in Texas.
"I haven't heard anything today," Collins said. "What I heard yesterday was Tampa Bay looks like it's the spot and that's the last I heard. I think that's what we're kind of looking at. I saw a story a few minutes ago that said there's a chance we'll play in Houston. I'll be shocked if that's the case."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mets: RHP Matt Harvey is scheduled to start on Friday against Houston. Harvey has been on the DL since June with a shoulder injury.
Reds: C Stuart Turner was back after missing a weekend series against the Pirates for the birth of his son.
UP NEXT
Mets: Rafael Montero (2-9) pitched one inning in relief on Sunday. He's 0-3 with a 6.10 ERA out of the bullpen.
Reds: Homer Bailey (4-6) makes his first start in eight days. He was given extra rest after lasting only three innings against the Cubs because of irritation in the back of his shoulder. He's 1-2 in four career starts against the Mets with a 7.15 ERA.
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Scott Schebler hit his first career grand slam , and Cincinnati ended its 14-game losing streak against New York with a 14-4 victory Tuesday night.
The Reds hadn't beaten the Mets since Sept. 6, 2014. They'd dropped their last eight to New York at Great American Ball Park, where the Mets are 30-16 all-time -- the best winning percentage by any NL team, including the Reds.
"I think it was 14," rookie starter Sal Romano said of the slump. "It was nice to be a part of (stopping) it."
Cincinnati put the game away with a seven-run eighth inning that featured Adam Duvall's three-run homer. Mets catcher Kevin Plawecki made his second appearance on the mound this season and induced a double-play grounder.
Romano (4-5) made his third straight solid start, allowing three runs and six hits in six innings.
Schebler homered in the first off rookie Chris Flexen (3-3), who needed 36 pitches to get through the inning. The Reds loaded the bases with the help of a pair of walks, Eugenio Suarez singled in a run, and Schebler connected for his 26th homer and a 5-1 lead.
"It doesn't happen often, especially not to me," Schebler said.
Flexen, called up from Double-A last month, gave up seven runs, seven hits and four walks in 4 2/3 innings. Mets manager Terry Collins thought the rookie was too excited in the first inning.
"Once he gets into the flow of the game, he settles down," Collins said. "Certainly there's a couple things some teams try to do in the bullpen when they're warming up to try to get them to calm down. We might try one of those little things his next start."
Flexen thinks he's made progress over his seven starts. He gave up three or fewer runs in each of his four previous starts.
"I've had some success the past few starts," Flexen said. "Today was a little different. I got touched up pretty good today. I think I've adjusted. I'm learning what guys chase and how to get them out."
Jose Reyes was in left field for the Mets, his first start and second career appearance in the outfield. Reyes played an inning in center on May 13. He hadn't played left field since 2000 in a rookie league.
His inexperience showed on Billy Hamilton's fly in the second. Reyes took the wrong angle and it went over his head for a double. He moved back to shortstop as part of a double-switch in the sixth.
STREAKY
The Mets' 14-game winning streak against the Reds was their second-longest in club history against any team. They won 15 straight against the Pirates from 1986-87. ... New York is 11-3 in its last 14 games at Great American. ... The Reds' 14-game losing streak to the Mets was their longest against a team since they dropped 16 straight to Arizona from 2001-03.
KINDRED SPIRITS
The Mets are 18-27 since the All-Star break. The Reds are 17-27.
WALK THIS WAY
Joey Votto walked in his first plate appearance, extending his streak to six consecutive walks over two games. It was the longest such streak in the majors since Colorado's Brad Hawpe did it in 2008. Votto then grounded out, walked two more times and singled home a run.
THE PITCHING LINE
Plawecki faced four batters and gave up one hit while getting the last three outs with pitches that flirted with 80 mph.
METS' NEXT STOP
New York is scheduled to play a weekend series in Houston but expects to head instead to St. Petersburg, Florida. The Astros currently are playing the Rangers at Tropicana Field because of the heavy rains in Texas.
"I haven't heard anything today," Collins said. "What I heard yesterday was Tampa Bay looks like it's the spot and that's the last I heard. I think that's what we're kind of looking at. I saw a story a few minutes ago that said there's a chance we'll play in Houston. I'll be shocked if that's the case."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mets: RHP Matt Harvey is scheduled to start on Friday against Houston. Harvey has been on the DL since June with a shoulder injury.
Reds: C Stuart Turner was back after missing a weekend series against the Pirates for the birth of his son.
UP NEXT
Mets: Rafael Montero (2-9) pitched one inning in relief on Sunday. He's 0-3 with a 6.10 ERA out of the bullpen.
Reds: Homer Bailey (4-6) makes his first start in eight days. He was given extra rest after lasting only three innings against the Cubs because of irritation in the back of his shoulder. He's 1-2 in four career starts against the Mets with a 7.15 ERA.
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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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sal Romano pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| Reyes walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Nimmo struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Reyes to second on wild pitch by Romano. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera doubled to left, Reyes scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Flores lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| d'Arnaud lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Chris Flexen pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| Hamilton grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Cozart reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Votto walked, Cozart to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Gennett walked, Cozart to third, Votto to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Suárez singled to left, Cozart scored, Votto to third, Gennett to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Schebler homered to right (388 feet), Votto, Gennett and Suárez scored. | 1 | 5 |
| Barnhart struck out looking. | 1 | 5 |
| 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Sal Romano pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| Smith grounded out to first. | 1 | 5 |
| Rosario grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Lagares lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Flexen pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| Romano struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Hamilton doubled to left. | 1 | 5 |
| Cozart lined out to center, Hamilton to third. | 1 | 5 |
| Votto grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Sal Romano pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| Flexen singled to center. | 1 | 5 |
| Reyes singled to right, Flexen to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Nimmo struck out looking. | 1 | 5 |
| Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to first, Reyes out at second, Flexen to third. | 1 | 5 |
| Flores flied out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Flexen pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| Duvall flied out to right. | 1 | 5 |
| Gennett flied out to right. | 1 | 5 |
| Suárez doubled to left. | 1 | 5 |
| Schebler grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Sal Romano pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| d'Arnaud flied out to right. | 1 | 5 |
| Smith grounded out to first. | 1 | 5 |
| Rosario struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Flexen pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| Barnhart lined out to right. | 1 | 5 |
| Romano struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Hamilton popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Sal Romano pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| Lagares grounded out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| Flexen struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Reyes grounded out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Flexen pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| Cozart singled to center. | 1 | 5 |
| Votto walked, Cozart to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Duvall grounded into double play, third to second to first, Votto out at second, Cozart to third. | 1 | 5 |
| Gennett reached on infield single to third, Cozart scored. | 1 | 6 |
| Suárez walked, Gennett to second. | 1 | 6 |
| Smoker relieved Flexen. | 1 | 6 |
| Schebler singled to right, Gennett scored, Suárez to third, Schebler to second on throwing error by right fielder Nimmo. | 1 | 7 |
| Barnhart intentionally walked. | 1 | 7 |
| Romano struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Sal Romano pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| Nimmo lined out to left. | 1 | 7 |
| Cabrera walked. | 1 | 7 |
| Flores popped out to first. | 1 | 7 |
| d'Arnaud doubled to deep left, Cabrera to third. | 1 | 7 |
| Smith singled to right, Cabrera and d'Arnaud scored. | 3 | 7 |
| Rosario singled to right, Smith to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Lagares struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Josh Smoker pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| Cozart walked. | 3 | 7 |
| Votto walked, Cozart to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Reyes at shortstop. | 3 | 7 |
| Reynolds in left field. | 3 | 7 |
| Familia relieved Smoker. | 3 | 7 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| Gennett flied out to left. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Drew Storen pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| Storen relieved Romano. | 3 | 7 |
| Reynolds flied out to left. | 3 | 7 |
| Reyes walked. | 3 | 7 |
| Reyes caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 3 | 7 |
| Nimmo struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeurys Familia pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| Suárez grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 7 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| Barnhart walked. | 3 | 7 |
| Kivlehan hit for Storen. | 3 | 7 |
| Kivlehan struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Shackelford pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| Shackelford relieved Storen. | 3 | 7 |
| Cabrera grounded out to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Flores singled to left. | 3 | 7 |
| d'Arnaud flied out to left. | 3 | 7 |
| Peralta relieved Shackelford. | 3 | 7 |
| Smith singled to left, Flores to third. | 3 | 7 |
| Taijeron hit for Familia. | 3 | 7 |
| Smith to second on wild pitch by Peralta. | 3 | 7 |
| Taijeron struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chasen Bradford pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| Bradford relieved Familia. | 3 | 7 |
| Hamilton reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 7 |
| Cozart grounded into fielder's choice to third, Hamilton safe at third on throwing error by third baseman Flores. | 3 | 7 |
| Votto singled to center, Hamilton scored, Cozart to second. | 3 | 8 |
| Duvall homered to left (378 feet), Cozart and Votto scored. | 3 | 11 |
| Gennett doubled to deep center. | 3 | 11 |
| Suárez singled to center, Gennett to third. | 3 | 11 |
| Schebler walked, Suárez to second. | 3 | 11 |
| Barnhart singled to right center, Gennett scored, Suárez to third, Schebler to second. | 3 | 12 |
| Ervin hit for Peralta. | 3 | 12 |
| Plawecki relieved Bradford. | 3 | 12 |
| Ervin grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Suárez scored, Barnhart out at second, Schebler to third. | 3 | 13 |
| Hamilton doubled to deep right, Schebler scored. | 3 | 14 |
| Cozart safe at first on error by third baseman Flores, Hamilton to third. | 3 | 14 |
| Votto grounded out to first. | 3 | 14 |
| 7 Runs, 7 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alejandro Chacin pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| Chacín relieved Peralta. | 3 | 14 |
| Lagares struck out swinging. | 3 | 14 |
| Reynolds walked. | 3 | 14 |
| Reyes walked, Reynolds to second. | 3 | 14 |
| Nimmo singled to right, Reynolds to third, Reyes to second. | 3 | 14 |
| Cabrera singled to right, Reynolds scored, Reyes to third, Nimmo to second. | 4 | 14 |
| Flores grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Cabrera out at second. | 4 | 14 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Mets | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Reyes LF-SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | .232 | .299 | .382 |
| Nimmo RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .257 | .368 | .351 |
| Cabrera 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .258 | .333 | .397 |
| Flores 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .271 | .308 | .483 |
| d'Arnaud C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .231 | .278 | .395 |
| Smith 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .183 | .206 | .350 |
| Rosario SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .250 | .273 | .448 |
Familia P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Taijeron PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Bradford P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Plawecki P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .327 | .357 |
| Lagares CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .255 | .300 | .362 |
| Flexen P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .167 | .167 | .250 |
Smoker P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Reynolds LF
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .227 | .293 | .320 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 166 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for J Familia in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Cabrera (23, Romano); d'Arnaud (14, Romano) RBI: Cabrera 2 (41), Smith 2 (8) 2-out RBI: Smith 2 GIDP: Flores Mets RISP: 4-12 (Flores 0-3, d'Arnaud 0-1, Nimmo 1-2, Smith 1-1, Cabrera 2-3, Taijeron 0-1, Lagares 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Reyes (4, 2nd base by Storen/Barnhart) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Nimmo (1, throw); Flores 2 (9, throw, ground ball) DP: 2 (Flores-Cabrera-Smith, Reyes-Cabrera-Smith). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 12,946 (30.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:30 |
| Weather | 73 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chris Conroy, First Base - Ryan Blakney, Second Base - Jerry Meals, Third Base - Ron Kulpa |
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