New York Mets are routed by the Cincinnati Reds

The New York Mets were defeated by the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio and the final score was 14-4.  Chris Flexen started and he didn’t pitch very well.  Asdrubal Cabrera and Dominic Smith each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Flexen pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and seven runs with four walks and four strikeouts.  Flexen lost his third game of the season.  Josh Smoker pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and three walks with two strikeouts, Jeurys Familia pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out three and Chasen Bradford pitched giving up six hits and seven runs with four of them earned and didn’t record an out.  He walked one batter and didn’t strike any out and Kevin Plawecki pitched an inning giving up a hit and no runs. 

Sal Romano won his fourth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Drew Storen pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, Kevin Shackelford pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Wandy Peralta pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Alejandro Chacin pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks and a strikeout. 

Jose Reyes had a hit and drew three walks, Brandon Nimmo had a hit and Cabrera had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Wilmer Flores had a hit, Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and Smith had two hits and two RBI.  Amed Rosario had a hit, Flexen had a hit and Matt Reynolds drew a walk.  Cabrera and d’Arnaud each hit a double and the Mets were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Reyes was caught stealing and Nimmo committed an error and Flores committed two errors. 

Billy Hamilton had three hits and an RBI, Zack Cozart had two hits and drew a walk and Joey Votto had a hit, an RBI and drew three walks.  Adam Duvall had a hit and three RBI, Scooter Gennett had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Eugenio Suarez had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Scott Schebler had two hits, five RBI and drew a walk, Tucker Barnhart had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Hamilton hit two doubles and Suarez and Gennett hit a double.  Schebler and Duvall each hit a homerun and the Reds were 9-20 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. 

In the first Cabrera hit an RBI double to make it 1-0 Mets.  In the bottom of the first Suarez hit an RBI single, Schebler hit a grand-slam and it was 5-1 Reds.  In the fifth Gennett hit an RBI single, Schebler hit an RBI single to push the lead to 7-1.  In the sixth Smith hit a two-run single to cut the lead to 7-3.  In the eighth Votto hit an RBI single, Duvall hit a three-run homerun and Barnhart hit an RBI single to push the lead to 12-3.  Ervin grounded into a double play and a run scored and Hamilton hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 14-3.  In the ninth Cabrera hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 14-4 and that would be the final score of the game.  The two teams will complete their series on Wednesday night.