New York Mets double up the Cincinnati Reds

The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio and the final score was 6-3.  Marcus Stroman started for the Mets and he pitched ok, the Mets bullpen pitched well.  Michael Conforto led the offense with two hits and three RBI. 

Stroman pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with three walks and two strikeouts.  Brad Brach won his fifth game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up two hits and he struck out one, Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up two walks and three strikeouts and Seth Lugo pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run.  Justin Wilson picked up his fourth save of the season pitching an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Trevor Bauer lost his 13^th game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up six hits and five runs.  He walked none and struck out eight.  Matt Bowman pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Sal Romano pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit and an RBI, Jeff McNeil had a hit and Pete Alonso had a hit and drew a walk.  Robinson Cano had a hit and an RBI, J.D. Davis had a hit and an RBI and Wilson Ramos had a hit.  Conforto had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Amed Rosario had a hit, Alonso, Cano, Conforto, Ramos and McNeil each hit a double.  Conforto, Davis and Nimmo each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Rosario had a stolen base. 

Phillip Ervin drew a walk, Joey Votto had a hit and drew three walks and Eugenio Suarez had a hit.  Aristides Aquino had an RBI, Tucker Barnhart had a hit and an RBI and Iglesias had a hit.  Jose Peraza had a hit, Kyle Farmer had a hit and an RBI and Bauer drew a walk.  Alex Blandino drew a walk, Farmer, Barnhart each hit a homerun and the Reds were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the first Cano hit an RBI double and Conforto hit a three-run homerun giving the Mets a 4-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Aquino hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth Farmer hit a solo homerun making it a 4-2 game.  In the sixth Davis hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 5-2.  In the bottom of the eighth Barnhart hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 5-3 and in the ninth Nimmo hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 6-3.  The final score was 6-3.