NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil each homered and drove in two runs, main Carlos Carrasco and the streaking New York Mets previous the Cincinnati Reds 6-2 on Tuesday night time.
Carrasco (13-4) pitched into the seventh inning and struck out 9 to win his fifth straight choice and tie for the National League lead in wins.
Lindor grew to become the primary Mets shortstop with a number of 20-homer seasons when he opened the scoring with a two-run shot in the third. He has scored at the very least one run in 12 straight video games, the longest streak of his profession and tied with Mookie Betts for the longest in the majors this season.
McNeil led off the fourth with a homer and added an RBI single in the sixth, extending his hitting streak to 12 video games.
Darin Ruf laced a two-run single in the seventh for the Mets, who’ve gained 14 of 16. They started the day with a seven-game lead in the NL East over Atlanta.
The first pitch was delayed 51 minutes resulting from torrential rains. The temperature at sport time was 86 levels, down about 10 levels from earlier in the day.
Carrasco allowed two runs on seven hits and one stroll. He carried a three-hit shutout into the seventh, when Jake Fraley hit a two-run homer and Austin Romine and Jonathan India chased the 35-year-old right-hander with consecutive two-out singles.
Mychal Givens struck out Nick Senzel to finish the inning. Trevor May wriggled out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth earlier than Seth Lugo threw an ideal ninth.
Mike Minor (1-9) misplaced his sixth consecutive choice after permitting 4 runs on 5 hits with three walks in 5 1/3 innings. He threw 110 pitches, his most since 126 for Texas on Sept. 26, 2019.
Cincinnati is assured of dropping a sequence for the primary time for the reason that All-Star break.
FAMILY REUNION
Mets nearer Edwin Díaz and his youthful brother, Cincinnati Reds rookie reliever Alexis Díaz, exchanged the lineup playing cards at residence plate earlier than the sport.
With a number of members of the family watching and sporting cut up Mets/Reds shirts picturing each brothers for the second straight night time, Edwin and Alexis shook palms with the umpires and posed for a photograph earlier than hugging each other.
“It’s unbelievable,” their father, Edwin, mentioned through the second inning. “Kids started playing at 5 years old, 6 years old. Their dream came true.”
It was the second time this season the Díaz brothers exchanged lineup playing cards at residence plate. They additionally did it earlier than the sequence opener between the groups in Cincinnati on July 4.
OUCH!
Plate umpire Pat Hoberg was hit close to his throat by the shard of Kyle Farmer’s damaged bat on an eighth-inning single. Hoberg accomplished the sport following a short go to from a Mets coach.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Reds: INF/DH Mike Moustakas (left calf pressure) was positioned on the 10-day injured record after he obtained damage legging out a single Monday night time. It’s the fifth IL stint of the 12 months for Moustakas, who was sidelined with a proper biceps damage in April and was on the COVID-19 injured record thrice thereafter. In a corresponding transaction, the Reds recalled Alejo Lopez from the minors. … India returned after exiting Monday’s sport resulting from a proper hamstring damage. … Farmer batted third and began at third base after being a late scratch from Monday’s lineup due to a stiff neck.
Mets: 1B/DH Dominic Smith (proper ankle) went 1 for 4 in his fourth rehab sport for Triple-A Syracuse. … RHP Tylor Megill (proper shoulder) has elevated his throwing program. The Mets plan for Megill, who is not eligible to return till Aug. 17, to be utilized out of the bullpen down the stretch. … RHP Tommy Hunter (decrease again) is nearing a rehab project.
UP NEXT
Reds: Bell mentioned the membership would announce the starter for Wednesday afternoon’s sequence finale following Tuesday’s sport.
Mets: RHP Taijuan Walker (9-3, 3.45 ERA) obtained simply three outs last Friday whereas permitting eight runs in opposition to the Braves – two fewer runs than he permitted in 5 July begins.
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