GAME THREAD: NL: CINCINNATI (36-52) at NY METS (48-39)

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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CINCINNATI (2) AT NY METS (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
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NY METS 1ST: J Reyes homered to right. R Gotay homered to right.
C Beltran struck out swinging. D Wright popped out to second. C Delgado singled
to center. P Lo Duca lined out to third. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 0, NY METS 2.

CINCINNATI 2ND: A Dunn walked. E Encarnacion struck out swinging.
A Gonzalez singled to left center, A Dunn to second. D Ross struck out swinging.
B Arroyo walked, A Dunn to third, A Gonzalez to second. S Hatteberg singled
to center, A Dunn and A Gonzalez scored, B Arroyo to third. R Freel popped out
to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, NY METS 2.

NY METS 5TH: L Milledge singled to right. O Hernandez struck out swinging.
J Reyes lined out to left. R Gotay singled to center, L Milledge scored.
C Beltran popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, NY METS 3.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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CINCINNATI (2) AT NY METS (3) - EVENT LOG
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Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- S Hatteberg 1B, R Freel CF, K Griffey Jr RF,
B Phillips 2B, A Dunn LF, E Encarnacion 3B, A Gonzalez SS, D Ross C, B Arroyo RHP.

Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, R Gotay 2B, C Beltran CF, D Wright 3B,
C Delgado 1B, P Lo Duca C, S Green RF, L Milledge LF, O Hernandez RHP.

Umpires -- Doug Eddings (HP), Dana Demuth (1B), Mark Wegner (2B), Kerwin Danley (3B).

Gametime Weather: 81 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to center at 10 mph.


CINCINNATI 1ST: S Hatteberg flied out to left. R Freel popped out to
shortstop. K Griffey Jr singled to center. B Phillips flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, NY METS 0.

NY METS 1ST: J Reyes homered to right. R Gotay homered to right.
C Beltran struck out swinging. D Wright popped out to second. C Delgado singled
to center. P Lo Duca lined out to third. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 0, NY METS 2.

CINCINNATI 2ND: A Dunn walked. E Encarnacion struck out swinging.
A Gonzalez singled to left center, A Dunn to second. D Ross struck out swinging.
B Arroyo walked, A Dunn to third, A Gonzalez to second. S Hatteberg singled
to center, A Dunn and A Gonzalez scored, B Arroyo to third. R Freel popped out
to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, NY METS 2.

NY METS 2ND: S Green grounded out to second. L Milledge lined out to
third. O Hernandez singled to center. O Hernandez stole second. J Reyes
walked. O Hernandez to third on wild pitch by B Arroyo. J Reyes picked off
first.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, NY METS 2.

CINCINNATI 3RD: K Griffey Jr walked. B Phillips struck out swinging,
K Griffey Jr stole second. A Dunn struck out looking. E Encarnacion popped out
to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, NY METS 2.

NY METS 3RD: R Gotay grounded out to first. C Beltran struck out swinging.
D Wright flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, NY METS 2.

CINCINNATI 4TH: A Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. D Ross struck out
swinging. B Arroyo struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2,
NY METS 2.

NY METS 4TH: C Delgado grounded out to second. P Lo Duca flied out to
center. S Green grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2,
NY METS 2.

CINCINNATI 5TH: S Hatteberg flied out to left. R Freel grounded out to
third. K Griffey Jr fouled out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 2, NY METS 2.

NY METS 5TH: L Milledge singled to right. O Hernandez struck out swinging.
J Reyes lined out to left. R Gotay singled to center, L Milledge scored.
C Beltran popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, NY METS 3.

CINCINNATI 6TH: B Phillips grounded out to pitcher. A Dunn struck out
swinging. E Encarnacion flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 2, NY METS 3.

NY METS 6TH: D Wright singled to center. C Delgado hit by pitch, D Wright
to second. P Lo Duca lined into double play, second to shortstop, D Wright
doubled off second. S Green grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Delgado
out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, NY METS 3.

CINCINNATI 7TH: J Smith relieved O Hernandez. A Gonzalez struck out
swinging. D Ross flied out to left. B Arroyo grounded out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, NY METS 3.

NY METS 7TH: L Milledge grounded out to pitcher. D Newhan hit for J Smith.
D Newhan grounded out to pitcher. J Reyes doubled to left center. R Gotay
popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, NY METS 3.

CINCINNATI 8TH: P Feliciano relieved J Smith. S Hatteberg grounded out to
pitcher. R Freel grounded out to shortstop. K Griffey Jr flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, NY METS 3.

NY METS 8TH: M Stanton relieved B Arroyo. C Beltran walked. D Wright
walked, C Beltran to second. C Beltran stole third, D Wright stole second.
C Delgado flied out to left. J Burton relieved M Stanton. P Lo Duca grounded out
to third. S Green intentionally walked. L Milledge grounded into fielder's
choice to third, D Wright out at third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 2, NY METS 3.

CINCINNATI 9TH: B Wagner relieved P Feliciano. B Phillips singled to left.
A Dunn grounded out to second, B Phillips to second. E Encarnacion grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Phillips out at third. J Conine hit for
A Gonzalez. E Encarnacion stole second. J Conine grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, NY METS 3.</div>

 

Reyes, Gotay make history, lead Mets to win over Reds

<h3>NY METS 3, CINCINNATI 2</h3>FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- The New York Mets made a seriesof moves Thursday in search of some extra offense. Jose Reyesand Ruben Gotay gave them a spark right off the bat.

Reyes and Gotay led off the first inning with home runs andLastings Milledge scored from first base on a single by Gotay inthe fifth as the Mets snapped the Cincinnati Reds' four-gamewinning streak with a 3-2 victory.


Orlando Hernandez bounced back from a shaky start to pitch sixeffective innings, combining with three relievers on afour-hitter in the opener of a four-game series.


Scott Hatteberg had a two-run single for the Reds, who lost forjust the second time in seven games under interim manager PeteMackanin.


When Reyes and Gotay connected in the first off Bronson Arroyo(3-10), it marked the first time in the Mets' 45-year historythat the first two batters in a game hit home runs.

The last time it happened in the major leagues was on May 23,when Grady Sizemore and Casey Blake of Cleveland accomplishedthe feat against Kansas City.


"Two swings of the bat sets the tone," Mets All-Star thirdbaseman David Wright said. "We have to do a better job ofputting on the pressure."


Reyes led off a game with a homer for the ninth time in hiscareer, breaking the franchise record he shared with Tommie Ageeand Len Dykstra.


Gotay followed with a shot to right-center field for a 2-0 lead.

The blasts were the 10th and 11th allowed this season by Arroyo,who yielded three runs and eight hits in seven innings. Thelanky righthander snapped a career-high seven-game losing streakin his previous start.


"The pitch to Reyes, I don't know if it was a mistake," Arroyosaid. "The other was on a 2-1 breaking ball. You have threedays off, I felt a little rusty."


Meanwhile, Milledge - who was recalled from Class AA Binghamtonon Thursday after a stint on the minor league disabled list -made an immediate impact when he singled to right field to leadoff the fifth. Running on the pitch to Gotay, Milledge came allthe way around to score on a single that was just out of thereach of diving center fielder Ryan Freel, giving New York a 3-2lead.


"They have been watching me the last couple of years. They knowwhat I can do," Milledge said. "What I did tonight was what Iwanted to do."


Milledge slid toward the side and reached in to touch the platewith his hand, which angered manager Willie Randolph.

"A guy can get hurt like that," Randolph said.


Freel was playing center in place of rookie Josh Hamilton, whowas placed on the disabled list prior to the game with asprained wrist.


The promotion of Milledge was part of a series of roster movesmade prior to the game by the Mets, who also designated veteranJulio Franco for assignment and fired hitting coach Rick Down.

Hernandez (5-4), who was tagged for six runs in four innings inhis last start against Colorado, bounced back in this one,allowing two runs and three hits with seven strikeouts.Hernandez took himself out after six innings.


"He said he was finished," Randolph said.


Control problems hurt Hernandez in the second inning. A walk toAdam Dunn, a single by Alex Gonzalez and a two-out walk toArroyo loaded the bases for Hatteberg, who delivered a two-runsingle that fell in front of right fielder Shawn Green.

However, the 38-year-old retired the last 12 batters he faced.Relievers Joe Smith and Pedro Feliciano followed suit, tossing aperfect inning apiece before Brandon Phillips led off the ninthagainst closer Billy Wagner with a single.


Wagner, who allowed a two-run homer in the All-Star Game onTuesday, worked around the hit to notch his 18th save in 19chances. The lefthander was let off the hook when Phillips, whowas on second base after a groundout, took off for third on agrounder to shortstop and was thrown out.


"(Phillips) wanted to make something happen and he let hisemotions get the best of him," Mackanin said. "It's anaggressive mistake, but I'm still not happy about it."

Wagner then got Alex Gonzalez to ground out to end the game.