Mets vs. Reds Game 110 Recap

RHP Noah Syndergarrd

The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds 6-4 tonight and improved their record to 46-64. The offense jumped on the board early in the bottom of the first inning after SS Amed Rosario and 2B Jeff McNeil hit back-to back singles and 1B Wilmer Flores hit an RBI single. 3B Todd Frazier drove in McNeil with an RBI single. CF Austin Jackson also hit an RBI single. Catcher Kevin Plawecki hit a solo homer in the bottom of the fourth inning. Flores hit another RBI single in the fourth. McNeil added a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth inning.

RHP Noah Syndergarrd cruised through the first six innings, but ran into trouble in the top of the seventh. Syndergarrd hit LF Preston Tucker and pinch-hitter Phillip Ervin and then allowed a single to CF Billy Hamilton to load the bases. He gave up an RBI single to SS Jose Peraza and was then taken out. RHP Bobby Wahl came in next and walked 1B Joey Votto with the based loaded to bring in a run. Wahl struck out 2B Scooter Gennett and was then taken out. RHP Robert Gsellman followed and gave up a two-run single to 3B Eugenio Suarez.  Syndergarrd's final line was 6.1 innings, 6 hits, 4 runs, 1 walk and 6 strikeouts. He picked up his sixth. Gsellman stayed in and threw a 1--2--3 top of the eighth inning. LHP Jerry Blevins closed it out with a 1-2-3 top of the ninth inning and picked up his first save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night against the Reds at 7:10 P.M.