Mets vs. Reds Game 154 Recap

Mets 3B Todd Frazier (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets lost to the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 this afternoon and dropped their record to 80-74. RHP Zack Wheeler had a difficult bottom of the first inning allowing two runs on three hits and a walk and two misplays in the field including an error by 3B Todd Frazier. Wheeler settled down after that and worked around trouble in the fifth inning and was able to go seven innings and keep his team in the game with an efficient pitch count. His final line was two runs (one earned), on seven hits with six strikeouts and one walk and a hits batsman. LHP Justin Wilson came in next in the bottom of the eighth and walked SS Jose Iglesias and gave up a single to LF Jose Peraza and was then taken out. RHP Seth Lugo came in and struck out pinch-hitter Curt Casali for the second out, but was unable to get out of the inning scoreless after he gave up a  two-out pinch-hit RBI single to Christian Colon.

The offense was held scoreless for the first two innings until the top of the third inning after 3B Todd Frazier led off with a single and SS Amed Rosario followed with a double. RHP Zack Wheeler drove in Frazier with a RBI ground-out, but CF Brandon Nimmo and LF Jeff McNeil were unable to come through and both struck out to end the threat.  RF Michael Conforto drew a walk leading off the top of the fifth and Frazier followed with another single. Rosario hit a long fly-out to move Conforto to third base and Wheeler hit a safety squeeze and reached first base after Reds 1B Joey Votto made a throwing error to load the bases. Nimmo came up next and was hit-by pitch to tie the game, but McNeil and 1B Pete Alonso struck out to end the inning.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon at the Reds at 1:10 p.m.