Mets Rally To Beat Reds 8-3 With Five Runs in 10th

Mets CF Brandon Nimmo and 1B Pete Alomso (Photo Credits to Eric Hartline-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 tonight at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 51-31.

The offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a walk and three batters later, 1B Pete Alonso singled and then LF Jeff McNeil followed with a RBI single.

After scoreless innings in the top of the second and third, DH Dom Smith doubled to lead off the top of the fourth and three batters later, catcher Tomas Nido hit a RBI single.

The bats did not do much for the next four innings and wasted scoring opportunities with men on base, but finally came alive in the top of the ninth.

Nimmo doubled with one out and then RF Starling Marte followed with a game-tying RBI double.

In the top of the tenth with pinch-hitter Inciarte on second at the ghost runner, Smith hit a RBI double to bring in the go-ahead run and after 3B Eduardo Escobar flew out to RF and 2B Luis Guillorme was intentionally walked, catcher James McCann delivered a RBI single.

Nimmo came up next and broke the game open with a three-run homer.

LHP David Peterson had a rough outing and struggled with his command allowing three runs on four hits with five walks and seven strikeouts in 3.2 innings.

RHP Adonis Medina came in next and had a superb performance in long relief with three scoreless innings allowing one hit and one walk with four strikeouts and kept his time in the game.

Medina retired the first two hitters he faced in the seventh and then walked 1B Brandon Drury and was taken out.

RHP Colin Holderman came in next and threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Adam Ottavino threw a scoreless bottom of the ninth and picked up his third win.

RHP Edwin Diaz closed it out with a dominating performance in the bottom of the tenth striking out teh side.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday July 7th back at home at Citi Field against the Miami Marlins at 7:10 p.m.