Mets take 2 of 3 from Reds

Game 1 at Crosley Field

 

Mets 2 Reds 1

 

Todd Zeile hit a solo HR in the 7^th to tie it and then won it in the 9^th with an RBI double. Turk Wendell won it in relief as Armando Benitez picked up his 5^th save of the year. Hank Johnson took the loss in relief

Game 2 at Crosley Field

 

Mets 7 Reds 2  10 innings

 

Reds tie it in the 9^th before the Mets score FIVE in the 10^th to win it. Darryl Hamilton got the game winning single to put the Mets up 3-2. Later in the frame, Edgardo Alfonzo put things out of reach with a GRAND SLAM HR!. Hamilton, making a rare start, was 3-5 with 2 RBIs. Benitez won it in relief. Junior Thompson took the loss, allowing the 5 runs in the 10^th.

 

Game 3 at Shea Stadium

 

Reds 12 Mets 9

 

Reds score SEVEN runs in the first inning off Mets starter and loser Glendon Rusch, who allowed 9 runs in three innings but only four of them earned. Mets battled back, after trailing 11-0 and scored 4 in the 9^th and were threatening against Johnny Van der Meer when the lefty finally ended the inning.

 

Bucky Walters went 8 1/3 to get the win for Cincy and helped his own cause as he was 5-5 with 2 doubles, a triple and 2 RBIs!  1B Frank McCormick was 3-6 with 2 doubles and 3 RBIs. SS Billy Myers was 4-5 with a double, triple, and 3 RBIs. For the Mets SS Melvin Mora was 3-3 with a double and 2 RBIs, after entering the game in the 6^th inning. In the bottom 9^th, the Mets sent 7 men to the plate, scored 4 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks and were threatening when the game ended.

 

Mets finally get to .500 (15-15) trying to get into the race in the NL East. The Reds drop to 13-17 in the NL West.

 

Next week:  The Mets play the division leading 53 Brooklyn Dodgers while the Reds play 2001 Arizona

--submitted by A.Raylesberg--