PhotoJose Reyes homered twice, Seth Lugo pitched six shutout innings and the Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds, 5-1, on Friday night for their third straight victory. Travis Taijeron, a 28-year-old rookie, got the Mets started when he led off the second with his first major league home run. The Mets, who lead the National League in home runs, have won 17 of their last 19 games against the Reds — including eight straight at Citi Field. Reyes lined the rookie starter Amir Garrett’s 0-2 slider into the left-field seats in the fifth, scoring Lugo and giving the Mets a 4-0 lead. View all New York Times newsletters.

Source: New York Times September 09, 2017 02:48 UTC