Cincinnati RedsvsNew York Mets
CIN 2/NYM 4
Things to say
The Mets beat the Reds 4-2 at Citi Field.
01
opener
Mets took it 4-2 at home. Reds kept it close but couldn't string anything together late. Citi Field crowd went home happy.
02
key player
Whoever was at the heart of that Mets order earned his money tonight, those two insurance runs were the whole ballgame.
03
hot take
Honestly the Reds are 29-26 and still playing down to a sub-.500 Mets team, that's a problem in Cincinnati.
04
deep cut
Reds came in over .500 and lost to a team eight games under, on a getaway-day type spot. Those are the games good teams steal.
05
exit
Anyway, long season. Let's see if the Mets can actually build something off this one.
The recap
The Mets took care of business at Citi Field, knocking off the Reds 4-2 to snap out of their funk a bit. Cincinnati came in with the better record but the bats went quiet when it mattered, stranding traffic and never really threatening late.
New York's arms kept the heart of the order in check and the bullpen slammed the door to lock down the two-run cushion. Nothing flashy, just a solid getaway-day win that the home crowd will take every time.