Michael Conforto settled things early with a three-run home run. The Mets' bullpen made it stand up in a 6-3 win over the Reds to win the season series four games to three.
Trevor Bauer had a rough first inning. Since he has been with the Reds, his 10th start followed a pattern of being hit early.
Bauer retired the first two batters in the opening inning but then gave up back-to-back doubles by Pete Alonso and Robinson Cano, who left the game after being hit on his left big toe in the third inning. Bauer hit Wilson Ramos with a pitch and Conforto followed with his 31st home run to give the Mets a 4-0 lead.
"Trevor's identified and he's aware that when he gives up runs, they come in bunches. After that first inning there was a lot of soft contact," David Bell said.
The Reds fought back against Marcus Stroman. Joey Votto singled with one out. Eugenio Suarez went the opposite way with a ground single to right, sending Votto to third. Aristides Aquino delivered Votto with a fly to center.
Bauer retired 14 of the next 15 batters until Cano's replacement J.D. Davis hit his 20th home run.
Farmer hit a two out home run, his ninth off Marcus Stroman in the fifth. Stroman walked Bauer, Phil Ervin and Votto. Met's manager Micky Calloway brought in Brad Brach to pitch to Suarez with the bases loaded. Suarez popped up the first pitch, throwing his bat away in disgust.
The Reds put two men, Tucker Barnhart and Jose Peraza on base with two outs in the sixth but Brach struckout Farmer to end the inning.
The Reds took a pair of walks from Edwin Diaz in the seventh. Suarez struck out for the second out. Aquino took a called third strike to end the inning.
Suarez also struck out to end the game stranding a total of six base runners in his last three at bats.
"You see the damage Suarez does with the home runs but he's a baseball player," Bell said. "Lately, he's made adjustments to shorten his swing. He's not just a home run hitter. He wasn't able to do it today. He gets pitched tough. They have identified him as the guy they don't want to beat them. They try to make the perfect pitch and are ok if they walk him."
Tucker Barnhart greeted Seth Lugo with a line drive home run just over the fence and inside the right field foul pole to start the eighth. It was the 10th home run for Barnhart.
Brandon Nimmo took Sal Romano into the Reds' bullpen for his eighth home run with two outs in the ninth.
David Bell
"Trevor's identified and he's aware that when he gives up runs, they come in bunches. After that first inning there was a lot of soft contact."
Joey had another good day but we weren't able to string hits together."
Trevor Bauer
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