Dateline: Cincinnati
Chase Burns won his seventh game of the season with five plus strong innings as the Reds supported “The Franchise” with plenty of runs to take the series with a 7-2 win over the New York Mets.
The 29-25 Reds banged, blooped and bunted for 15 hits. Three belonged to JJ Bleday who faced all three of the Mets left handers.
The Reds won three straight and five of the last six.
The Reds jumped on Mets starter, David Peterson early and it could have been worse for the home team.
Blake Dunn walked to open the game. As Peterson was striking out Elly De La Cruz was called safe at second on a steal. The Mets challenge got the call overturned. With two outs and no one on, Sal Stewart, singled up the middle. Eugenio Suarez doubled to the left center field gap driving in two. Dane Myers singled but Suarez was thrown out at home.
The Reds loaded the bases in the second inning. JJ Bleday singled. Peterson walked Tyler Stephenson. Matt McLain laid down a bunt that rolled down the third base line. It stopped dead in fair territory. Dunn, however grounded to Peterson who started a 1-2-3 double play.
The Mets got one hit off Burns in the first five innings. A double by number nine hitter Luis Torrens.
The Reds put the game out of slam range in the fourth inning.
Myers, Bleday and Stephenson single in succession to to score a run. McLain topped the ball to third baseman Brett Baty he went to apply a tag on Bleday, holding third. Third base umpire, Vic Carapazza signaled safe but another Mets’ challenge succeeded. Dunn grounded out but De La Cruz doubled two runs home.
Bleday opened the sixths with a single. Stephenson picked up his second RBI of the game with a double and went to third when the shortstop Bichette threw the relay past the catcher.
Sean Manaea got three outs to strand Stephenson.
Burns cruised through five scoreless innings on one hit. He got the first out of the sixth but Bichette singled and Juan Soto hit his 11th home run of the season. AJ Ewing singled and Terry Francona brought Sam Moll in from the bullpen.
Burns finished with 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks. He struck out eight. He left with an ERA of 1.96.
Moll pitched an inning and 2/3 with two strikeouts.
The Reds squeaked three straight singles by Dunn, De La Cruz and Stewart to build the lead back to 7-2.
Pierce Johnson entered in the bottom of the eighth. He gave up a single to Torrens but got Benge and Bichette to fly out. Brock Burke came in to pitch to Soto, who flew out to left.
Tony Santillan pitched an easy ninth to close it out in a non save finish.
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