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06/17 14:28 CDT Bichette has 3 hits, McLean strikes out 9 as Mets beat Reds 9-1
to avoid series sweep
Bichette has 3 hits, McLean strikes out 9 as Mets beat Reds 9-1 to avoid series
sweep
By JOE REEDY
AP Sports Writer
CINCINNATI (AP) --- Bo Bichette continued his hot streak with three hits,
rookie Nolan McLean struck out nine in seven innings and the New York Mets
averted being swept with a 9-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.
Francisco Alvarez and Juan Soto also had three hits apiece. New York had 15
hits, which is tied for its second-highest output of the season.
Bichette has multiple hits in six straight games and went 8 for 14 in the
three-game series. The third baseman is also batting .539 (14 for 26) over his
last six games with two homers and eight RBIs.
McLean (4-4) allowed one unearned run and three hits as he went seven innings
for the third time in 15 starts.
It was Carlos Mendoza's 205th victory as Mets' manager. The third-year skipper
passed Jerry Manuel and moved into ninth place on the franchise's wins list.
JJ Bleday drove in Cincinnati's only run on a sacrifice fly with the bases
loaded in the third inning to score Jose Trevino. The Reds went 3-3 on their
six-game homestand.
Cincinnati went 4-2 against the Mets for the second straight season.
The Mets jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning on two-out RBI base hits
by Soto, Marcus Semien and Mark Vientos off Cincinnati starter Nick Lodolo
(2-2). They broke it open with four in the fifth, including a two-run double by
A.J. Ewing to make it 7-1.
Lodolo allowed seven runs and 11 hits in 4 2/3 innings. It is the fourth time
in 83 big-league starts he has given up at least seven earned runs.
Up next Mets: LHP Sean Manaea (1-2, 4.78 ERA) goes on Thursday at Philadelphia. Reds: RHP Rhett Lowder (3-3, 4.60 ERA) takes the mound in New York on Friday against the Yankees. ___ |
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