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Votto, Aquino go back-to-back as Reds edge Mets 4-3

Jul 20, 2021, 7:53 AM | Updated: 8:00 pm

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto and Aristides Aquino homered on consecutive pitches, Wade Miley worked effectively into the seventh inning and the Cincinnati Reds snapped a four-game losing streak Tuesday night with a 4-3 win over the New York Mets.

Jonathan India hit his first leadoff homer, a no-doubt shot to center field that glanced off the batter’s eye. Pinch-hitter Tyler Stephenson delivered a key sacrifice fly in the seventh as the Reds kept New York from its first three-game winning streak since June 14-16 against the Cubs.

Pete Alonso went deep in the first inning for the second consecutive game, one night after he and the Mets hit seven homers in the series opener for a wild 15-11 victory in 11 innings. But the NL East leaders lost yet another pitcher to injury — spot starter Robert Stock exited after one inning — and this time fell short in their comeback bid.

Miley (8-4) faced runners in every inning except one, but allowed just one past second base after Alonso connected. The left-hander finished with a season-high eight strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings, He gave up seven hits, two runs — one earned — and two walks while improving to 4-0 over his last nine starts.

Miley got help from running catches by right fielder Aquino and NL All-Star left fielder Jesse Winker, both frustrating Michael Conforto. Winker punctuated his catch by lightly chest-bumping the wall.

Brad Brach and Heath Hembree bridged the gap to Amir Garrett, who got Jeff McNeil to pop up with a runner on for his seventh save. Garrett pointed for a second at the Mets’ dugout before celebrating with his teammates.

Stephen Nogosek (0-1), called on in the second inning for emergency relief after Stock left while warming up due to a right hamstring injury, allowed three hits and two runs with five strikeouts in a career-high three innings. The right-hander was promoted from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday and made his first major league appearance since 2019.

Stock was recalled before the game from Syracuse to make his second 2021 start.

Bench coach Dave Jauss managed the Mets again while Luis Rojas served the second game of his two-game suspension.

Votto and Aquino teamed up in the third. Votto’s shot sailed deep into the right-center seats, and Aquino’s liner on Nogosek’s next pitch skipped off the top of the left-center field wall and clanged off the roof of Cincinnati’s bullpen.

Jonathan Villar scored New York’s second run in the seventh on Votto’s error at first base on a low from from Brach, who bounced back against McNeil to start an inning-ending double play.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Mets: RHP Carlos Carrasco (hamstring) was roughed up in a short rehab outing for Syracuse. … LHP David Peterson (right side soreness) is playing catch and is expected to start throwing off a mound this weekend, Rojas said. Peterson went on the 10-day injured list July 1. … The Mets placed backup infielder José Peraza on the 10-day IL with a broken right middle finger.

Reds: RHP Lucas Sims (right elbow), OF Nick Senzel (left knee) and INF Alex Blandino (right hand) are all expected to start rehab assignments next week, manager David Bell said. … RHP Tejay Antone (right forearm) will start throwing bullpens next week.

UP NEXT

Mets: RHP Marcus Stroman (6-8) tied his season high by allowing eight hits in five innings of New York’s 4-1 loss Friday at Pittsburgh.

Reds: RHP Jeff Hoffman (3-4) is scheduled to be reinstated from the 10-day injured list Wednesday to make his first start since June 26. He’s been sidelined with a sore right shoulder.

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