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07/18 21:32 CDT Hays hits 2 homers and Reds go deep 4 times to back Lodolo in
8-4 win over Mets
Hays hits 2 homers and Reds go deep 4 times to back Lodolo in 8-4 win over Mets
By CHARLES O'BRIEN
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) --- Austin Hays hit two of Cincinnati's four home runs and Nick
Lodolo threw seven strong innings as the Reds beat the New York Mets 8-4 on
Friday night.
Matt McLain and Tyler Stephenson each launched a two-run shot for the Reds, who
have won five of six. It was the third time this season they went deep four
times in a game.
After allowing Juan Soto's first-inning homer and an RBI single by Jeff McNeil
in the second, Lodolo (7-6) retired 16 of the next 18 hitters --- including 10
in a row during one stretch. He finished with seven strikeouts and matched his
longest start of the year.
Soto's solo drive gave the Mets an early lead in Sean Manaea's first start this
season. Re-signed to a three-year contract in the offseason, the left-hander
missed the first 95 games due to an oblique strain and a bone chip in his
pitching elbow. He returned with an extended relief appearance Sunday at Kansas
City.
Manaea gave up Hays' first homer but struck out six over four innings of
one-hit ball. He was pulled after 69 pitches, and Cincinnati scored seven runs
off a depleted Mets bullpen.
Rookie right-hander Alex Carrillo (0-1) was hit hard, allowing five runs and
three homers in 1 1/3 innings.
New York scored twice in the ninth before Emilio Pagn induced a bases-loaded
popup from Francisco Lindor to end it.
Key moments Hays led off the sixth with his second home run of the night. Spencer Steer walked and, two batters later, Stephenson drove a belt-high fastball into the left-center stands to give the Reds a 6-2 lead.
Key stats Lodolo threw 97 pitches and failed to reach 100 for the 24th straight start, despite ranking among the top 10 in the National League in innings pitched. ... Cincinnati outfielder TJ Friedl was hit by three pitches from three different pitchers, tying a major league record.
Up next New York RHP Clay Holmes (8-4, 3.31 ERA) opposes RHP Nick Martinez (7-9, 4.78) in the second game of the series Saturday. In a pregame ceremony, the Mets will retire David Wright's No. 5 jersey. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
Key moments Hays led off the sixth with his second home run of the night. Spencer Steer walked and, two batters later, Stephenson drove a belt-high fastball into the left-center stands to give the Reds a 6-2 lead.
Key stats Lodolo threw 97 pitches and failed to reach 100 for the 24th straight start, despite ranking among the top 10 in the National League in innings pitched. ... Cincinnati outfielder TJ Friedl was hit by three pitches from three different pitchers, tying a major league record.
Up next New York RHP Clay Holmes (8-4, 3.31 ERA) opposes RHP Nick Martinez (7-9, 4.78) in the second game of the series Saturday. In a pregame ceremony, the Mets will retire David Wright's No. 5 jersey. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
