NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Walker hit his seventh home run in 10 games, a tiebreaking shot in the seventh inning that kept the New York Mets rolling against the Reds with a 5-3 win Monday night.
Michael Conforto and Lucas Duda also homered for the suddenly homer-happy Mets, who won their fourth in a row overall. They returned to Citi Field after connecting 23 times on a three-city road trip.
A year after going 7-0 vs. Cincinnati, the Mets won on a night when ace Noah Syndergaard and the bullpen couldn’t hold an early lead. New York has taken nine straight from the Reds dating to 2014.
Syndergaard came out throwing 99 mph fastballs. The Reds’ plan to slow him also involved speed — they stole five bases with the big righty on the mound.
New to the Mets this year, Walker connected for his eighth home run, the most he’s ever hit in a month, off J.C. Ramirez (0-1).