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| The New York Mets Head to Cincinnati to Battle with the Reds |
David Wright’s return to the New York Mets lineup after an extended injury absence has largely been positive. They hope his continued presence and production can provide a playoff push. The hot-hitting Wright leads the Mets into Cincinnati on Monday night for the first of three games with the Reds in a matchup of two teams hanging around in the NL wild-card race. Wright was sidelined for more than two months with a stress fracture in his back, and New York went 30-28 without him to stay competitive. He returned Friday in the opener of a weekend series with Florida, and while the Mets dropped two of three following 5-4 a loss Sunday, Wright’s contributions were solid. He batted .429 (6 for 14), hit his seventh homer in the finale, and had two RBIs in each contest. Wright was a little rusty at third base as he committed errors in each of the first two contests, but said he’s still working to get back on track. “It has taken a little while to get up to speed, and I don’t have my legs back quite yet,” Wright said. “But that will come from playing more.” Visiting Cincinnati’s riverfront venue should help. Of the six NL Central stadiums, Wright seems to enjoy playing at Great American Ball Park the most. The five-time All-Star has six homers and is hitting .343 in Cincinnati for his highest totals in both categories when visiting a Central opponent. New York has dropped five of seven on the road, but has won seven of 11 in Cincinnati. The Reds are looking for their first three-game winning streak since sweeping the Dodgers from June 13-15 in Los Angeles, and at home for the first time since a season-best seven-game run from May 4-17. Drew Stubbs’ homer off the first offering from Scott Linebrink in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday lifted Cincinnati past Atlanta 5-4. “We know we haven’t been playing our best baseball, but we definitely have the pieces of the puzzle to make a run,” Stubbs said. “It’s going to be a dogfight. Nobody’s running away with it. I think we can stay right we’re at and make a run at it.” With identical 50-51 records, the Mets and Reds are both 8 1/2 games behind the Braves for the wild card. Coming off a hard-luck loss in his first game following the All-Star break, Mike Leake (8-5, 4.11 ERA) gets the start for Cincinnati. The right-hander surrendered a first-inning run on a groundout and two hits over six, but the Reds fell 1-0 to Pittsburgh for their second straight shutout loss. “I’m the type of pitcher that likes pitching in close games. It makes me focus more. But, I mean, we’d love to get run support,” Leake told the Reds’ official website. Leake tops the NL with an average of 6.88 runs of support, and trails only Boston’s Jon Lester (7.32) for the major league lead. The Reds’ hurler didn’t record a decision in only career start against the Mets last season. The Mets will go with R.A. Dickey (4-8, 3.80), making his first career appearance against Cincinnati. The knuckleballer is 0-1 in four starts this month, allowing 11 runs in 25 1-3 innings. He lasted 6 1-3 in Wednesday’s 6-5, 10-inning win over St. Louis, yielding four runs for the second straight game. The only current Red with any notable history against Dickey is Scott Rolen, who’s 5 for 9 with a homer off the right-hander. The Reds win three straight with a victory over the Mets. MLB Picks: Cincinnati Reds Bet MLB all season long at BetPhoenix. This online sportsbook has the best odds and wagering opportunities in the MLB regular season all the way up to the World Series. 
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The New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds are two teams that could be in the hunt for the NL wildcard down the stretch.
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