NEW YORK -- Neil Walker's historic power binge continued on Monday with a go-ahead, two-run homer at Citi Field, giving the Mets a 5-3 win over the Reds.
In addition to establishing a personal record for any month in his eight-year career, Walker delivered his eighth homer mere minutes after the Mets coughed up a two-run lead. Starter Noah Syndergaard navigated around enough trouble to record two outs in the seventh but departed after two hits and an error brought the Reds within a run of the lead. Entering at that point, reliever Antonio Bastardo threw six consecutive balls, eventually serving up a game-tying single to Joey Votto.