CINCINNATI -- Matt Reynolds and Kelly Johnson homered and Bartolo Colon pitched six shutout innings, lifting the bleary-eyed New York Mets to a 5-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series on Monday afternoon at Great American Ball Park.
It's the 11th shutout win this season for New York.
The Mets beat the Nationals in a nationally televised game Sunday night and didn't arrive at their hotel in Cincinnati until approximately 4 a.m.
As a result, manager Terry Collins chose to rest several regulars, including Curtis Granderson, Yoenis Cespedes, Asdrubal Cabrera and Jose Reyes.