CINCINNATI -- Who says being homer dependent and missing high-end starting pitchers are problems?
Yoenis Cespedes delivered a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh and the injury-depleted New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds, 5-3, on Tuesday at Great American Ball Park.
“When you’re a star, that’s what they do,” manager Terry Collins said.
Curtis Granderson, Jose Reyes, and Alejandro De Aza contributed solo homers as all of the Mets’ scoring came via the long ball.
The Mets (73-66) appeared poised to move into a tie with the Cardinals for the second wild-card spot.