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05/26 21:22 CDT Reds rout Mets, who fall 11 under .500 again
Reds rout Mets, who fall 11 under .500 again
By JERRY BEACH
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) --- Chase Burns tossed 5 1/3 strong innings and won his fourth
straight start Tuesday night for the Cincinnati Reds, who beat the Mets 7-2,
dropping New York 11 games under .500 --- tying a season-high.
The Mets, who ended April at 10-21, have lost five straight to fall to 22-33.
They have scored just six runs and collected 25 hits during the losing streak
--- their second-longest of the season behind a 12-game skid from April 8-21.
Eugenio Surez and Elly De La Cruz each had two-run doubles off David Peterson
(3-5), who also gave up a pair of RBI hits to Tyler Stephenson. Sal Stewart
added a run-scoring single in the eighth.
Burns (7-1) allowed two runs and walked two with eight strikeouts. He carried a
one-hit shutout into the sixth, when Juan Soto, back after a two-game absence
due to illness, delivered a two-run homer.
Burns has a 1.54 ERA over his last four starts to lower his seasonal ERA to
1.96. He hasn't lost in his last eight starts dating back to April 18.
Peterson gave up six runs and a career-high 11 hits with three walks and four
strikeouts in five-plus innings. The 11 hits surrendered were the most allowed
by a Mets pitcher since Luis Severino was tagged for 11 hits in five innings on
March 30, 2024.
Home plate umpire Emil Jimenez went 2 for 9 on ABS challenges. He lost the
first six challenges before a pair of calls --- a ball to Spencer Steer and a
strike to Surez --- were upheld in the seventh.
Up next
LHP Andrew Abbott (4-2, 3.97 ERA) starts Wednesday's series finale for the
Reds. The Mets have not yet announced a starter.
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