The New York Mets return to Citi Field on Saturday looking to get on the board with a win in Game 2 of their weekend series against the Cincinnati Reds.

Cheers turned to groans as the Mets made some costly defensive mistakes and the offense came up empty on a few big chances in a 6-2 loss to the Reds.

The Cincinnati Reds won their sixth game out of their last seven on Saturday, beating the New York Mets 5-2. The Reds trailed 2-0 for the second game in a row, but rallied in the third to tie the game on a Mets throwing error and a Matt McLain single.

Back-to-back wins by the Cincinnati Reds over the New York Mets out of the All-Star break pushed the Reds' to a high-water, mark of 5 games over .500.

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It was the 39th time in the modern era (since 1901) that a hitter got nailed three times in one game. It’s happened to 34 different players — the only previous Reds batter was Derek Dietrich at Milwaukee on June 21,

Jake Fraley matched a career high with three hits and drove in two runs as the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 5-2.

David Wright, longtime New York Mets third baseman, had his No. 5 jersey retired Saturday ahead of the team's game against the Cincinnati Reds.

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