NEW YORK -- Can Matt Harvey keep the good times going?
With the New York Mets riding a five-game winning streak, Harvey opposes Cincinnati Reds right-hander Jon Moscot in Wednesday’s 7:10 p.m. ET series finale at Citi Field.
The Mets have already secured their fourth straight series win.
Harvey pitched marginally better in Atlanta, allowing two runs on seven hits and a walk in a 101-pitch effort spanning five innings. Nonetheless, he is 1-3 with a 5.24 ERA this season.
WEDNESDAY’S NEWS REPORTS:
In his first action since departing Friday’s game with painful inflammation in his upper right leg, Yoenis Cespedes delivered a pinch-hit three-run homer on the first pitch he received from Brandon Finnegan. David Wright later capped the four-run seventh with an RBI single as the Mets rallied for a 4-3 win against the Reds. It marked the Mets’ first come-from-behind win of the season. They had been the only team in the majors without one. Of course, the Mets had scored first in a franchise-record 12 straight games before that streak was snapped Tuesday. Logan Verrett tossed two scoreless relief innings. He became the first Met to earn wins on consecutive days since Joe Smith in 2008. Bartolo Colon allowed three runs in five innings and remained tied with Pedro Martinez for second among Dominican-born pitchers with 219 career wins. Colon did reach 3,004 1/3 career innings, which passes CC Sabathia (3,004) for the most among active pitchers -- at least until Sabathia pitches Wednesday night. The last Met before Cespedes to produce a game-tying pinch-hit three-run homer was Daryl Boston against Pittsburgh’s Bob Walk in 1992. The Mets have won 10 straight games against the Reds. Starting against a southpaw for only the second time in his career, Michael Conforto had a second-inning single against Finnegan. Conforto finished 2-for-4 as the cleanup hitter. Read game recaps in the Post, Daily News, Newsday, Times, Record and at NJ.com and MLB.com.
Oft-injured Travis d'Arnaud landed on the disabled list Tuesday with a right rotator-cuff strain. He previously has been idled during his major league career by a fractured pinkie, elbow sprain, bone chip in the elbow and concussion. He also missed extensive time in the minors. Veteran Rene Rivera, regarded as a sound defensive catcher, was promoted from Triple-A Las Vegas. Kevin Plawecki will serve as the primary catcher. In a procedural move, the Mets shifted Zack Wheeler to the 60-day disabled list to clear the 40-man roster spot for Rivera. Read more in the Post, Daily News, Newsday, Journal, Record and at NJ.com and MLB.com.
Columnist Ken Davidoff in the Post wonders if the Mets ultimately will have to switch d’Arnaud’s position.
Wheeler threw on flat ground Tuesday in Port St. Lucie -- his first time tossing a baseball since undergoing surgery two weeks ago to address an undissolved stitch from his original Tommy John surgery. He remains on track to return near July 1.
Cespedes is taking online bids to sell his fire-breathing Lamborghini, Justin Terranova and David K. Li write in the Post.
Gabriel Ynoa earned his first Triple-A win as Las Vegas beat Albuquerque, 7-2. Dominic Smith produced a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth to lift Binghamton to a 3-2 win against Portland. Amed Rosario tripled and homered and had four RBIs in St. Lucie’s 10-5 win against Charlotte. J.C. Rodriguez, Ivan Wilson and Tucker Tharp homered as Columbia routed Lexington, 13-2. Read the full minor-league recap here.
Wright hosted a pair of NYPD officers on Tuesday who had helped deliver a baby on the side of the Long Island Expressway in January, Anthony DiComo writes at MLB.com.
Read more on Conforto in Newsday.
From the bloggers ... Faith and Fear is already watching the standings closely. ... Mets Report believes Cespedes made Citi Field feel, and sound, like 2015.
BIRTHDAYS: Frank Catalanotto turns 42. ... Brian Giles is 56. ... Orber Moreno is 39.
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— Mike Parker (@MJP1313) April 26, 2016
Love that the Mets get to use their top 3 pitchers in this huge series.
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