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7,729: Arroyo outpitches Niese for 3-1 win

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Arroyo does it again

Bronson Arroyo outdueled Jonathon Niese Wednesday night as the Cincinnati Reds topped the New York Mets 3-1 at Citi Field.

Niese lost his no-hitter in the third inning on a Brandon Phillips homer, moving our NoNoHitters.com count up to 7,729 New York Mets games with no no-no.

That was the Reds’ only hit until the seventh, when Chris Heisey homered to break a 1-1 tie. (Heisey in the bottom of the sixth stole some runs from Jason Bay with a nice running catch in the gap.) Brandon Phillips made it 3-1 later in the seventh with an RBI ground-rule double.

Niese pitched 7 2/3 innings, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk while striking out six.

Arroyo gave up just the one run on seven hits and no walks while fanning three.

The Mets put two runners on base in the ninth after Ike Davis led off with a double, but Francisco Cordero was able to preserve the save.

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7,728: Santana’s complete-game, homer lifts Mets to 3-0 win

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Santana helps his cause

Johan Santana threw a three-hit complete game shutout – and helped his cause with his first career home run – to lead the New York Mets to a 3-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Citi Field Tuesday night.

Santana gave up that critical first hit (at least as far as this site is concerned) on the opening at bat when Brandon Phillips lead off with a double. That advanced our NoNoHitters.com count to 7,728 New York Mets games with no no-no and made us update our No-hitters killed by first at bat page.

But he didn’t allow too much other than that, yielding just two more hits (singles in the sixth and ninth) and three walks while striking out five.

Santana got the Mets on the board in the third with his first career home run. The Mets’ other runs came on a Jason Bay sixth-inning single.

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7,727: Reds top Mets 8-6 at Citi Field

Monday, July 5th, 2010
In the red

The Reds tagged Mike Peflrey for seven runs Monday as Cincinnati topped the New York Mets 8-6 at Citi Field.

Pelfrey lost his no-hitter on a Joey Votto first-inning homer, advancing our NoNoHitters.com count to 7,727 New York Mets games with no no-no. Votto notched his second homer in the sixth inning.

Alex Cora was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Angel Pagan had a homer.

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7,672: Reds top Mets with 10th-inning homer

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Walked off again

Orlando Cabrera hit a 10th-inning homer off Pedro Feliciano Wednesday to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-4 win at Great American Ball Park.

Cabrera was also responsible for killing Jonathon Niese’s no-hitter with a first-inning single, advancing our NoNoHitters.com count to 7,672 New York Mets games without a no-no. Niese was tagged for 12 hits in his six innings of work, accounting for four earned runs. He struck out four while walking none.

Hisanori Takahashi pitched three scoreless, hitless innings in relief.

Brandon Phillips and Jonny Gomes also homered for the Reds, both coming in the fifth inning off Niese.

David Wright went 2-for-5 with a solo homer, and Angel Pagan went 3-for-5 from the lead-off spot.

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7,671: Barajas blasts Mets to 5-4 victory over Reds

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
There’s a win

Rod Barajas blasted a ninth-inning homer to left Tuesday night to break a tie and lead the New York Mets to a 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds.

Mets starter John Maine lost his no-hitter in the first inning when Brandon Phillips went yard, making it 7,671 New York Mets games without a no-hitter. Maine gave up just one earned run over six innings of work, yielding four hits and two walks while striking out six.

Barajas’ blast was his seventh of the season, making him the Mets’ home run leader on the season.

David Wright also homered for the Mets (his sixth of the season), and the other RBIs came on singles by Jose Reyes and Jeff Francoeur and a sacrifice fly by Jason Bay.

Maine was in position to get the win, but Fernando Nieve gave up two eighth-inning homers to Joey Votto and Scott Rolen, which tied the game at four. That made Pedro Feliciano, who got the last out in the eighth, the pitcher of record for his first victory of the season.

Fernando Rodriguez pitched a perfect night for the save (his fourth), helped by two nice plays by Reyes.

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7,670: Mets lose 3-2 to Reds on walk-off homer

Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Walked off

Lance Nix hit a 11th-inning pinch-hit home run to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 win over the New York Mets Monday night.

The ball, served up by Manny Acosta, dropped in the front row of the stands behind right-center field, just out of reach of a leaping Jeff Francoeur.

Mets starter Oliver Perez lost his no-hitter on the opening batter when Drew Stubbs lead off the game with a home run, advancing our NoNoHitters.com count up to 7,670 New York Mets games without a no-no.

It marked the 106th time a Mets opponent began a game with a dinger and the 1,754th Mets game that began with a lead-off hit by the opponent. It’s all documented on our expanded No-hitters killed by first at bat page, which shows that Perez has moved past Maine for the second most lead-off hits given up among the Mets’ active starters – Perez has given up 17 and Maine 16, both far behind Pelfrey with 23.

Perez in his no-decision threw a decent six innings, giving up a pair of earned runs on six hits and four walks.

The Mets’ runs came on a Francoeur single and a Jose Reyes double.

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7,569: Win streak heading into long-needed break

Sunday, July 12th, 2009
A little momentum?

The Mets broke an 80-inning no-homer streak Sunday for a 9-7 win that gives them a little bit of momentum heading into the All-Star break.

Brian Schneider and Fernando Tatis each connected for solo shots in the seventh inning, and the Home Run Apple was so out of practice it couldn’t handle two so close together.

The bullpen nearly blew the 9-3 lead but held on for the win, keeping the Mets 6 1/2 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies in the N.L. East. New York finishes the first half with a 42-45 record.

Starter Mike Pelfrey gave the Mets a quality start, throwing seven innings of five-hit ball while yielding three earned runs. He walked two and struck out four. He lost his no-hitter in the first inning on a Willy Taveras single for the 7,569th New York Mets game without a no-no.

Gary Sheffield was 2-for-5 with 3 RBIs, Daniel Murphy was 2-for-5 with 2 RBIs and Luis Castillo was 3-for-4 with three runs scored.

The Mets’ next game is Thursday night in Atlanta.

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7,568: Santana, Mets’ pen shut out Reds

Saturday, July 11th, 2009
Runs for Johan, what a concept!

The Mets finally got Johan Santana some early runs Saturday night, and he rewarded them with seven innings of shutout ball during a 4-0 victory at Citi Field.

Santana allowed just five hits and a walk, and Pedro Feliciano and Francisco Rodriguez were able to close the game and preserve the shutout.

Santana lost his no-hitter in the first inning just as Mets play-by-play man Gary Cohen was chatting with color commentator Ron Darling about Jonathan Sanchez’s Giants no-hitter last night.

“So, left-hander, number 57, initials J.S. … who knows?” Cohen said, just as Santana released a fastball that Joey Votto lined between first and second … “and so much for that.” Votto’s hit advanced our 47-years-and-counting tally to 7,568 New York Mets games without a no-hitter.

Newcomer Jeff Francoeur helped the Mets get on the scoreboard in the first inning with a bases-loaded bloop single to right for a 2-0 lead. Omir Santos had an RBI single to add a third run, and Luis Castillo singled home Angel Pagan in the second to make it 4-0.

The Mets broke through with 11 hits but haven’t blasted a home run in nine days. There’s always tomorrow.

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7,567: Mets held to four hits in 3-0 loss to Reds

Friday, July 10th, 2009
Hard to win without runs

Fernando Nieve limited the Cincinnati Reds to three runs but the Mets couldn’t score one Friday night during a 3-0 loss at Citi Field.

Nieve lost his no-hitter in the second inning on a Jerry Hairston Jr. single, advancing our NoNoHitters.com count to 7,567 New York Mets games without a no-no.

Daniel Murphy was the only Mets’ batter in the first through seventh spots who could manage a hit, going 2-for-4 on the night. A bunt single by Argenis Reyes and a bloop single by Nieve were the only others.

The Reds scored their runs on a pair of solo homers and a messed up suicide squeeze that was credited as a stealing of home by Brandon Phillips.

One player who will no longer be burdened with the Mets’ no no-hitters streak is Ryan Church, who was traded to the Atlanta Braves before the game for outfielder Jeff Francoeur.

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7,485: Perez gives up 8 earned runs as Mets lose 8-6

Thursday, April 9th, 2009
The wrong Oliver showed up!

Oliver Perez took a no-hitter into the third inning but fell apart after it ended Thursday afternoon, handing the Reds the final game of the three-game series by a score of 8-6.

After a couple walks separated by a sacrifice bunt, Perez gave up a two-out single up the middle to Darnell McDonald that scored Ryan Hanigan and advanced our NoNoHitters.com count to 7,485 New York Mets game without a no-hitter.

With the no-no no longer a possibility, Perez served up a silder that Joey Votto slammed over the right field wall. Votto’s three-run blast – his second in as many days – gave the Reds a 4-3 lead.

The Mets tied the game on a Carlos Delgado fielder’s choice, but Cincinnati tagged Perez for four more earned runs in the fifth during a rally that began with a drag bunt single by Willy Tavares. After Perez issued a four-pitch walk, Votto lined a single up the middle to give the reds a 5-4 lede. After a warning-track deep sacrifice fly and another walk, the Mets had decided they had enough of Perez and gave the ball to Darren O’Day.

The sidearm pitcher hit his first batter in the knee to load the bases and got a short flyout before giving up a two-RBI single up the middle to give the Reds an 8-4 lead. (Both runs were charged to Perez.)

Sacrifice flies by Alex Cora and Delgado put the Mets within two, but that was not enough.

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