CINCINNATI -- Yoenis Cespedes expects mixed results when he bats in pressure situations.The outfielder hit the most damaging of New Yorks four homers, a two-run shot in the seventh inning, as the Mets rallied for their 13th straight victory over the Cincinnati Reds, 5-3 on Tuesday night.Sometimes its good, sometimes its bad, Cespedes said, through a translator. When things work out, its great.Whenever the Mets play the Reds, they get the result they want. The winning streak is their longest against Cincinnati. The club record against any opponent is 15 straight wins against Pittsburgh in 1986-87. New York has won 18 of its last 20 against Cincinnati, including its division-clinching win at Great American Ball Park last Sept. 26.Overall, New York has won 13 of 17 to tighten the NL wild card race.Curtis Granderson and Jose Reyes had solo shots off Brandon Finnegan. Cespedes connected off Michael Lorenzen (2-1) for his 28th homer, putting the Mets ahead to stay.Every time you see Ces go to the plate, you think hes going to do something special for this ballclub, Reyes said. You think hes going to hit it out.Reyes isnt the only one thinking it.When youre a star, thats what you do, manager Terry Collins said. Thats why theyre in the middle of the lineup. They come through when you need them.The Reds thought they were in good shape until Asdrubal Cabrera singled with one out in the seventh.Then Cespedes does what he can do, manager Bryan Price said.Alejandro De Aza had a pinch-hit homer in the ninth.Rafael Montero made his second start of the season and gave up Adam Duvalls two-run homer in 4 1/3 innings. Josh Smoker (2-0) allowed one hit in one inning. Jeurys Familia pitched the ninth for his 46th save in 49 chances. The closer has allowed one earned run in 15 2/3 innings since Aug. 1.The Reds have dropped 11 of 15 overall, including the first two games of the series that concludes Wednesday.Grandersons fourth homer in his last seven games gave him 24 for the season. The Mets have hit six homers in the first two games of the series, five of them solo shots.BRUCE GETS A HITMets RF Jay Bruce singled in four at-bats. In his first series against his former team, hes gone 1 for 8 with three strikeouts.NICE PLAYReds 1B Joey Votto made a diving catch of Wilmer Flores liner to end the fifth inning, stranding two runners.NEW ADDITIONSThe Mets called up OF Brandon Nimmo, INF T.J. Rivera, INF Eric Campbell, LHP Josh Edgin, RHP Erik Goeddel and INF Gavin Cecchini from Triple-A Las Vegas. The Reds called up INF/OF Tony Renda, OF Steve Selsky and RHP Josh Smith from Triple-A Louisville.TRAINERS ROOMMets: LHP Steven Matz is playing catch but hasnt thrown off a mound. Matz has been sidelined since the middle of August by tightness in his pitching shoulder.Reds: RHP Homer Bailey is limited to playing catch as he tries to get rid of soreness in his right biceps. Theres no timetable for when he might throw off a mound again. He felt soreness after his last start on Aug. 28.UP NEXTMets: Noah Syndergaard (12-8) is 3-1 with a 1.63 ERA in his last four starts. Hes 2-0 career against the Reds with a 2.42 ERA in three starts. The Mets have won all three games.Reds: Anthony DeSclafani (8-2) is 0-2 with a 12.27 ERA in three career starts against the Mets, with all three games ending in losses.---Follow Joe Kay on Twitter:
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He says he paid a fine of $10,800 for return of his passport.COLLEGE FOOTBALLSOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly says his first reaction to six players being arrested over the weekend was disappointment.Kelly says he reacted like any father would, saying after feeling disappointment he then felt embarrassment. He says then he was mad as hell.Five players were charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession after being stopped for allegedly speeding in Fulton County, about 40 miles south of South Bend. Three face an additional misdemeanor charge of possession of an unlicensed handgunIn a separate incident, cornerback Devin Butler was accused of tackling a police officer and punching him during an altercation outside a bar near campus. Butler had been suspended indefinitely from the team. 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