Overview

• Lawrence Butler opened the game with his 20th home run on Brady Singer’s third pitch, and the Reds starter allowed two runs over six innings in the loss.
• After starter J.T. Ginn left in the fifth with a right-leg issue, five pitchers combined on a six-hit shutout of Cincinnati.
• Sean Newcomb struck out the side in the ninth to earn his second save of the season and the fourth of his career.
• Cincinnati went 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position and missed a chance to pull within a half-game of the Mets for the final NL wild card.
• Elly De La Cruz singled and stole his 35th base, joining Delino DeShields, Vince Coleman and Bert Daniels as the only players to reach 35 steals in each of their first three seasons.