NEW YORK (AP) -
Brandon Phillips bounced a bizarre double over first base to
snap a ninth-inning tie, and the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game sweep
of the struggling New York Mets with a 7-4 victory Wednesday.
Joey Votto homered and Zack Cozart had a career-high four
hits, all off Matt Harvey, in a game that featured a little bit of everything -
including a testy exchange in the dugout between Cincinnati starter Mat Latos
and teammate Jay Bruce.
Still, the Reds regrouped and won for the 10th time in 12
games. They finished a 7-2 trip against the bottom three teams in the NL East,
moving a season-best 11 games over .500 at 29-18.
Harvey appeared headed for his first defeat of the season
before the Mets rallied in the seventh. But they fell to 2-11 in their last 13
home games.
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