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Friday 12 May 2023

Mets lose 5 series in a row for 1st time in a decade, shut out by Reds

CINCINNATI (AP) — The myself pretty well today,"
New York Mets committed Senga said through an in-
to paying nearly half a bil- terpreter. "One thing I had
lion dollars in player con- in mind coming into this
tracts this offseason in their outing was pounding the
pursuit of a World Series strike zone, and I thought I
title. did that pretty well. I threw
The problem is it's not pay- it where they could hit it."
ing off. EIGHT BALL
For the first time since 2012, India's leadoff double ex-
the Mets have dropped tended his hitting streak
five series in a row. The Cin- to eight games (11-for-26,
cinnati Reds erupted Thurs- .423), his second streak of
day for four first inning runs eight games this season
against Kodai Senga and and the third by a Reds
beat New York 5-0, tak- player. TJ Friedl also had an
ing the series 2-1. Spencer eight-game streak in April.
Steer added an insurance MAXIMUM EFFORT
solo shot in the fifth inning. Herget's three-inning save
Jonathan India, Jake Fraley was Cincinnati's first since
and Tyler Stephenson each Sal Romano against the
had two hits for the Reds Cubs on Aug. 10, 2019.
(16-21), who sent the Mets TRAINER'S ROOM
(18-20) to their fourth loss in New York Mets' Francisco Alvarez, right, is tagged out at home plate by Cincinnati Reds catcher Mets: Friday's starting pitch-
five games and 13th in the Curt Casali in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Cincinnati, Thursday, May 11, 2023. er at Washington remained
Associated Press
last 17. to be determined, but
With the Mets scoring two "I'm so fired up," Lively said. After giving up two hits position when normally you manager Buck Showalter
runs in their last 19 innings, "My mom and my sister over six scoreless innings in wouldn't puts us in a good confirmed before Thurs-
manager Buck Showalter were here. I was so jacked his previous start against position. The home runs are day's game that it wouldn't
was asked if there's reason up. I'm pretty riled up right Colorado on May 5, Senga going to come." be RHP Max Scherzer,
for concern. now. It is surreal. I feel the (4-2) threw 37 pitches while Showalter admitted he was who was scratched from
"Yes," he said. "It falls on me. circle is complete now. allowing five hits in Cincin- one more batter away from Tuesday's start with neck
Obviously, when you don't "They told me to be ready nati's four-run first inning, bringing in Tommy Hunter. spasms. "He threw from 90
score runs, it's impossible to for the second inning. I had including four hits and a "We had Tommy up early," feet today," Showalter said.
win. If we could have put no idea how long I'd go. I walk with two outs that pro- Showalter said. "I hated to "He's improving each day."
zeroes up, we'd still be play- could have gone longer. duced all four runs. Kevin do that. There were only Reds: 1B Joey Votto (left
ing." Hell, yeah, I was fired up. Newman capped the rally two balls that were hit hard. shoulder and bicep sur-
On a Cincinnati bullpen I felt good. That's just me. with a bases-loaded, two- That's the way it goes when gery) is scheduled to go to
day, Derek Law pitched That's how I am. It was an run single. The Reds sent you're going through a Louisville to continue taking
into the second inning, fol- awesome win today." nine batters to the plate in tough stretch like this." live batting practice … RHP
lowed by Ben Lively, Lucas The group didn't allow an the inning. Senga regrouped to face Fernando Cruz (right shoul-
Sims and Kevin Herget, who extra-base hit until Fran- "It has been our identity, the minimum nine bat- der strain) is long tossing
logged his first career save. cisco Alvarez's one-out the next man up mental- ters over the next three in- from 150 feet and will be
Lively (1-0), promoted from double off Herget in the ity," Newman said. "The nings before Steer's two-out with the team in Miami and
Triple-A Louisville on Tues- seventh. Right fielder Henry overall big team contribu- drive in the fifth. The Reds Denver and is expected to
day, allowed four hits with a Ramos threw Alvarez out at tions. A pressure that we reached Senga for eight make at least one rehab
strikeout over three innings the plate trying to score on bring is taking the extra hits and five runs with one start before being activat-
to earn his first win since his Francisco Lindor's single to bag when we can. That's walk and seven strikeouts. ed, but no date has been
rookie season in 2017. preserve the shutout. big for us. Getting in scoring "I think I was able to control determined.q

Bucks’ Holiday selected as NBA teammate

of year for 2nd consecutive season

the player deemed the nis Haslem, Portland’s Da- Bucks the last two seasons.
best teammate based on mian Lillard, Sacramento’s The award is named after
selfless play, leadership Harrison Barnes, Phoenix’s Jack Twyman and Mau-
and dedication to a team. Damion Lee, Cleveland’s rice Stokes, who were Cin-
Current players voted on Darius Garland, Boston’s cinnati Royals teammates
Milwaukee Bucks' Jrue Holiday (21) drives against Miami the winner from a list of 12 Grant Williams, Memphis’ from 1955-58. Stokes suf-
Heat's Caleb Martin during the second half of Game 2 of an finalists. The finalists were Jaren Jackson Jr. and fered an injury during the
NBA basketball first-round playoff series Wednesday, April 19, determined by a panel of Denver’s Aaron Gordon. 1957-58 season that led
2023, in Milwaukee. league executives. Lillard won the award in to him falling into a coma,
Associated Press Brooklyn’s Mikal Bridges 2021, the only time in the becoming permanently
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mil- in the last four seasons. finished second and Gold- last four seasons it hasn’t paralyzed and being di-
waukee Bucks guard Jrue The NBA announced on en State’s Stephen Curry gone to Holiday. Holiday agnosed with post-trau-
Holiday has been selected Thursday the voting results was third in the voting. won the award as a mem- matic encephalopathy, a
the NBA’s teammate of for the Twyman-Stokes The other finalists, in order ber of the New Orleans brain injury. Twyman be-
the year for the second Teammate of the Year of finish, were New York’s Pelicans in 2020 before came his legal guardian
straight year and third time Award, which recognizes Derrick Rose, Miami’s Udo- earning it again with the and advocate.q