Reds blast Mets 12‑0 behind Suarez’s two homers

CINCINNATI (Interstat) — Eugenio Suarez hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and drove in six runs as the Cincinnati Reds routed the New York Mets 12-0 on Monday night at Great American Ball Park. Suarez went 2 for 4 with a two-run homer in the first inning and a grand slam in the second. JJ Bleday added a three-run homer in the eighth and finished with four RBIs. Chase Burns pitched five scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out seven, to improve to 8-1. Tobias Myers took the loss, falling to 0-2. The Reds scored three runs in the first, six in the second and three in the eighth. Cincinnati totaled nine hits while the Mets managed six. Attendance was 19,853 and the game lasted 2 hours, 53 minutes. Cincinnati improved to 34-37; the Mets dropped to 32-40.