Mark Vientos hit a pair of two-run homers, including a leadoff shot in the 10th inning that sent the Mets past the Reds 6-4 for their eighth consecutive victory.
ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024.Mendoza saw there was no panic. Vientos wasn't rushed. He seemed at ease.
The victory was the Mets' season-high eighth straight, keeping them in a tie for the final NL wild-card playoff spot with the, who also won Friday. Both teams are 77-64 with 21 games left, including three against each other in Atlanta later in the month. Mark Vientos coasts into home after hitting a game-winning two-run home run -- his second of the game -- in the bottom of the 10th inning. The Mets beat the Reds 6-4 to extend their winning streak to eight games. It was Vientos' second home run of the night and second walk-off homer of the season. The first walk-off came against theon April 28, when Vientos was still playing to prove he belonged on the roster.
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