Reds notes: deGrom beaten, Votto destroys a baseball

Scooter Gennett hits an RBI double off Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom in the fifth inning Thursday at Great American Ball Park. Gennett also homered as the Reds won, 7-2, to secure their first winning month of the season. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Scooter Gennett hits an RBI double off Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom in the fifth inning Thursday at Great American Ball Park. Gennett also homered as the Reds won, 7-2, to secure their first winning month of the season. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

The Reds not only snapped a 14-game skid to the Mets, but they finally won a series against them with Thursday’s 7-2 victory.

Notes from Reds’ PR:

  • Joey Votto collected his 139th career homer at Great American Ball Park, extending his own record. It was a no-doubter to right field.
  • Robert Stephenson pitched the first quality start of his career (6 IP, 2 ER).
  • The Reds toppled Mets starter Jacob deGrom, who had a 1.88 day-game ERA going in, the lowest mark in the last century.
  • It was the Reds' second series win of their last six (Braves)

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