Metropolitans send Reds to third straight defeat

June 16, 1970--New York--The homestanding New York Mets continued to cool down the NL West Division leading Cincinnati Reds with a 6-1 win at Shea Stadium.  A five run explosion in the fourth inning broke a 1-1 deadlock.  Jim McAndrew took it from there, going the distance for the hosts, allowing just five hits along the way.



The guests dropped their third straight on the current roadtrip after watching a 13 game win streak end over the weekend in Philadelphia.  Cincinnati led briefly with a run in the first behind a Pete Rose homer over the right field fence.  





That lead was quickly erased thanks to Cleon Jones' (left) first of two triples on the night that drove in Tommie Agee, who had led off the bottom half of the opening frame with single.



Jim Merritt was chased from the box early even though all the runs in the inning were unearned due to second baseman Tommy Helms error on a Joe Foy grounder to start the winning rally.  Bud Harrelson smacked a two run double, Jones tripled, and Donn Clendenon singled, all after two were out, to break the game open.



McAndrew kept the potent Reds' offense at bay the rest of the evening.  The righty finished strong, not allowing a baserunner after walking Lee May to lead off the seventh.