European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paoe38 stars and strips july 2007 offence but not stirred after first two batters hit lets have to scramble to top reds by Hal Bock the associated press new York if the new York mets wanted to shake up their offence by firing their hit Ting it for two Jose Reyes and Ruben Gotay opened with consecutive Home the first time that happened in the mets 46season his and new York beat the Cincinnati reds 32 on thursday it was a Strong Start in the first game since new York fired hit Ting coach Rick Down and added Rickey Henderson to the coach ing it has not been decided whether Henderson or first base coach Howard Johnson will re place but Johnson filled the role against Erson was travelling and didst arrive in time for the new York also jettisoned 48yearold Julio who hit Only in 50 a bats with one Home run and eight and promoted Lastings Milledge from the the mets needed both some daring base running by Milledge and six innings from or Vav Lando Hernandez 54 to win their first game of the second fresh off a three hit performance in the Allstar led off the Bottom of the first with his fifth Homer and Gotay Fol Lowed with his both off Bronson Arroyo it was the third time this season that the mets hit Bac Toback homers but the first time in games that the club opened that i dont know if they were mis 1 Arroyo i threw the pitch i wanted to the other one to Gotay was a 21 breaking i was surprised he hit it out of the Cincinnati finished with just four hits and fell to 52 under interim manager Pete who took Over for Jerry Narron earlier this Arroyo gave up three runs and eight hits in seven the reds placed outfielder Josh Hamilton on the 15day disabled list before the game and re called Catcher Chad Hamilton sprained his wrist sat urday Scott Hatteberg hit a two run single in the second to tie it but the mets went in front for Good in the who got the Start in left led off with a Arroyo then retired Hernandez and Reyes before Gotas drive fell just in front of diving Center fielder Ryan Milledge circled the bases and Frank Franklin new York mets Pitcher Orlando Hernandez 26 winds up to deliver a pitch during the first inning of thursday nights game in new York against the Cincinnati new York beat Cincinnati barely beat the play at touching the plate with his hand ahead of Catcher David Ross it was a Good throw and that made it pretty Milledge i knew it would be i kind of waited a split second to get my hand in around him a lit Hernandez allowed three hits and two struck out seven and walked he retired the last 12 batters he i think it was a Little difficult coming Back after the Allstar game and three Days without Hernandez i threw yesterday but it was a Little Joe Smith worked a perfect seventh for new Pedro Feli Ciano pitched the eighth and Billy Wagner got three outs for his 18th Brandon Phillips led off the ninth with a ending a Streak of 18 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