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CINCINNATI -- The Reds thought they were in good shape until Yoenis Cespedes came to bat with a runner aboard in the seventh inningCespedes hit the most damaging of New Yorks four homers, a two-run shot in the seventh, as the Mets rallied for their 13th straight victory over Cincinnati, 5-3 on Tuesday night.The Mets winning streak is their longest against Cincinnati. The club record against any opponent is 15 straight wins against Pittsburgh in 1986-87. New York has won 18 of its last 20 against Cincinnati, including its division-clinching win at Great American Ball Park last Sept. 26.Overall, New York has won 13 of 17 to tighten the NL wild card race.Curtis Granderson and Jose Reyes had solo shots off Brandon Finnegan, who walked four and needed 105 pitches to get through five innings.I got into a lot of deep counts, but I was able to get out of them, Finnegan said. I was lucky to get out with just two runs tonight.He managed to avoid a big inning, allowing only the two solo homers.Not sharp early, but over the last couple of innings he was much better, manager Bryan Price said. Hes really smoothed out his delivery lately, but he was a little jumpy today. It wasnt his best night, but he battled.Cespedes connected off Michael Lorenzen (2-1) for his 28th homer, turning the game.Then Cespedes does what he can do, Price said.Alejandro De Aza had a pinch-hit homer in the ninth.Rafael Montero made his second start of the season and gave up Adam Duvalls two-run homer in 4 1/3 innings. Josh Smoker (2-0) allowed one hit in one inning. Jeurys Familia pitched the ninth for his 46th save in 49 chances. The closer has allowed one earned run in 15 2/3 innings since Aug. 1.The Reds have dropped 11 of 15 overall, including the first two games of the series that concludes Wednesday.Grandersons fourth homer in his last seven games gave him 24 for the season. The Mets have hit six homers in the first two games of the series, five of them solo shots.BRUCE GETS A HITMets RF Jay Bruce singled in four at-bats. In his first series against his former team, hes gone 1 for 8 with three strikeouts.NICE PLAYReds 1B Joey Votto made a diving catch of Wilmer Flores liner to end the fifth inning, stranding two runners.NEW ADDITIONSThe Mets called up OF Brandon Nimmo, INF T.J. Rivera, INF Eric Campbell, LHP Josh Edgin, RHP Erik Goeddel and INF Gavin Cecchini from Triple-A Las Vegas. The Reds called up INF/OF Tony Renda, OF Steve Selsky and RHP Josh Smith from Triple-A Louisville.TRAINERS ROOMMets: LHP Steven Matz is playing catch but hasnt thrown off a mound. Matz has been sidelined since the middle of August by tightness in his pitching shoulder.Reds: RHP Homer Bailey is limited to playing catch as he tries to get rid of soreness in his right biceps. Theres no timetable for when he might throw off a mound again. 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Charlie Adam scored both of Stokes goals at Britannia Stadium either side of Robin van Persies equalizer, with a miserable day for seventh-place United capped by first-half injuries to centre halves Jonny Evans and Phil Jones that forced them off.METAIRIE, La. -- Paul Kruger didnt last long on the open market.The New Orleans Saints have agreed to a deal with the veteran pass-rusher, just two days after he was released by the Cleveland Browns. The agreement was first reported by?NFL Network and confirmed by ESPN.?Kruger agreed to a one-year, $3 million deal that could reach $5 million with incentives, a source told ESPNs Adam Schefter.Kruger, 30, makes perfect sense for the Saints because an edge rusher ranked among their most glaring needs even before they lost projected starter Hauoli Kikaha to a knee injury this summer. The Saints also made a strong push to sign Kruger in 2013 before he signed his blockbuster five-year, $40.5 million contract with the Browns.He still affects the passer. You see a pressure player. He rushes with power, Saints coach Sean Payton said of Kruger on Tuesday. I think you see a high motor and a guy that plays extremely strong.Kruger was deemed expendable in Cleveland because the Browns are in a long-term rebuilding mode and he was slated for more of a part-time role in 2016 under a new coaching staff.The 6-foot-4, 270-pounder had a solid three-year run as an outside linebacker in Cleveland, but his performance arguably didnt live up to his contract. He had 4.5 sacks in 2013, 11 in 2014 and 2.5 in 2015 -- with his numbers suffering from moving from the strong side too the weak side.ddddddddddddKruger will play defensive end in New Orleans 4-3 scheme.Kruger wound up making $27 million in three seasons in Cleveland, and he expressed his frustration with his release on social media Monday:My experience has been amazing and I will miss wearing a Browns #99, Kruger wrote. Although completely miss handled, unfortunate and absolutely the wrong decision to release me I do wish the Browns and especially my teammate brothers great success.Krugers peak season came in 2012 with the Baltimore Ravens, when he had nine sacks in the regular season and 4.5 more in the postseason -- including two in Baltimores Super Bowl win.Third-year pro Kasim Edebali is currently penciled in as the Saints starting weakside end opposite Pro Bowler Cameron Jordan on the strong side. Edebali has shown promise, with five sacks last year and two more in this years preseason opener at New England.But the pass rush was less effective in the past two preseason games, and Payton labeled it as a very concerning area after last weeks loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.Kruger was also scheduled to visit with the Kansas City Chiefs, according to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. But New Orleans locked him up before he had the chance. ' ' '