Duvall hits 30th homer, but Reds fall to Mets

CINCINNATI — Yoenis Cespedes was the power presence the Mets needed when they added him for the stretch run last season, and he led them all the way to the World Series. With every game this season having added importance for New York in the National League Wild Card hunt, Cespedes delivered with a go-ahead two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning in a 5-3 win over the Reds on Tuesday at Great American Ball Park.

Pending the result of San Francisco’s game on Tuesday, the Cardinals pulled even with the Giants for the first NL Wild Card spot with their win over the Pirates. The Mets, who won their fourth straight and 13 of their last 17 Tuesday night, are one game behind both teams.

Reliever Michael Lorenzen was trying to hold a 3-2 lead during his second inning of work with one out in the seventh. That’s when his 92-mph, 2-2 slider was blistered to straightaway center field by Cespedes for his …

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