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Cespedes shines as veterans steal spotlight
- Updated: September 7, 2016
CINCINNATI — For the playoff-contending Mets, much of the focus recently has been around the contributions of young guys, with the offensive emergence of Wilmer Flores and the contributions of guys like Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman in the rotation.
But Tuesday was all about the veterans, as Curtis Granderson, Jose Reyes and Yoenis Cespedes all delivered big homers to help the Mets top the Reds, 5-3, for their fourth straight win, keeping them within one game of the Cardinals in the National League Wild Card race. Alejandro De Aza also went yard, slugging a pinch-hit homer to lead off the ninth.
“Veterans run the team, they’re the ones who set the tone here,” Mets manager Terry Collins said. “Our guys really do set a tone here. They are greatly prepared, they spend a lot of time with our young guys talking about getting prepared, and they come out ready to play. … They know it’s time to step up.”
Of those guys, none was bigger for the Mets than Cespedes. His seventh-inning, two-run homer gave the …
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