If you had told me this morning that Robinson Cancel would be a key factor in today’s win, I’d have thought you were joking. If you had told me he’d have his first extra base hit since the 90s, well then I’d just fall down laughing.  Jokes on me. Well, me and the Reds.

Robinson Cancel hit a double in the tenth, advanced on a Reyes bunt single, then scored when Argenis Reyes hit what was almost a double play.  Instead, Edwin Encarnacion threw the ball into the outfield, allowing Cancel to score, Reyes to make it to third, and A Reyes to reach safely.

Ramon Castro also contributed to the Mets Day of Back Up Catching, hitting a two run homerun in the third. If only for one day, carrying three catchers makes sense. Delgado was 3 for 4, his sac in the tenth added an insurance run, scoring Jose Reyes. Jose by the way, was 4 for 6 with his 11th triple of the season. It gives him sole possession of the Mets career triple record.

Pelf had…not one of his best starts, giving up five runs, but thats not terrible for Great American Ballpark. He did still manage to go a full seven, and earned a no decision. He gave up 3 HRs, in a ballpark where you can almost bunt a homerun. He did manage to keep the walks down (1) and only gave up six hits. Dirty takes the win with two scoreless innings, and Billy gets a save, striking out all three batters.

Too many left on base again, 14, but they managed to win it, so I’ll take it. This will probably the only time we win a game thanks to Robinson Cancel, so I hope he enjoys his time in the sun. Its mind boggling, and only proves really weird things happen in Ohio.