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CINCINNATI -- Yoenis Cespedes expects mixed results when he bats in pressure situations.The outfielder hit the most damaging of New Yorks four homers, a two-run shot in the seventh inning, as the Mets rallied for their 13th straight victory over the Cincinnati Reds, 5-3 on Tuesday night.Sometimes its good, sometimes its bad, Cespedes said, through a translator. When things work out, its great.Whenever the Mets play the Reds, they get the result they want. The 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. Cespedes connected off Michael Lorenzen (2-1) for his 28th homer, putting the Mets ahead to stay.Every time you see Ces go to the plate, you think hes going to do something special for this ballclub, Reyes said. You think hes going to hit it out.Reyes isnt the only one thinking it.When youre a star, thats what you do, manager Terry Collins said. Thats why theyre in the middle of the lineup. They come through when you need them.The Reds thought they were in good shape until Asdrubal Cabrera singled with one out in the seventh.Then Cespedes does what he can do, manager Bryan 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. He felt soreness after his last start on Aug. 28.UP NEXTMets: Noah Syndergaard (12-8) is 3-1 with a 1.63 ERA in his last four starts. Hes 2-0 career against the Reds with a 2.42 ERA in three starts. The Mets have won all three games.Reds: Anthony DeSclafani (8-2) is 0-2 with a 12.27 ERA in three career starts against the Mets, with all three games ending in losses.---Follow Joe Kay on Twitter: http://twitter.com/apjoekay NMD Clearance .ca! Hi Kerry, Its another day and here we are looking at another dubious hit to the head. In this case Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky elbowed Saku Koivu in the head about a second after he dished off the puck to a teammate, knocking him unconscious. Buy Stan Smith NZ . 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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took their celebration all the way to the showers Sunday after snapping the Kansas City Chiefs five-game winning streak, whooping it up louder than any fan in the building.When some of them started to talk about how great it felt, though, Gerald McCoy set them straight.He was like, `That is expected, Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston said of their longtime defensive tackle, and I thought, `Youre right.Winston sliced up a Kansas City defense missing top cornerback Marcus Peters, then McCoy and the Buccaneers defense stood tall in a 19-17 victory Sunday that could prove pivotal to their season.Tampa Bay (5-5) is suddenly right in the NFC South playoff hunt.We have a really close locker room. We pull together, said Chris Conte, who made a crucial pick for Tampa Bay in the fourth quarter. When we travel, we come together as a team and get it done.Winston threw for 331 yards to help set up four field goals by Roberto Aguayo, and hit tight end Robert Cross for a touchdown with just over 6 minutes left to give the Buccaneers a cushion.The Chiefs (7-3) marched swiftly downfield, and Alex Smith hit Albert Wilson with a short TD pass with just over two minutes left. But their defense couldnt stop Mike Evans on third-and-3 moments later, and the big wide receivers sixth reception gave the Buccaneers a first down.By the time Kansas City finally forced a punt, there was 8 seconds left in the game.This is my responsibility that my team plays better than this, said Chiefs coach Andy Reid, whose team had not lost at home since Oct. 11, 2015. I didnt have them ready when they needed to be.It was the Buccaneers fifth straight win over Kansas City dating to 1993.We cant make mistakes. We cant stop ourselves, whether that be blocking the wrong people or getting penalties. We got to execute, Chiefs wide receiver Chris Conley said. Weve got to continue the tempo that we have during the middle of the field. Weve got to keep that tempo in the red zone.The Chiefs, who had won 17 of their last 19 regular-season games, repeatedly fizzled inside the Tampa Bay 20. They had to settle for a field goal by Cairo Santos on their first trip and Smith threw an interceeption in the end zone midway through the fourth quarter.ddddddddddddhe Chiefs were 0 for 3 in the red zone last week at Carolina.I dont think theres one thing you can point to. I dont think theres one thing that can do it, Smith said of the red-zone trouble. You got to come away with points. Thats a difference-maker.Smith was 23 of 30 for 268 yards in another inconsistent performance Sunday, while Spencer Ware was bottled up much of the afternoon. The bruising running back finished with just 69 yards rushing.We have to capitalize. We can only learn from this and move forward, Ware said. Theres nothing wrong with whats going on right now. We just have to capitalize.MARTIN MOVES ITThe Buccaneers Doug Martin carried 24 times for 63 yards in his second game back from a hamstring injury. But that modest total was important in helping Tampa Bay go 11 of 16 on third downs.WINCHESTER PLAYSChiefs long snapper James Winchester played one day after the funeral for his father, Michael, who was shot to death at an Oklahoma City airport on Tuesday. Police believe the elder Winchester, an employee for Southwest Airlines, was gunned down in retaliation for losing his own airline job.HOUSTON RETURNSChiefs linebacker Justin Houston made his season debut , though he hardly factored into the game. The four-time Pro Bowl pick has been out after surgery in February to repair the ACL in his left knee.INJURIESBuccaneers: Starting cornerback Brent Grimes left in the first half with a quad injury and did not return. 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