Reyes rejoins Mets, gets warm hand in return from suspension

After clubbing two home runs on Tuesday night against the New York Mets, Giancarlo Stanton has taken Jacob deGrom deep twice in six innings, the second of which was the 200th of his career.

Chen (5-3) tossed seven innings of three-hit ball, spoiling Jose Reyes’ return to the Mets in his first major league game since a 59-day domestic violence suspension.

Back with his original team, the speedy switch-hitter received a warm welcome from the crowd of 29,477 at Citi Field but went 0 for 4 with a strikeout in his first big league appearance this season. Batting leadoff after getting called up from the minors, he quickly doffed his helmet to cheering fans – some stood and applauded – when he stepped to the plate in the first inning.

Reyes did not hit the ball out of the infield and did not have a ball hit to him at third base, and Wei-Yin Chen outpitched Steven Matz (7-4), who allowed two runs in seven innings.

“I feel comfortable”, Reyes said before the game.

“I still don’t believe that I’m here again. Everywhere they put me I’m going to be happy”, Reyes said. After the game, however, NY put struggling right-hander Matt Harvey on the disabled list with shoulder discomfort. The two-homer game was the first of the season for Stanton, who is hitting just.226 with 17 homers and 45 RBIs through the Marlins’ first 84 games.

“I did not know that until a minute ago”. Manager Don Mattingly said he didn’t expect Bour to be back before Wednesday afternoon’s series finale.

Well, at least we got that over with.

After he was cut by the Rockies, Reyes signed a minor league contract with the Mets to play his way into big league shape. Fernando Rodney gave up De Aza’s first career pinch-hit homer, but A.J. “One guy gets hot and others get cold”.

All at once, the four-time All-Star shortstop was in a brand new spot and yet right at home.

Zack Cozart slugged a two-run homer and Jay Bruce also went deep as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 9-5. I’ve got some catching up to do, ” he said. “Tell ’em to ask”. The right-hander gave up six hits and struck out seven while throwing a season-high 117 pitches in his final scheduled outing before the break.

Stanton has 17 homers at Citi Field, a record by visiting players, and is the first player to notch consecutive multi-homer games in the Mets’ home. NY fans were very supportive when he began his minor league assignment with Class A Brooklyn on June 26, and he publicly apologized again Tuesday, saying “people deserve a second chance in life”.

Flores connected twice off left-hander Justin Nicolino (2-5), who fell to 0-5 in his last 10 major league starts.

A lukewarm night for theNew York Mets’ bats in a 5-2 loss to the Miami Marlins Tuesday was overshadowed by the return of former longtime Jose Reyes.

Mets: RHP Jim Henderson (right biceps tendinitis) was tagged for four runs and four hits in one inning of a rehab appearance with Double-A Binghamton against Hartford.