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Mets jump on Reds early, cruise to three-game sweep

NEW YORK -- Francisco Lindor scored three runs, tying a franchise record by crossing the plate in 13 consecutive games, and the New York Mets breezed to their sixth straight win, 10-2 over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.

Lindor finished 2 for 3 with a walk and a two-run single in the second inning that increased his RBI total to 82, matching Jose Reyes in 2006 for the most by a Mets shortstop.

"I've got to soak that in, that's pretty cool," Mets manager Buck Showalter said. "The team's been around a long time.