July 23, 1975 Mets 5, Reds 2 (63-34)

The Reds lost for the fourth time in five games as once again the bats weren’t quite there. The Reds jumped out in front early with two runs in the first but they be shutout the rest of the game. In all they had only five hits. To make matters worse, they committed three errors.

Johnny Bench drove in both Reds run with a two run single and Merv Rettenmund had two hits. Starter Gary Nolan wasn’t very effective as he pitched six innings and gave up four runs on eight hits. He dropped to 9-6.

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