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Wednesday, Apr. 19 7:10pm ET
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Rick Reed stopped a line drive with his left thumb in the first inning, then stopped the Milwaukee Brewers for most of the game. Reed turned in another sharp start and the New York Mets beat the Brewers for the seventh straight time, 3-1 Wednesday night. The night got off to an ominous start for Reed. He was hit on his glove hand by Marquis Grissom's line drive to start the game, but recovered to throw out the leadoff man. After brief medical attention, Reed grimaced while making a few warmup tosses before retiring the side in order. "It's cold and it's throbbing," Reed said. Reed sustained a bruised thumb and a mildly sprained wrist. He does not expect to miss next start. Reed (2-0), who had no-decisions in two of his first three starts, has now given up just three earned runs in 29 2/3 innings this season. He allowed seven hits and struck out six, leaving after James Mouton opened the eighth with a single. Mets manager Bobby Valentine was worried after Reed was hit five pitches into the game. "I was wishing upon wishes that he was going to be OK. I wasn't going to let him talk me into anything," Valentine said. For his part, Reed thought that the injury might have done him some good. "It makes you concentrate a little bit more. I know it does for me," he said. Armando Benitez pitched the ninth for his sixth save in seven chances. The Mets ended Jason Bere's nine-game winning streak, dating back to Sept. 19, 1998, when he pitched Cincinnati over Arizona. Milwaukee is now 3-15 against the Mets since joining the NL in 1998. Bere (2-1), who spent part of last season on the disabled list and part of it in the minors, gave up three runs in 5 2/3 innings. His winning streak was tied for the longest in the majors with Pedro Martinez of the Red Sox and Pat Mahomes of the Mets. Bere said he was not thinking too much about his streak. "Not really, because it happened over about a season and a half because of injuries," Bere said. Geoff Jenkins homered on Reed's first pitch of the seventh, pulling the Brewers within 3-1. It was Jenkins' fourth homer. New York took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on Mike Piazza's RBI groundout, but left the bases loaded when Bere got Jay Payton to ground into a forceout after two walks. Derek Bell's RBI single and Edgardo Alfonzo's sacrifice fly made it 3-0 in the second. Game notesThe game started with three umpires when Ed Rapuano, scheduled to work first base, was caught in traffic. He didn't arrive until the Mets came to bat in the second inning. ... On Tuesday night, Mike Hampton -- who had two singles and two walks -- became only the fourth Mets pitcher ever to reach base four times in a game. Tom Seaver (1967) and Jerry Koosman (1974) both had three hits and a walk. ... Bere had not lost in 20 consecutive appearances. He was 3-0 with Cincinnati last season and 2-0 with the Brewers. | ALSO SEE Baseball Scoreboard Milwaukee Clubhouse NY Mets Clubhouse RECAPS Chi. White Sox 5 Seattle 2
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