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Mets undercut 1st-inning rally by batting out of order

09 of May 2018

New York Mets' Jay Bruce stands at the plate after umpire Gabe Morales called an out on the Mets for batting out of order earlier, in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo),New York Mets' Jay Bruce stands at the plate after umpire Gabe Morales called an out on the Mets for batting out of order earlier, in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

The Mets batted out of order in the first inning against the Reds, undercutting a rally. They turned in a lineup card showing Asdrubal Cabrera batting second and Wilmer Flores third. That was different than the announced lineup, which had those two batters flipped. When Jay Bruce came to the plate, the umpire called an out for batting out of turn. That ended the inning.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Mets batted out of order in the first inning against the Reds on Wednesday, undercutting a rally.

Wilmer Flores batted second and struck out against Sal Romano for the second out of the inning. Asdrubal Cabrera came up next — following the batting order announced pregame — and doubled to left.

When cleanup hitter Jay Bruce came to the plate, umpire Gabe Morales took out the lineup card the Mets had turned in and called an out for batting out of turn.

The Mets’ lineup card was different than the announced order, showing Cabrera batting second and Flores third.

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