Video: The Reds fall victim to a 6-2-4-3-2 double play - MLB

In the bottom of the second inning during Sunday afternoon’s game against the Rays, the Reds pulled off what’s known as a double-TOOTBLAN. (TOOTBLAN: Thrown Out on the Bases Like A Nincompoop.) Zack Cozart had doubled in two runs off of Rays pitcher Cesar Ramos, pushing Devin Mesoraco to third base in the process. With one out, Tony Cingrani came to the plate.

Cingrani tapped a grounder to shortstop Yunel Escobar, who was playing shallow in the infield for just such a play. Escobar fired to catcher Ryan Hanigan, who tagged Mesoraco for the second out of the inning. Hanigan then threw the ball to second baseman Logan Forsythe, who ran towards Cingrani, a quarter of the way between first and second base. Forsythe tossed the ball to first baseman Sean Rodriguez, who then whipped it back home and Hanigan tagged out Cozart trying to score. Just your typical 6-2-4-3-2 double play.

Watch the play as it unfolded:

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PITTSBURGH — The New York Mets will have to dig out of an early-season hole without star first baseman Pete Alonso.

The leading home run hitter in the majors will miss three-to-four weeks with a bone bruise and a sprain in his left wrist.

The Mets placed Alonso on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to June 8. Alonso was hit in the wrist by a 96 mph fastball from Charlie Morton in the first inning of a 7-5 loss to Atlanta on Wednesday.

Alonso traveled to New York for testing on Thursday. X-rays revealed no broken bones, but the Mets will be missing one of the premier power hitters in the game as they try to work their way back into contention in the NL East.

“We got better news than it could have been,” New York manager Buck Showalter said. “So we take that as a positive. It could have been worse.”

New York had lost six straight heading into a three-game series at Pittsburgh that began Friday. Mark Canha started at first for the Mets in the opener. Mark Vientos could also be an option, though Showalter said the coaching staff may have to use its “imagination” in thinking of ways to get by without Alonso.

“I’m not going to say someone has to step up and all that stuff,” Showalter said. “You’ve just got to be who you are.”

Even with Alonso in the lineup, the Mets have struggled to score consistently. New York is 16th in the majors in runs scored.

The team also said Friday that reliever Edwin Uceta had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. Uceta initially went on the IL in April with what the team called a sprained left ankle. He is expected to be out for at least an additional eight weeks.

New York recalled infielder Luis Guillorme and left-handed reliever Zach Muckenhirn from Triple-A Syracuse. The Mets sent catcher Tomás Nido to Triple-A and designated reliever Stephen Nogosek for assignment.

Nogosek is 0-1 with a 5.63 ERA in 13 games this season.