CINCINNATI -- The New York Mets certainly dont have the most desirable travel schedule.They beat the Washington Nationals 5-1 in a nationally televised game Sunday night, then flew to Cincinnati to face the Reds at 1:10 p.m. EDT on Monday at Great American Ball Park.Is that a big difference? Well, yeah, youre still talking about rest, manager Terry Collins said. Weve still got to get to the ballpark, weve got to be there at 11:30 (a.m.), just to get the blood flowing and get the guys out there, loosen them up and get them ready to play.Theyre not going to go board that plane tonight and go right to sleep. That isnt happening. So weve got to somehow make sure that theres a least a little period of time where theyre going to get some rest.Collins said Sunday night that he discussed resting some regulars on Monday but hadnt made any decisions.Monday will be a memorable day for Mets right fielder Jay Bruce, who will play in Great American Ball Park for the first time with his new team. He was traded Aug. 1 by the Reds, the club he played for during his first eight-plus seasons, to New York in exchange for infielder Dilson Herrera and minor league pitcher Max Wotell.Bruce, along with his wife Hannah, are to be honored during pregame ceremonies on Monday.The Mets have won 16 of the past 18 matchups with the Reds, including each of the past 11 games dating to a 2-1 loss on Sept. 16, 2014, at Great American Ball Park.The current 11-game losing streak is Cincinnatis longest ever against the Mets.At 27-15, the Mets have the highest winning percentage at Great American Ball Park of any team in the National League, including the Reds.New York swept the Reds in a three-game series April 25-27 at Citi Field.Right-hander Robert Stephenson, the Reds top-rated rated prospect according to Baseball America, will make his third major league start Monday. He is taking the rotation spot vacated by Homer Bailey, who is being skipped due to tightness in his right biceps.It has been a roller coaster year for Stephenson, who became the first Reds pitcher to win his first two career starts since Larry Luebbers in 1993. Wayne Simpson in 1970 was the last Reds pitcher to win his first 3 career starts.However, in the minor leagues, Stephenson struggled with his command while going 8-9 with a 4.41 ERA in 24 Triple-A starts. Delino DeShields, his manager at Louisville, said publicly that he wasnt making the adjustments as suggested by the coaching staff and should be embarrassed by his performance.I understood where he was coming from, Stephenson said of DeShields after being recalled on Friday. I was frustrated, too. He apologized. Id be stupid to not listen to coaching.Stephenson (2-0, 3.00 ERA) will be facing the Mets for the first time, and he said he will take solace in the fact that he will remain in the majors for the remainder of the season.Of the three times Ive been called up, this is definitely the most exciting, knowing that Im going to be here for an extended period of time, he said.Right-hander Bartolo Colon (12-7, 3.35 ERA) will start for the Mets. In his career, Colon is 4-1 with a 4.01 ERA against Cincinnati in six starts. He got a no-decision in his lone appearance against the Reds this year, giving up three runs in five innings on April 26 in New York.Cincinnati (57-78) took two of three from the wild-card contending St. Louis Cardinals over the weekend at Great American Ball Park. 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Gautam Gambhir was dropped, three matches after making a comeback, in favour of Rahul, whose young career has been injury ridden. Virat Kohlis team takes pride in covering every base, so the absence of a back-up opener did not go unnoticed.Shami was having some stiffness in his hamstring, I think, a BCCI official told ESPNcricinfo. The team management wanted to ensure there was fast-bowling cover if a traditional Mohali surface, with bounce and lateral movement, was prepared. In Kolkata [against New Zealand], we saw a good green top. We had the luxury of playing an extra seamer there and it really paid off as Bhuvi [Bhuvneshwar Kumar] took a crucial five-wicket haul. Thats what we wanted to be ready for here as well.But what about cover for the openers? Former India captain Sourav Ganguly had said on ESPNcricinfo Match Day that a third opener was a must in any series. According to the BCCI official, however, Parthiv Patel, the wicketkeeper called into the squad to replace Saha, allowed the squad to go without a third specialist opener. The problem with that approach was, had Saha been fit, Parthiv wouldnt have made it to the squad, and Cheteshwar Pujara might have had to open after Rahul was injured. Under Kohlis captaincy, India have been keen on tactical flexibility, though, andd probably would have dealth with such a problem.dddddddddddd. As it turned out, Parthiv, playing his first Test in eight years, made 42 and an unbeaten 67 off 54 balls.Parthiv will remain in the squad for the Mumbai Test, which starts on December 8. According to the BCCI official, the availability of Saha, who has not recovered fully, and Rahul will be determined in the next few days. Should Rahul not recover in time, he said, the selectors will have to consider bringing in another opener, while hoping M Vijays back spasms dont act up.There will also be only three fast bowlers in the squad for the Mumbai Test. Hardik Pandya is injured, and Ishant Sharma was released from the squad for his wedding.Picking five for Mohali also seemed to be a way of managing workload. Shamis niggle first appeared during the Rajkot Test. He had discomfort - later attributed to muscular cramps - on the first day of the series and briefly went off the field. Even if he had been fully fit, Shami had still bowled 242 overs in international cricket between July 2016 and the second Test against England. His new-ball partner, Umesh Yadav, had bowled 206.5.Shami and Umesh are the only two bowlers consistently bowling 140-plus in tandem, the official said. Thats why we need have so many back-up options: to preserve them.Also, we have the luxury of playing at home, so you can accommodate an extra fast bowler and reduce their workload in the nets. After the amount of bowling they have bowled in the matches, you cant expect them to be bowling in the nets. And there are also many series overseas next season, so there is nothing wrong with young fast bowlers being with the squad, to help them understand how things work in the team and learn. ' ' '