MLB

Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets

· Major League Baseball
Cincinnati Reds
28-25, 14-13 Away
Final
7 - 2
New York Mets
22-32, 11-14 Home

Lodolo gets first win this season as Reds extend Mets' skid to 4 with 7-2 victory

Marcus Semien hits a home run

Mets star Juan Soto missed his second straight game because of illness and fellow outfielder Tyrone Taylor left with right hip pain after grounding out in the sixth inning. Taylor will undergo an MRI and is probably headed to the injured list, manager Carlos Mendoza said.

The lineup already was without injured regulars Francisco Lindor, Francisco Alvarez, Luis Robert Jr. and Jorge Polanco.

New York has scored four runs and struck out 41 times during its latest skid, dropping to 22-32 at the one-third mark — one shy of its season low of 11 games under .500 at 10-21. A big league-best 45-24 at the start of play on June 13 last year, the Mets are 60-87 since.

Spencer Steer had three RBI for Cincinnati, which beat out the Mets for a playoff spot on the last day of the 2025 season. The Reds started this year 20-11 but are just 8-14 since.

Lodolo (1-1) allowed one run and six hits with seven strikeouts and no walks, lowering his ERA from 7.20 to 5.57. He was sidelined from spring training until May 8 by a blister on his left index finger.

McLean (2-4) was charged with seven runs, five hits, two walks, two hit batters and one wild pitch in 3 1/3 innings, the shortest of his 19 big league starts. He has given up 13 earned runs in his last two outings, raising his ERA from 2.92 to 4.40.

Cincinnati went ahead 2-0 in the second when Steer drove in a run with forceout and McLean bounced a run-scoring wild pitch.

Bleday homered in the third and McLean gave up Steer's two-run single and Stephenson's two-run homer as the Reds took a 7-0 lead in the fourth.

Marcus Semien, hitting cleanup for the first time this year, homered leading off the sixth for the Mets.

Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz had his 11th four-strikeout game, his first this year.

Up next Reds RHP Chase Burns (6-1, 1.83 ERA) starts Tuesday night against Mets LHP David Peterson (3-4, 5.03).

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Benge grounded out to shortstop.
9th Inning Torrens struck out swinging.
9th Inning Tyler Stephenson challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Brett Baty called out on strikes.
9th Inning Ashcraft relieved Moll
9th Inning Bleday struck out swinging.
9th Inning De La Cruz struck out looking.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
2 Hit By Pitch 2
11 Ground Balls 16
15 Strikeouts 12
6 Runs Batted In 2
0 Sacrifice Hit 1
6 Hits 9
0 Stolen Bases 0
4 Walks 0
0 Catcher Interference 0
7 Runs 2
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
33 At Bats 34
2 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
13 Runners Left On Base 13
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 1
7 Fly Balls 7
0 Caught Stealing 1
174 Pitches 152
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
14 Total Bases 13
39 Plate Appearances 37
324.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
4 Extra Base Hits 2
4.6 Runs Created 3.7
.182 Batting Average .265
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.424 Slugging Percentage .382
.364 Secondary Average .088
.308 On Base Percentage .306
.732 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .688
1.6 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 2.3
4.6 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 3.7
42.0 Batter Rating 22.0
16.5 At Bats Per Home Run 34.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.46 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.11
.242 Isolated Power .118
0.27 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.00
.103 Walks Per Plate Appearance .000
.182 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.176
13.0 Runs Produced 4.0
0.9 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.6 Patience Ratio 0.4
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.4
83.0 MLB Rating 76.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Citi Field

Location: Queens, New York
Attendance: 36,734 | Capacity:

2026 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Milwaukee - 23 W2 0.62903225 39
St. Louis 5 28 W3 0.5483871 34
Pittsburgh 6.5 31 L2 0.52307695 34
Chicago 6.5 31 W1 0.52307695 34
Cincinnati 8.5 32 L3 0.4920635 31

2026 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 21 W2 0.6769231 44
Philadelphia 9.5 30 L1 0.53125 34
Washington 11 32 W2 0.50769234 33
Miami 14 35 W1 0.46153846 30
New York 15.5 36 L1 0.4375 28
Full Standings