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Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets

MLB
Reds
78-72
3-2
Final
Mets
68-80
Citi Field
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Reds 3-2

The Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 3-2 on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at Citi Field. The Reds win the series 2-1. Christian Encarnacion-Strand went 2-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Reds. Francisco Alvarez went 2-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Mets.

Recap · Sep 17
Encarnacion-Strand's 2-run homer lifts the Reds over the Mets 3-2

Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit a two-run homer and the Cincinnati Reds held off the New York Mets 3-2 on Saturday night to earn another important victory in the race for the last National League wild card.

What it means

  • Season series: CIN wins series 2-1.
  • Reds 42-33 on the road; Mets 38-36 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 2
Robot umpires flip 54% of challenged calls as Reds lead way
ESPN · Sep 28
Mets exec David Stearns: No 'mulligans' on Pete Alonso exit
ESPN · Sep 27
Francisco Lindor hits 300th career home run in Mets' finale
Recap · Sep 27
Max Scherzer strikes out 7 in 225th career win as Blue Jays beat Reds 5-1 in season finale
Recap · Sep 27
Andrés Chaparro's 2-homer game lifts Nationals over Mets 6-4 in season finale
Preview · Sep 27
Nationals and Mets meet, winner claims 3-game series
Preview · Sep 27
Blue Jays and Reds meet in series rubber match
Recap · Sep 26
Bleday hits 24th homer, Lowder pitches 6 innings for first win since August as Reds beat Blue Jays

Injuries and inactives

Reds5th in NL Cent
  • Dane Myers CF
    Shoulder, Surgery, left
    Out
  • Chase Burns SP
    Groin, Strain, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Julian Garcia RP
    Elbow, Surgery, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Spencer Steer 1B
    Wrist, Surgery, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Tony Santillan RP
    Hip, Surgery, left
    15-Day-IL
Mets5th in NL East
  • Christian Scott SP
    Knee, Inflammation, left
    15-Day-IL
  • Jared Young 1B
    Concussion
    7-Day IL
  • Jonathan Pintaro RP
    Illness
    15-Day-IL
  • Reed Garrett RP
    Elbow, Surgery, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Tylor Megill SP
    Elbow, Surgery, right
    60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Reds5th in NL Cent
Andrew Abbott SP
Probable starter · 8-6, 3.87 ERA, 120 K, 1.32 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Jake FraleyDH
  2. 2Nick MartiniRF
  3. 3Jonathan India2B
  4. 4TJ FriedlLF
  5. 5Tyler StephensonC
  6. 6Joey Votto1B
  7. 7Christian Encarnacion-Strand3B
  8. 8Elly De La CruzSS
  9. 9Will BensonRF
Mets5th in NL East
Tylor Megill SP
Probable starter · 9-8, 4.70 ERA, 105 K, 1.58 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Brandon NimmoCF
  2. 2Francisco AlvarezC
  3. 3Pete Alonso1B
  4. 4Francisco LindorSS
  5. 5Ronny Mauricio3B
  6. 6Jeff McNeil2B
  7. 7Mark VientosDH
  8. 8DJ StewartRF
  9. 9Tim LocastroLF

The series

CIN wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Reds 5, Mets 3 (Sep 15)

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Game info

Venue
Citi Field, Queens, New York · Attendance 32,633
Officials
Larry Vanover (Home Plate Umpire), Edwin Moscoso (First Base Umpire), D.J. Reyburn (Second Base Umpire), David Rackley (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesCIN wins series 2-1

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