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Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets

MLB
Reds
29-25
7-2
Final
Mets
22-33
Citi Field
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Reds 7-2

The Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 7-2 on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at Citi Field. The Reds win the series 2-1. The Reds outscored the Mets 3-0 in the 4th inning. Elly De La Cruz went 2-for-5 with 2 RBI for the Reds. Juan Soto went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Mets.

Recap · May 26
Reds rout Mets, who fall 11 under .500 again

Chase Burns tossed 5 1/3 strong innings and won his fourth straight start Tuesday night for the Cincinnati Reds, who beat the Mets 7-2, dropping New York 11 games under .500, tying a season-high.

What it means

  • Season series: CIN wins series 2-1.
  • Reds 15-13 on the road; Mets 11-15 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
Chase Burns SP
Probable starter · 15-3, 2.86 ERA, 185 K, 1.17 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Blake DunnRF
  2. 2Elly De La CruzSS
  3. 3Sal StewartDH
  4. 4Spencer Steer1B
  5. 5Eugenio Suarez3B
  6. 6Dane MyersCF
  7. 7JJ BledayLF
  8. 8Tyler StephensonC
  9. 9Matt McLain2B
Mets5th in NL East
David Peterson SP
Probable starter · 9-8, 4.79 ERA, 137 K, 1.50 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Carson BengeRF
  2. 2Bo BichetteSS
  3. 3Juan SotoDH
  4. 4A.J. EwingCF
  5. 5Jared Young1B
  6. 6Brett Baty3B
  7. 7Marcus Semien2B
  8. 8MJ MelendezLF
  9. 9Luis TorrensC

The series

CIN wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Reds 7, Mets 2 (May 25)

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Game info

Venue
Citi Field, Queens, New York · Attendance 36,848
Officials
Emil Jimenez (Home Plate Umpire), Edwin Moscoso (First Base Umpire), Hunter Wendelstedt (Second Base Umpire), Vic Carapazza (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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