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McLain wins 3 ABS challenges - in the same at-bat! Matt McLain’s two-out walk in the eighth inning of the Reds’ 6-2 loss to the Padres on Monday in San Diego was anything but your typical fre...

JUNE 9 • MLB.COM

Padres rally for 6-2 win after the Reds botch 3 straight bunts in the 7th inning

Gavin Sheets hit a tying double and then scored the go-ahead run while the Cincinnati Reds misplayed three consecutive bunts by the Padres in the seventh inning of San Diego's 6-2...

JUNE 9 • Associated Press

Padres host the Reds in first of 3-game series

The San Diego Padres host the Cincinnati Reds to begin a three-game series

JUNE 8 • Associated Press

Second career multi-homer game McLain went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Cardinals.

Impact It was the second career multi-homer effort by McLain, who has now gone deep in back-to-back games. The middle infielder was virtually unstoppable during spring training earlier this year, posting a 1.540 OPS across 59 Cactus League plate appearances, but he's cooled down dramatically since the start of the regular season. McLain is slashing .206/.303/.368 with eight long balls, 10 doubles, 25 RBI and seven stolen bases through 239 trips to the plate, but he could be starting up a power surge.

JUNE 8 • ROTOWIRE

Torres homers, Walker hits RBI double as Cardinals rally past crumbling Reds 5-3 for series sweep

Bryan Torres homered, Jordan Walker hit an RBI double and the St. Louis Cardinals scored on two errors in the eighth inning to rally past the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 to sweep the serie...

JUNE 7 • Associated Press

Goes deep in loss McLain started at shortstop and went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-5 loss to St. Louis.

Impact McLain launched his sixth home run of the season in the fourth inning, giving Cincinnati a 5-3 lead. He's started at shortstop in four of the five games since Elly De La Cruz (hamstring) landed on the injured list. Edwin Arroyo started the other contest.

JUNE 7 • ROTOWIRE

Lars Nootbaar's 8th inning HR lifts Cardinals over Reds 6-5

Lars Nootbaar hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning and Jordan Walker also homered as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5

JUNE 6 • Associated Press

Exiting starting lineup McLain is not in the lineup for Friday's game in St. Louis.

Impact McLain is just 3-for-34 at the dish over his last 11 contests to drop his season batting line to .198/.296/.322. He'll get a day to regroup while Edwin Arroyo handles shortstop for the Reds in Friday's series opener.

JUNE 5 • ROTOWIRE

Matt McLain, Elly De La Cruz Combine to Drive in Three Runs to Give Reds Lead Over Astros

JUNE 5 • FOX SPORTS

Covers shortstop McLain started at shortstop and went 1-for-3 with a run scored in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to Kansas City.

Impact McLain has started all three games at shortstop, while batting ninth, since Elly De La Cruz (hamstring) landed on the injured list. McLain, who has experience at the position, could share the role with rookie Edwin Arroyo until De La Cruz is ready.

JUNE 4 • ROTOWIRE

Massey hits tiebreaking RBI single in 9th inning, Royals beat Reds 5-2

Michael Massey hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth inning, Vinnie Pasquantino and Nick Loftin homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 to win the three...

JUNE 4 • Associated Press

Enters for injured teammate McLain entered Sunday's game as a pinch runner for the injured Elly De La Cruz (hamstring) and finished the game at shortstop. He went 0-for-1 with a run scored.

Impact McLain has experienced a reduction in playing time as the result of a silent bat. He's batting .038 (1-for-26) over his last eight games, and the Reds are using second base to get at-bats for Spencer Steer, who no longer has an everyday home in the outfield. De La Cruz is set to undergo an MRI on Monday to determine the extent of his injury. If he needs to miss time, the door to the starting lineup should reopen for McLain.

JUNE 1 • ROTOWIRE

Checking out of starting nine McLain is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

Impact After going 0-for-2 with a walk in Saturday's 5-2 loss, the struggling McLain will head back to the bench for the third time in four games. The Reds will go with Spencer Steer at the keystone over McLain, who appears to be fading into more of a part-time role in the Cincinnati infield.

MAY 31 • ROTOWIRE

Handed night off McLain is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.

Impact The Reds will give Spencer Steer a look at second base while McLain takes a seat after starting in the team's last three games. Though McLain has most commonly been deployed out of the No. 2 spot this season, he's made his last two starts as the Reds' No. 9 hitter while manager Terry Francona has handed the hot-hitting Blake Dunn more opportunities near the top of the lineup. McLain's slide down the batting order coincides with him recording just three hits and striking out 11 times in 34 at-bats over his last eight games.

MAY 27 • ROTOWIRE

Reds Have Two Interesting Options if Matt McLain Is Sent Down Could a move be imminent?

MAY 26 • SI.COM

Idle Saturday McLain isn't in the lineup for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against St. Louis.

Impact McLain will begin Saturday's festivities on the bench after going just 1-for-14 with five strikeouts during Cincinnati's last series against the Phillies. Spencer Steer will shift to second base in McLain's stead, opening up first base for Nathaniel Lowe.

MAY 23 • ROTOWIRE

Moves up order McLain batted leadoff and went 0-for-5 with an RBI in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Phillies.

Impact McLain had spent a good portion of May in the lower-third of the order, but a productive 11-game stretch (1.067 OPS, three HR, 10 RBI) prompted manager Terry Francona to put him atop the order the last two games, once each against a lefty and righty. Although it didn't work out Tuesday, the manager has noodled around with various leadoff options after seemingly moving away from the slumping TJ Friedl. McLain was a staple and thrived in the upper-third of the order when he first arrived to the big leagues in 2023.

MAY 20 • ROTOWIRE

Last Night In Baseball: Pirates Implode Against Phillies

The Phillies stormed back against the Pirates, the Dodgers silenced the Angels, the Reds had a web gem to end the game, three walk offs and...

MAY 16 • FOX SPORTS

Last Night In Baseball: Pirates Implode Against Phillies

Matt McLain Makes Massive Statement in Reds Win Over Guardians Matt McLain is finding that fire the Reds need from him, and it was on full display in Friday's win.

MAY 16 • SI.COM

Logs three RBI vs. Cleveland McLain went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and an additional RBI during the Reds' 7-6 win over the Guardians on Friday.

Impact McClain got the Reds on the board in the second inning after drawing a bases-loaded walk before extending his team's lead to 6-1 with a two-run homer in the eighth. McClain has been hot at the plate as of late, going 11-for-30 (.367) with three home runs, 10 RBI and six runs scored over his last nine games.

MAY 16 • ROTOWIRE

Matt McLain drives in 3 runs, Reds survive brutal innings by bullpen and hold off Guardians 7-6

Matt McLain drove in three runs and Cincinnati survived a brutal inning by its bullpen as the Reds snapped a seven-game road losing streak with a 7-6 win over the Cleveland Guardia...

MAY 16 • Associated Press

Clouts homer in win McLain went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, a home run, two RBI and two additional runs scored in Thursday's 15-1 win over the Nationals.

Impact McLain connected for his fourth home run of the season and has hit safely in seven of the last eight contests, going 9-for-27 with two homers and seven RBI. This production has come from the bottom third of the order, as McLain was dropped from second spot on May 3 with a .195 average.

MAY 14 • ROTOWIRE

Bleday's blasts, Burns' zeros fuel Reds' blowout in Nats finale CINCINNATI -- JJ Bleday homered twice and drove in six runs and Matt McLain added a two-run long ball in support of six scoreless innings fr...

MAY 14 • MLB.COM

Reds get six shutout innings from Chase Burns and JJ Bleday homers twice in 15-1 rout of Nationals

Chase Burns threw six scoreless innings, JJ Bleday homered twice and drove in six runs, and the Cincinnati Reds avoided being swept by the Washington Nationals with a 15-1 victory

MAY 14 • Associated Press

De La Cruz and Steer help the Reds back Abbott in a 5-0 win over the Astros

Andrew Abbott allowed three hits in six sharp innings and Spencer Steer homered to help the Cincinnati Reds beat the Houston Astros 5-0

MAY 10 • Associated Press

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