MATT MCLAIN NEWS

Shohei Ohtani gets first victory with Dodgers, striking out season-high 9 against Reds

Shohei Ohtani struck out a season-high nine in five innings for his first victory with the Dodgers as Los Angeles beat Cincinnati 5-1 to become the first team to sweep the Reds thi...

AUGUST 28 • Associated Press

Nabbing fourth straight start McLain will start at second base and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.

Impact McLain looked to have faded into a part-time role around the middle of the August following a prolonged rough patch at the plate, and though he has yet to get dialed back in, the Reds are giving him the chance to hit his way out of the slump. He'll stick in the lineup for a fourth straight game, though he'll need to heat up before he moves out of a bottom-third spot.

AUGUST 27 • ROTOWIRE

Sheehan's dominant outing and Pages' homers propel Dodgers to sole possession of 1st in NL West

The Los Angeles Dodgers have regained sole possession of first place in the NL West

AUGUST 26 • Associated Press

Lux hits 2-run homer and Singer pitches triple-happy Reds to 4-1 win over Angels

Gavin Lux hit an early two-run homer and the Cincinnati Reds used three leadoff triples to beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1

AUGUST 19 • Associated Press

Losing out on playing time McLain is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Impact After going 0-for-5 with four strikeouts in Saturday's 11-inning loss, the slumping McLain will head to the bench Sunday for the fourth time in seven games. Until McLain is slashing .225/.250/.250 with a 38.6 percent strikeout rate since the start of August, and until he begins to make more contact, he could have to settle for a part-time role at second base. Santiago Espinal will occupy the keystone Sunday.

AUGUST 17 • ROTOWIRE

Losing out on playing time McLain is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Impact After going 0-for-5 with four strikeouts in Saturday's 11-inning loss, the slumping McLain will head to the bench for the fourth time in seven games. He's slashing .225/.250/.250 with a 38.6 percent strikeout rate since the start of August, and until he begins to make more contact, McLain could have to settle for a part-time role at second base. Santiago Espinal will occupy the keystone Sunday.

AUGUST 17 • ROTOWIRE

MLB-best Brewers rally again, set franchise single-season record for consecutive victories with 14

The Milwaukee Brewers set a single-season franchise record with their 14th straight victory Saturday

AUGUST 17 • Associated Press

Monasterio's 3-run homer lifts Brewers to 14th straight win, 6-5 over Reds

Andruw Monasterio hit a three-run home run in the 11th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers won their franchise-record 14th game in a row, 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday nigh...

AUGUST 17 • Associated Press

Off day Wednesday McLain is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

Impact McLain will take a breather, and Santiago Espinal will man second base and bat eighth Wednesday. Over the last 30 days, McLain has slashed .279/.326/.349 with one home run, seven RBI, 11 runs scored, three stolen bases and a 7:26 BB:K. The extra-base power hasn't been there for McLain this season. After slugging .507 as a rookie in 2023, McLain missed the 2024 season and has slugged just .339 across 452 plate appearances this year.

AUGUST 13 • ROTOWIRE

Off day Wednesday McLain is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

Impact McLain will take a breather, and Santiago Espinal will man second base and bat eighth Wednesday. Over the last 30 days, McLain has slashed .279/.326/.349 with one home run, seven RBI, 11 runs scored, three stolen bases and a 7:26 BB:K. The extra-base power hasn't been there for McLain this season. After slugging .507 as a rookie in 2023, McLain missed the 2024 season and has slugged just .339 across 452 plate appearances this year.

AUGUST 13 • ROTOWIRE

Moved down to eight spot McLain will start at second base and bat eighth in Monday's game versus the Phillies.

Impact After receiving a day off Sunday, McLain is all the way down in the No. 8 spot Monday, which is the first time since June 21 that he's batted anywhere other than first or second in a start. McLain has collected jus a .648 OPS since the beginning of July. Spencer Steer has been elevated to the two hole for the Reds.

AUGUST 11 • ROTOWIRE

Reds beat Pirates 14-8, Andujar hits first home run with Cincinnati

Miguel Andujar hit his first home run with Cincinnati, Spencer Steer and Noelvi Marte had three hits and four RBIs each, and the Reds outlasted the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-8

AUGUST 10 • Associated Press

Receiving day off McLain is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Impact Though McLain got the afternoon off in Wednesday's 6-1 loss to the Cubs and then went 4-for-11 with a walk while starting the first three games of the series in Pittsburgh, he'll receive another breather Sunday on getaway day. With McLain on the bench, Gavin Lux will step in at second base and will bat second.

AUGUST 10 • ROTOWIRE

Receiving day off McLain is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Impact Though McLain got the afternoon off in Wednesday's 6-1 loss to the Cubs and then went 4-for-11 with a walk while starting the first three games of the series in Pittsburgh, he'll receive another breather Sunday on getaway day. With McLain on the bench, Gavin Lux will step in at second base and will bat second.

AUGUST 10 • ROTOWIRE

Exiting starting nine McLain is not in the lineup for Wednesday's tilt against the Cubs.

Impact It looks to be a routine day off for McLain, who had started each of the previous 11 contests. Gavin Lux will get a start at second base as the Reds try to complete the sweep.

AUGUST 6 • ROTOWIRE

Exiting starting nine McLain is not in the lineup for Wednesday's tilt against the Cubs.

Impact McLain looks to be receiving a routine day off after starting in each of the previous 11 contests. Gavin Lux will get the nod at second base as the Reds try to complete the sweep.

AUGUST 6 • ROTOWIRE

Here's how excruciatingly close Matt McLain came to tying Speedway Classic in 9th inning Reds second baseman Matt McLain's drive to left hit Braves outfielder Eli White's glove and the top of the wall for a long single.

AUGUST 3 • CINCINNATI.COM

Reds and Braves meet with series tied 1-1

Both the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves are looking for a series win with a victory on Saturday

AUGUST 2 • Associated Press

Will Benson homers as Reds even series against Braves with a 3-2 win

Will Benson hit his ninth multi-run homer of the year to power the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday

AUGUST 1 • Associated Press

Dodgers look to sweep 3-game series against the Reds

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds square off in the last game of a three-game series

JULY 30 • Associated Press

Here's what Barry Larkin said Elly De La Cruz, Reds did wrong on Dodgers' go-ahead run Barry Larkin: "You're trained if that ball is gonna handcuff you as that first cut-off man, you let it go. Matt McLain was definitely there....

JULY 30 • CINCINNATI.COM

Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds meet in game 2 of series

The Los Angeles Dodgers meet the Cincinnati Reds with a 1-0 series lead

JULY 29 • Associated Press

Ohtani's two-run double extends hitting streak as Dodgers defeat Reds 5-2

Shohei Ohtani extended his hitting streak to nine games with a two-run double in the fifth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-2

JULY 29 • Associated Press

Reds host the Dodgers on 5-game home win streak

The Cincinnati Reds, on a five-game home winning streak, host the Los Angeles Dodgers

JULY 28 • Associated Press

Singer takes shutout into 8th, Reds beat Rays 2-1 for 4th straight win

Brady Singer took a shutout into the eighth inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Sunday for their fourth straight victory

JULY 27 • Associated Press