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Moves up order McLain batted second and went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-1 win over St. Louis.

Impact McLain gave the Reds an early lead when he belted a first-inning home run, his ninth of the season. A season-opening slump prompted manager Terry Francona to drop McLain from the second spot in order to eighth or ninth. Instead of benching McLain or sending him to the minors, Francona allowed him to work through the slump in a less pressurized spot in the order. That paid off. In his last 15 games beginning June 6, McLain has posted a .340/.421/.560 line with three home runs and eight RBI.

JUNE 23, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Andrew Abbott, Reds halt Cardinals' win streak at five Andrew Abbott was effective through seven innings, Matt McLain homered and the visiting Cincinnati Reds snapped a three-game losing streak w...

JUNE 22, 2025 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Abbott throws 7 strong innings, lifts Reds to 4-1 win over the Cardinals

Andrew Abbott retired the final 18 batters he faced in seven commanding innings, and the Cincinnati Reds avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-1 win against the St. Louis Cardinals

JUNE 22, 2025 • Associated Press

Deposits pair of doubles McLain went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Cardinals.

Impact McLain continued his strong June on Saturday, extending his hitting streak to nine games while notching his first three-hit performance of the season. The 25-year-old has struggled overall in 2025, slashing just .209/.302/.340 with 15 extra-base hits through 68 games. However, he appears to be rounding into form and showing flashes of his 2023 self, when he posted a .290/.357/.507 line with 43 extra-base hits in only 89 games.

JUNE 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Deposits pair of doubles McLain went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Cardinals.

Impact McLain continued his strong June, extending his hitting streak to nine games while notching his first three-hit performance of the season. The 25-year-old has struggled overall in 2025, slashing just .209/.302/.340 with 15 extra-base hits and 26 RBI through 68 games. However, he appears to be rounding into form and showing flashes of his 2023 self, when he posted a .290/.357/.507 line with 43 extra-base hits and 50 RBI in only 89 games.

JUNE 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Pallante throws 6 shutout innings, Cardinals have 5-run 8th in 6-1 win over Reds

Andre Pallante allowed two hits in six shutout innings and the St. Louis Cardinals used a five-run eighth inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1 on Friday night

JUNE 21, 2025 • Associated Press

Adds to productive stretch in win McLain went 1-for-2 with an RBI in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Twins.

Impact McLain has been a pretty big disappointment with a .619 OPS this season, but he's slowly beginning to find a rhythm recently. The 25-year-old second baseman is slashing .293/.396/.463 with two home runs, two doubles and eight RBI over his last 48 plate appearances (13 games). McLain lost all of last season due to injury and has consistently hit ninth for over a month, but perhaps manager Terry Francona will consider moving the middle infielder back up the batting order if he continues to swing a hot bat.

JUNE 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Adds to productive stretch in win McLain went 1-for-2 with an RBI in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Twins.

JUNE 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Steer hits a 2-run homer and Reds win rain-shortened game 4-2 over Twins.

Spencer Steer hit a two-run home run and Nick Lodolo allowed two runs on three hits in five innings to help the Cincinnati Reds beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 in a rain-shortened gam...

JUNE 19, 2025 • Associated Press

Elly De La Cruz has 3 RBIs, scores 3 runs as Reds rally to beat Tigers 8-4

Elly De La Cruz homered, scored three times and drove in three runs as the Cincinnati Reds rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4

JUNE 15, 2025 • Associated Press

Piles on in win McLain went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 11-1 win over the Tigers.

Impact McLain's three-run blast in the eighth inning provided further cushion for Cincinnati in the blowout win. Even though he's gone a respectable 7-for-26 at the plate over his last eight games, McLain is still batting just .186 on the season on the heels of a rough April and May. He continues to bat ninth in the order on a regular basis, though he'll elevate to the No. 2 spot for Sunday's series finale while the Tigers send left-handed opener Tyler Holton to the hill.

JUNE 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Piles on in win McLain went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 11-1 win over the Tigers.

Impact McLain participated in the blowout win with a three-run home run in the eighth inning to give Cincinnati a 10-1 lead. He's had smallish segments where it looked like he might break out of a season-opening slump, but McLain hasn't been able to get the average about .200 -- it stands at .186 following an eight-game stretch in which he's gone 7-for-26 (.269). He continues to bat ninth in the order, and that is unlikely to change for now. McLain's .237 BABIP ranks 158th out of 163 qualified hitters.

JUNE 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Stephenson hits a grand slam in 6-run fifth as Reds rout Tigers 11-1

Tyler Stephenson hit a grand slam in a six-run fifth inning and the Cincinnati Reds went on to an 11-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday afternoon

JUNE 14, 2025 • Associated Press

Hits go-ahead homer in win McLain went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

Impact McLain broke a 2-2 tie with what proved to be the game-winning homer off Zac Gallen in the seventh inning. It was the 25-year-old's first long ball since May 15, and he's showing signs of life with five hits and four RBI over his past five games. On the year, he owns a disappointing .197/.283/.318 slash line with seven home runs, 22 RBI, 27 runs scored and 11 steals across 227 plate appearances.

JUNE 9, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Hits go-ahead homer in win McLain went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

Impact McLain broke a 2-2 tie with what proved to be the game-winning homer off Zac Gallen in the seventh inning. It was the 25-year-old's first long ball since May 15, and he's showing signs of life with five hits and four RBI over his past five games. On the year, he owns a disappointing .197/.283/.318 slash with seven home runs, 22 RBI, 27 runs scored and 11 steals across 227 plate appearances.

JUNE 9, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Reds rely on the long ball, sweep Diamondbacks Matt McLain hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning to help the Cincinnati Reds complete a three-game sweep of the visiting Ar...

JUNE 8, 2025 • THESTATE.COM

McLain's homer sends Reds past Diamondbacks 4-2 for 3-game sweep

Matt McLain broke a seventh-inning tie with a two-run homer off Zac Gallen, and the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game sweep with a 4-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks

JUNE 8, 2025 • Associated Press

INSTANT REACTION: Reds Rally to Win 4-2, Sweep the Diamondbacks CINCINNATI -- Matt McLain hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning, and it proved to be the game-winner in a 4-2 Reds win.

JUNE 8, 2025 • SI.COM

McLain ends homer drought in the clutch as Reds sweep D-backs CINCINNATI -- Matt McLain’s go-ahead, two-run home run in the seventh inning helped the Cincinnati Reds complete the three-game sweep of the...

JUNE 8, 2025 • MLB.COM

Gavin Lux hits a grand slam, Reds rout Diamondbacks 13-1 for 2nd win of the day

Gavin Lux hit a grand slam, Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered for the second straight game and the Cincinnati Reds routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-1 on Saturday after complet...

JUNE 7, 2025 • Associated Press

De La Cruz out of Reds' lineup against Arizona after flight from Dominican Republic canceled

Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz will not be in the lineup for Cincinnati’s series opener against Arizona on Friday night after his flight from the Dominican Republic, where he was m...

JUNE 6, 2025 • Associated Press

'It's coming': Why Cincinnati Reds Matt McLain, Terry Francona predict slump buster for 2B "My freshman year at UCLA was tough. That was worse than now. So I've used that in this case," said Matt McLain, who was benched again Monda...

JUNE 3, 2025 • CINCINNATI.COM

Getting breather Monday McLain is not in the lineup for Monday's contest versus the Brewers.

Impact It's a routine day off for McLain, who has picked up just one hit over his last five games. Gavin Lux will handle second base in the series opener.

JUNE 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Cameron delivers another solid outing as Royals top Reds, 3-2, salvaging final game of series

Noah Cameron scattered six singles, allowing one run in 6 1/3 innings, as the Kansas City Royals salvaged the final game of their series with the Cincinnati Reds, 3-2

MAY 29, 2025 • Associated Press

Enters as pinch hitter McLain entered Tuesday's game as a pinch hitter and went 0-for-1 with an RBI in a 7-2 win over the Royals.

Impact McLain took a seat on the bench to open the game while Gavin Lux filled in at second base. McLain pitch hit for Lux against a lefty and contributed a run-scoring groundout in the eighth inning and then finished the game at the keystone. He's navigated an early-season slump, but McLain entered Tuesday's contest with a five-game hit streak (5-for-17).

MAY 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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