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In productive stretch McLain went 1-for-1 with two walks and a solo home run in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Mets.

Impact McLain and other Cincinnati hitters jumped on New York right-hander Jonah Tong for homers in three consecutive innings. He's launched three homers in the last seven games and extended a hit streak to nine contests, during which he's gone 11-for-27 (.407) with three home runs, six RBI and eight runs. His .230 batting average is at its highest point since April 2.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Sal Stewart's first major league homer powers Reds past Mets 6-3

Sal Stewart hits his first major league home run as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets 6-3

SEPTEMBER 7, 2025 • Associated Press

Díaz escapes in 9th inning as Mets hang on to beat Reds 5-4

Mark Vientos homered and Edwin Díaz escaped a major jam in the ninth inning as the New York Mets held off the fading Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in the opener of a pivotal three-game serie...

SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 • Associated Press

Blue Jays tie season-high with five homers in 13-9 win over Reds

George Springer had one of Toronto’s five home runs as the Blue Jays rallied from five runs down to beat the Cincinnati Reds 13-9

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 • Associated Press

Last Night in Baseball: Trevor Story Hit a Homer You Have to See to Understand

Trevor Story hit a Fenway homer that you need to see, the Reds had a wild comeback nearly stopped by a fence, Juan Soto has gone full Juan S...

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 • FOX SPORTS

Last Night in Baseball: Trevor Story Hit a Homer You Have to See to Understand

Marte hits walk-off single after Reds lose tying run on lodged ball, Cincinnati tops Blue Jays 5-4

Noelvi Marte hit a game-ending, two-run single after Cincinnati lost the tying run on a rare lodged ball call, and the Reds rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 following a ni...

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025 • Associated Press

Another homer McLain went 1-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run in Sunday's 7-4 win over St. Louis.

Impact McLain gave the Reds insurance in the eighth inning, when he knocked his 13th homer and second in as many days. It's been a trying season for the middle infielder, who's batting .222 for the season and spent a good deal of the first half below the Mendoza Line (.200). His playing time may take a hit with the expected arrival of top prospect Sal Stewart, who came through the system as a third baseman but has been introduced to second base this season.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Another homer McLain went 1-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run in Sunday's 7-4 win over St. Louis.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

MLB scores: Hays hits tiebreaking homer and Reds deck Cards to stop 5-game slide CINCINNATI (AP) — Austin Hays hit a tiebreaking two-run homer and Matt McLain went deep for the second consecutive game to back a solid star...

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025 • THESTAR.COM

Hays hits tiebreaking homer and Reds deck Cards 7-4 to stop 5-game slide

Austin Hays hit a tiebreaking two-run homer and Matt McLain went deep for the second consecutive game to back a solid start by Brady Singer as the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Loui...

AUGUST 31, 2025 • Associated Press

Belts homer in loss McLain went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Cardinals.

Impact McLain's seventh-inning home run brought the Reds within a run, but there wasn't enough offensive punch to complete the comeback. The homer was McLain's 12th of the season, the first since July 18 and just his fifth extra-base it in the second half. August hasn't been kind to McLain, who has a .219/.254/.281 slash line over 21 games this month.

AUGUST 31, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Contreras and Pagés go deep to back McGreevy as Cardinals top reeling Reds 4-2

Willson Contreras and Pedro Pagés homered to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the skidding Cincinnati Reds 4-2

AUGUST 31, 2025 • Associated Press

On bench Friday McLain is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals.

Impact McLain will get the night off Friday after making four consecutive starts at second base. Instead, Santiago Espinal will fill in at the keystone and bat ninth.

AUGUST 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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, 2025 • 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, 2025 • 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, 2025 • 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, 2025 • 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, 2025 • 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, 2025 • 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, 2025 • 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, 2025 • 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, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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

AUGUST 13, 2025 • 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, 2025 • 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, 2025 • Associated Press

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