New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds, May 26, 2026 Box Score

RedsCincinnati RedsCIN

7-2

Final

MetsNew York MetsNYM

May 26, 2026, 7:10 PM ET | Citi Field

Last 5 Form

Cincinnati Reds

3-1-1

Last 5

New York Mets

0-5

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Cincinnati Reds

Chase Burns

Recorded starter

New York Mets

David Peterson

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 26, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Cincinnati Reds	29-25	.537	#3	#4	4.0
New York Mets	22-33	.400	#5	#11	15.0

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

Cincinnati RedsNew York Mets

.699

OPS

.706

213

204

666

Runs

699

4.83

ERA

4.15

1.44

WHIP

1.29

1293

Strikeouts by pitchers

1450

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Cincinnati Reds

Hitters

Nathaniel Lowe

4 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Elly De La Cruz

4 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Tyler Stephenson

3 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Sam Moll

3.2 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Nick Lodolo

6.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.50 ERA

Chase Burns

5.1 IP, 8 SO, 3.38 ERA

New York Mets

Hitters

Juan Soto

3 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Marcus Semien

2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Bo Bichette

5 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI

Pitchers

Christian Scott

5.2 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jonathan Pintaro

3.2 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jonah Tong

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Chase Burns

Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick

Sean Manaea

New York Mets, MLBDB pick

Juan Soto

New York Mets, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Mets 2: CIN 15 hits, NYM 5 hits; CIN 0 errors, NYM 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati Reds	2	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	7	15	0
New York Mets	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	5	1

Box Score

Batting

JJ Bleday led Cincinnati Reds with 3 hits.

Cincinnati Reds batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Blake DunnRF	4	1	1	0	1	1
Elly De La CruzSS	5	0	2	2	0	2
Sal StewartDH	5	1	2	1	0	2
Spencer Steer1B	3	1	0	0	2	1
Eugenio Suárez3B	5	0	2	2	0	2
Dane MyersCF	4	1	2	0	1	1
JJ BledayLF	5	1	3	0	0	2
Tyler StephensonC	4	1	2	2	1	1
Matt McLain2B	4	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	39	7	15	7	5	12

Luis Torrens led New York Mets with 2 hits.

New York Mets batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Carson BengeRF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bo BichetteSS	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
Juan SotoDH	4	1	1	2	0	1	1
A.J. EwingCF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Jared Young1B	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
Mark VientosPH/1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brett Baty3B	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
Eric WagamanPH/3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Marcus Semien2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
MJ MelendezLF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Luis TorrensC	3	0	2	0	0	1	0
Totals	31	2	5	2	2	10	1

Pitching

Chase Burns went 5.1 innings for Cincinnati Reds (8 SO, 2 ER); David Peterson went 5.0 innings for New York Mets (4 SO, 6 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Cincinnati Reds
Chase Burns	5.1	4	2	2	2	8	1
Sam Moll	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Pierce Johnson	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brock Burke	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Santillan	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New York Mets
David Peterson	5.0	11	6	6	3	4	0
Sean Manaea	3.0	3	1	1	2	6	0
A.J. Minter	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0

AB: at-bats
R: runs
H: hits
RBI: runs batted in
BB: walks
SO: strikeouts
HR: home runs
IP: innings pitched
ER: earned runs

Scoring Summary

T1
Double Eugenio Suárez doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to center fielder A.J. Ewing. Sal Stewart scores. Spencer Steer scores. CIN 2, NYM 0
T4
Single Tyler Stephenson singles on a soft line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Dane Myers scores. JJ Bleday to 3rd. CIN 3, NYM 0
T4
Double Elly De La Cruz doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Tyler Stephenson scores. Matt McLain scores. CIN 5, NYM 0
T6
Double Tyler Stephenson doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. JJ Bleday scores. Tyler Stephenson to 3rd. Tyler Stephenson advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by shortstop Bo Bichette. CIN 6, NYM 0
B6
Home Run Juan Soto homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. Bo Bichette scores. CIN 6, NYM 2
T8
Single Sal Stewart singles on a ground ball to right fielder Carson Benge, deflected by second baseman Marcus Semien. Blake Dunn scores. Elly De La Cruz to 3rd. CIN 7, NYM 2

Play-by-Play

All 77 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

B9
Groundout Eric Wagaman grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Spencer Steer. CIN 7, NYM 2
B9
Groundout Mark Vientos grounds out sharply, first baseman Spencer Steer to pitcher Tony Santillan. CIN 7, NYM 2
B9
Groundout A.J. Ewing grounds out to first baseman Spencer Steer. CIN 7, NYM 2
T9
Pop Out Tyler Stephenson pops out to third baseman Eric Wagaman. CIN 7, NYM 2
T9
Strikeout JJ Bleday called out on strikes. CIN 7, NYM 2
T9
Strikeout Dane Myers strikes out swinging. CIN 7, NYM 2
T9
Single Eugenio Suárez singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. CIN 7, NYM 2
B8
Flyout Juan Soto flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 7, NYM 2
B8
Flyout Bo Bichette flies out to right fielder Blake Dunn. CIN 7, NYM 2
B8
Flyout Carson Benge flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 7, NYM 2
B8
Single Luis Torrens singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. CIN 7, NYM 2
T8
Strikeout Spencer Steer strikes out swinging. CIN 7, NYM 2
T8
Single Sal Stewart singles on a ground ball to right fielder Carson Benge, deflected by second baseman Marcus Semien. Blake Dunn scores. Elly De La Cruz to 3rd. CIN 7, NYM 2
T8
Single Elly De La Cruz singles on a soft ground ball to right fielder Carson Benge. Blake Dunn to 3rd. CIN 6, NYM 2
T8
Single Blake Dunn singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. CIN 6, NYM 2
T8
Flyout Matt McLain flies out to right fielder Carson Benge. CIN 6, NYM 2
T8
Strikeout Tyler Stephenson called out on strikes. CIN 6, NYM 2
B7
Strikeout MJ Melendez strikes out on a foul tip. CIN 6, NYM 2
B7
Flyout Marcus Semien flies out to right fielder Blake Dunn in foul territory. CIN 6, NYM 2
B7
Strikeout Eric Wagaman strikes out swinging. CIN 6, NYM 2
T7
Strikeout JJ Bleday strikes out swinging. CIN 6, NYM 2
T7
Walk Dane Myers walks. Spencer Steer to 2nd. CIN 6, NYM 2
T7
Strikeout Eugenio Suárez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Eugenio Suárez called out on strikes. CIN 6, NYM 2
T7
Walk Spencer Steer walks. CIN 6, NYM 2
T7
Flyout Sal Stewart flies out to right fielder Carson Benge. CIN 6, NYM 2
B6
Grounded Into DP Mark Vientos grounds into a double play, second baseman Matt McLain to shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Spencer Steer. A.J. Ewing out at 2nd. Mark Vientos out at 1st. CIN 6, NYM 2
B6
Single A.J. Ewing singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Blake Dunn. CIN 6, NYM 2
B6
Home Run Juan Soto homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. Bo Bichette scores. CIN 6, NYM 2
B6
Single Bo Bichette singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. CIN 6, NYM 0
B6
Groundout Carson Benge grounds out, third baseman Eugenio Suárez to first baseman Spencer Steer. CIN 6, NYM 0
T6
Strikeout Elly De La Cruz strikes out swinging. CIN 6, NYM 0
T6
Strikeout Blake Dunn strikes out swinging. CIN 6, NYM 0
T6
Pop Out Matt McLain pops out softly to shortstop Bo Bichette. CIN 6, NYM 0
T6
Double Tyler Stephenson doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. JJ Bleday scores. Tyler Stephenson to 3rd. Tyler Stephenson advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by shortstop Bo Bichette. CIN 6, NYM 0
T6
Single JJ Bleday singles on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez, deflected by third baseman Brett Baty. CIN 5, NYM 0
B5
Strikeout Luis Torrens strikes out swinging. CIN 5, NYM 0
B5
Flyout MJ Melendez flies out to right fielder Blake Dunn. CIN 5, NYM 0
B5
Strikeout Marcus Semien strikes out swinging. CIN 5, NYM 0
B5
Walk Brett Baty walks. CIN 5, NYM 0
T5
Groundout Dane Myers grounds out to first baseman Jared Young. CIN 5, NYM 0
T5
Groundout Eugenio Suárez grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Jared Young. CIN 5, NYM 0
T5
Lineout Spencer Steer lines out to center fielder A.J. Ewing. CIN 5, NYM 0
B4
Strikeout Jared Young strikes out swinging. CIN 5, NYM 0
B4
Strikeout Tyler Stephenson challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: A.J. Ewing called out on strikes. CIN 5, NYM 0
B4
Groundout Juan Soto grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Spencer Steer. CIN 5, NYM 0
T4
Strikeout Sal Stewart called out on strikes. CIN 5, NYM 0
T4
Double Elly De La Cruz doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Tyler Stephenson scores. Matt McLain scores. CIN 5, NYM 0
T4
Groundout Blake Dunn grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Jared Young. Tyler Stephenson to 3rd. Matt McLain to 2nd. CIN 3, NYM 0
T4
Fielders Choice Out Mets challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Matt McLain reaches on a fielder's choice out, third baseman Brett Baty unassisted. JJ Bleday out at 3rd. Tyler Stephenson to 2nd. CIN 3, NYM 0
T4
Single Tyler Stephenson singles on a soft line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Dane Myers scores. JJ Bleday to 3rd. CIN 3, NYM 0
T4
Single JJ Bleday singles on a line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. Dane Myers to 2nd. CIN 2, NYM 0
T4
Single Dane Myers singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. CIN 2, NYM 0
B3
Flyout Bo Bichette flies out to right fielder Blake Dunn. CIN 2, NYM 0
B3
Flyout Carson Benge flies out to center fielder Dane Myers. CIN 2, NYM 0
B3
Double Luis Torrens doubles (7) on a fly ball to center fielder Dane Myers. CIN 2, NYM 0
B3
Flyout MJ Melendez flies out to center fielder Dane Myers. CIN 2, NYM 0
T3
Strikeout Eugenio Suárez strikes out swinging. CIN 2, NYM 0
T3
Pop Out Spencer Steer pops out to second baseman Marcus Semien. CIN 2, NYM 0
T3
Strikeout Sal Stewart strikes out on a foul tip. CIN 2, NYM 0
B2
Groundout Marcus Semien grounds out softly, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Spencer Steer. CIN 2, NYM 0
B2
Strikeout Brett Baty called out on strikes. CIN 2, NYM 0
B2
Walk Jared Young walks. CIN 2, NYM 0
B2
Flyout A.J. Ewing flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 2, NYM 0
T2
Groundout Elly De La Cruz grounds out sharply, shortstop Bo Bichette to first baseman Jared Young. CIN 2, NYM 0
T2
Grounded Into DP Blake Dunn grounds into a double play, pitcher David Peterson to catcher Luis Torrens to first baseman Jared Young. JJ Bleday out at home. Tyler Stephenson to 3rd. Matt McLain to 2nd. Blake Dunn out at 1st. CIN 2, NYM 0
T2
Single Matt McLain singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher David Peterson. JJ Bleday to 3rd. Tyler Stephenson to 2nd. CIN 2, NYM 0
T2
Walk Tyler Stephenson walks. JJ Bleday to 2nd. CIN 2, NYM 0
T2
Single JJ Bleday singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. CIN 2, NYM 0
B1
Strikeout Juan Soto strikes out swinging. CIN 2, NYM 0
B1
Strikeout Bo Bichette called out on strikes. CIN 2, NYM 0
B1
Strikeout Carson Benge strikes out swinging. CIN 2, NYM 0
T1
Single Dane Myers singles on a line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. Eugenio Suárez out at home on the throw, left fielder MJ Melendez to catcher Luis Torrens. CIN 2, NYM 0
T1
Double Eugenio Suárez doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to center fielder A.J. Ewing. Sal Stewart scores. Spencer Steer scores. CIN 2, NYM 0
T1
Walk Spencer Steer walks. Sal Stewart to 2nd. CIN 0, NYM 0
T1
Single Sal Stewart singles on a ground ball to center fielder A.J. Ewing. CIN 0, NYM 0
T1
Strikeout Elly De La Cruz strikes out swinging. CIN 0, NYM 0
T1
Walk Blake Dunn walks. CIN 0, NYM 0