Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets

· Major League Baseball

Cincinnati Reds

51-47, 23-25 Away

Final
8 - 4

New York Mets

55-43, 33-15 Home

Hays hits 2 homers and Reds go deep 4 times to back Lodolo in 8-4 win over Mets

Reds get to Mets' bullpen to win second-half opener

Matt McLain and Tyler Stephenson each launched a two-run shot for the Reds, who have won five of six. It was the third time this season they went deep four times in a game.

After allowing Juan Soto’s first-inning homer and an RBI single by Jeff McNeil in the second, Lodolo (7-6) retired 16 of the next 18 hitters — including 10 in a row during one stretch. He finished with seven strikeouts and matched his longest start of the year.

Soto’s solo drive gave the Mets an early lead in Sean Manaea’s first start this season. Re-signed to a three-year contract in the offseason, the left-hander missed the first 95 games due to an oblique strain and a bone chip in his pitching elbow. He returned with an extended relief appearance Sunday at Kansas City.

Manaea gave up Hays’ first homer but struck out six over four innings of one-hit ball. He was pulled after 69 pitches, and Cincinnati scored seven runs off a depleted Mets bullpen.

Rookie right-hander Alex Carrillo (0-1) was hit hard, allowing five runs and three homers in 1 1/3 innings.

New York scored twice in the ninth before Emilio Pagán induced a bases-loaded popup from Francisco Lindor to end it.

Key moments Hays led off the sixth with his second home run of the night. Spencer Steer walked and, two batters later, Stephenson drove a belt-high fastball into the left-center stands to give the Reds a 6-2 lead.

Key stats Lodolo threw 97 pitches and failed to reach 100 for the 24th straight start, despite ranking among the top 10 in the National League in innings pitched. … Cincinnati outfielder TJ Friedl was hit by three pitches from three different pitchers, tying a major league record.

Up next New York RHP Clay Holmes (8-4, 3.31 ERA) opposes RHP Nick Martinez (7-9, 4.78) in the second game of the series Saturday. In a pregame ceremony, the Mets will retire David Wright's No. 5 jersey.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Lindor flied out to second.
	9th Inning	Torrens singled to left, Mauricio scored, Baty to second, McNeil to third.
	9th Inning	Baty reached on infield single to second, McNeil to second, Mauricio to third.
	9th Inning	Pagán relieved Moll
	9th Inning	Baty hit for Taylor
	9th Inning	McNeil walked.

Statistics

CIN		NYM
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
3	Hit By Pitch	0
7	Ground Balls	9
10	Strikeouts	9
8	Runs Batted In	3
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
8	Hits	7
0	Stolen Bases	1
7	Walks	2
0	Catcher Interference	0
8	Runs	4
0	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
35	At Bats	35
4	Home Runs	1
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
18	Runners Left On Base	10
0	Triples	0
1	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	0
2	Doubles	1
18	Fly Balls	17
0	Caught Stealing	0
181	Pitches	141
0	Games Started	0
2	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	1
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
0	Is Qualified In Steals	1
22	Total Bases	11
45	Plate Appearances	37
648.0	Projected Home Runs	162.0
6	Extra Base Hits	2
9.1	Runs Created	2.8
.229	Batting Average	.200
.000	Pinch Hit Average	1.000
.629	Slugging Percentage	.314
.600	Secondary Average	.200
.400	On Base Percentage	.243
1.029	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.558
0.4	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.5
9.1	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	2.7
56.0	Batter Rating	27.0
8.8	At Bats Per Home Run	35.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
4.02	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.81
.400	Isolated Power	.114
0.70	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.22
.156	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.054
.371	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.000
16.0	Runs Produced	7.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	0.8
0.8	Patience Ratio	0.4
0.2	Balls In Play Average	0.2
98.3	MLB Rating	75.5
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0