Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets — MLB Box Score, Tuesday, May 26, 2026
CINCincinnati Reds
29-25
FINAL
7
·2
NYMNew York Mets
22-33
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 · Citi Field · 36,848 · 2:56
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| NYM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Pitching Decisions
Cincinnati Reds
Losing Pitcher: L
New York Mets
Winning Pitcher: W
Scoring Summary
Eugenio Suárez doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to center fielder A.J. Ewing. Sal Stewart scores. Spencer Steer scores.
2-0Tyler Stephenson singles on a soft line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Dane Myers scores. JJ Bleday to 3rd.
3-0Elly De La Cruz doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Tyler Stephenson scores. Matt McLain scores.
5-0Tyler 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.
6-0Juan Soto homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. Bo Bichette scores.
6-2Sal 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.
7-2Key Stats
FanVerdicts Recap
Reds Roll Through Citi Field, Pound Mets 7-2 in Dominant Road Win
Cincinnati wasted no time making a statement in New York, walking away from Citi Field with a convincing 7-2 victory over the Mets. The Reds controlled the game from start to finish, never allowing New York to establish any real momentum on their home turf. It was the kind of complete performance that can shift the tone of a series early.
The Reds offense did the heavy lifting, generating enough run support to take the pressure off their pitching staff and turn this into a comfortable afternoon. Cincinnati's ability to string together quality at-bats proved too much for the Mets to manage, and New York's pitching simply did not have the answers needed to slow down the Cincinnati lineup.
On the defensive and pitching side, the Reds kept the Mets offense quiet, holding them to just two runs across the full nine innings. That kind of stinginess on the mound is what separates a feel-good win from a genuinely convincing one, and Cincinnati delivered the latter in full.
With the regular season still more than 120 days from its conclusion, both clubs have ample time to shape their trajectories, but games like this one carry weight in establishing identity and rhythm. The Reds look like a team playing with confidence and purpose right now, while the Mets will need to regroup and respond quickly. Can New York bounce back and reclaim home-field dominance, or are the Reds beginning to build the kind of momentum that could define their season?
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About this game
On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, the Cincinnati Reds traveled to face the New York Mets at Citi Field. Attendance was reported at 36,848.
The Cincinnati Reds took the win, 7–2, over the New York Mets. Chase Burns led all scorers with W (winning pitcher). Full quarter-by-quarter scoring and team stats are above.
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