Overview
- Monday night at Great American Ball Park the Reds routed the Mets 12-0 after Eugenio Suárez hit a two-run homer in the first and a grand slam in the second to drive in six runs.
- The Mets used emergency call-up Tobias Myers to start that game and he was removed after recording four outs while allowing seven earned runs, exposing the team’s lack of depth.
- Christian Scott was placed on the injured list with a right hip impingement, and the club flipped to Kodai Senga for Tuesday’s start but he walked the first two batters, gave up a three-run homer and another solo shot, and was pulled after four innings.
- New York squandered multiple bases-loaded chances across the two games, leaving more than 11 runners on base in Tuesday’s loss and 12 stranded in the 12-0 loss, which magnified the cost of short starts.
- The back-to-back defeats leave the Mets under .500 and staring at further bullpen strain if the team cannot find sixth- or seventh-starting options before their next homestand, with Nolan McLean lined up for the series finale.