Reds 3, Mets 2 — Box Score & Recap (9/7/2025)

 

 

The Mets take on the Cincinnati Reds. You can follow along here at Mets News and Links.  

Francisco Lindor#: SS 0 for 4; 1 K; Juan Soto: DH 1 for 4; 1 HR; 1 run; 1 RBI; 2 Ks; Pete Alonso: 1B 0 for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; Luisangel Acuña: PR 0 for 0; Brandon Nimmo: LF 1 for 3; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Starling Marte: RF 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Jeff McNeil*: 2B-CF 0 for 3; 2 Ks; Francisco Alvarez: C 0 for 3; 1 K; Brett Baty*: 3B-2B 1 for 3; 1 HR; 1 run; 1 RBI; Cedric Mullins: CF 0 for 2; 1 K; Mark Vientos: PH-3B 0 for 1; Brandon Sproat: (L, 0-1) 6 innings; 3 runs; 3 ERs; 3 hits; 4 walks; 7 Ks; Reed Garrett:  1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 1 K; Tyler Rogers:  1 inning; no runs; 1 K; 

Final: Reds 3, Mets 2

Player of the Game: Austin Hays

The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets, 3-2, at Great American Ball Park on Sunday, September 7, 2025. Austin Hays went 1-for-3 with 2 RBI to lead the way. Hunter Greene (6-4) earned the win; Brandon Sproat took the loss; Tony Santillan (5) picked up the save.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYM	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0
CIN	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	X	3	4	1

New York Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Francisco Lindor SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.268
Juan Soto DH	4	1	1	1	0	2	.262
Pete Alonso 1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.267
Luisangel Acuña PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242
Brandon Nimmo LF	3	0	1	0	1	2	.265
Starling Marte RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.270
Jeff McNeil CF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.263
Francisco Alvarez C	3	0	0	0	0	1	.259
Brett Baty 2B	3	1	1	1	0	0	.251
Cedric Mullins CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.218
Mark Vientos 3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.243
Totals	30	2	3	2	2	12

BATTING
HR: Baty (16, 3rd inning off Greene, H, 0 on, 1 out); Soto, J (38, 9th inning off Santillan, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Baty 4; Nimmo; Soto, J 4.
RBI: Baty (44); Soto, J (93).
GIDP: Marte, S.
Team RISP: 0-for-1.
Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING
DP: (Baty-McNeil-Alonso).

Cincinnati Reds Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
TJ Friedl CF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.265
Noelvi Marte RF	3	2	1	0	1	1	.285
Elly De La Cruz SS	4	1	1	1	0	1	.267
Austin Hays DH	3	0	1	2	0	0	.263
Gavin Lux LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.271
Spencer Steer 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239
Sal Stewart 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.200
Will Benson LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223
Tyler Stephenson C	2	0	0	0	1	1	.226
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B	2	0	1	0	1	1	.246
Matt McLain 2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.229
Totals	26	3	4	3	4	9

BATTING
2B: De La Cruz, E (29, Sproat).
TB: De La Cruz, E 2; Hayes; Hays; Marte, N.
RBI: De La Cruz, E (80); Hays 2 (63).
SF: Hays.
GIDP: Marte, N.
Team RISP: 1-for-2.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Marte, N (8, 2nd base off Sproat/Alvarez, F).

FIELDING
E: De La Cruz, E (23, throw).
DP: (De La Cruz, E-McLain, M-Steer).

New York Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Brandon Sproat (L)	6.0	3	3	3	4	7	4.50
Reed Garrett	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	3.54
Tyler Rogers	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.84

Cincinnati Reds Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Hunter Greene (W)	7.0	1	1	1	2	12	2.59
Nick Martinez	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	4.66
Tony Santillan (SV)	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	2.63

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Lindor	Greene	6	Swinging Strike	2-2	88.8 mph Splitter
Soto	Greene	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	101.3 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Alonso	Greene	4	Called Strike	1-2	100.7 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Cruz	Sproat	5	Called Strike	1-2	79.9 mph Curveball
Nimmo	Greene	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	99.9 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Marte, S	Greene	5	Called Strike	0-2	100.5 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Alvarez	Greene	3	Called Strike	0-2	91.5 mph Slider
Mullins	Greene	4	Swinging Strike	0-2	89.8 mph Splitter
Hayes	Sproat	3	Called Strike	0-2	85.2 mph Sweeper
McLain	Sproat	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	81.2 mph Curveball
Friedl	Sproat	6	Called Strike	1-2	81.9 mph Curveball
Soto	Greene	4	Called Strike	1-2	100.3 mph Four-Seam Fastball
McNeil	Greene	5	Swinging Strike (Blocked)	1-2	90.7 mph Slider
McLain	Sproat	5	Swinging Strike	1-2	84.4 mph Sweeper
Lux	Sproat	7	Swinging Strike	2-2	78.8 mph Curveball
Stewart	Sproat	4	Called Strike	1-2	96.7 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Nimmo	Greene	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	99.6 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Marte, S	Greene	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	100.4 mph Four-Seam Fastball
McNeil	Greene	6	Called Strike	3-2	101.1 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Stephenson	Garrett	4	Swinging Strike (Blocked)	1-2	88.7 mph Splitter
Marte, N	Rogers	4	Called Strike	1-2	83.1 mph Sinker

#: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on.

Scoring Plays

T3: Brett Baty homers (16) on a fly ball to right field. (NYM 1, CIN 0)

B4: Austin Hays out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Noelvi Marte scores. (NYM 1, CIN 1)

B6: Elly De La Cruz doubles (29) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Noelvi Marte scores. Elly De La Cruz to 3rd. (NYM 1, CIN 2)

B6: Austin Hays singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Brandon Nimmo. Elly De La Cruz scores. (NYM 1, CIN 3)

T9: Juan Soto homers (38) on a line drive to right center field. (NYM 2, CIN 3)

Statcast

Top Exit Velocity

Batter	Result	MPH
Juan Soto	Home Run	114.3
Elly De La Cruz	Double	107.3
Sal Stewart	Lineout	106.7
Pete Alonso	Flyout	105.4
Austin Hays	Single	105.0

Top Distances

Batter	Result	FT
Pete Alonso	Flyout	401
Juan Soto	Home Run	393
Brett Baty	Home Run	381
Francisco Lindor	Flyout	380
Francisco Alvarez	Lineout	347

Top Pitch Velocity

Pitcher	Pitch	MPH
Hunter Greene	Four-Seam Fastball	101.5
Hunter Greene	Four-Seam Fastball	101.3
Hunter Greene	Four-Seam Fastball	101.1
Hunter Greene	Four-Seam Fastball	101.0
Hunter Greene	Four-Seam Fastball	101.0

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Hunter Greene	21
Brandon Sproat	6
Reed Garrett	3
Nick Martinez	1
Tyler Rogers	1

Home Runs — Statcast

Home Run	Exit Velo	Distance
Brett Baty (off Hunter Greene)	104.5 mph	381 ft
Juan Soto (off Tony Santillan)	114.3 mph	393 ft

Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against

Pitcher	Max Velo	Max EV	Whiffs
Hunter Greene	101.5	105.4	21
Brandon Sproat	98.0	107.3	6
Tony Santillan	97.5	114.3	1
Reed Garrett	97.1	97.6	3
Tyler Rogers	84.6	99.9	1
Nick Martinez	93.3	95.3	1

Full pitch-by-pitch charts at Baseball Savant »

Game Info

Pitch timer violations: Sproat (pitcher).
Pitches-strikes: Sproat 88-58; Garrett, R 17-13; Rogers, Ty 11-8; Greene, H 98-69; Martinez, N 7-6; Santillan 22-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Sproat 4-3; Garrett, R 1-0; Rogers, Ty 1-0; Greene, H 4-4; Martinez, N 2-1; Santillan 2-1.
Batters faced: Sproat 24; Garrett, R 4; Rogers, Ty 3; Greene, H 24; Martinez, N 3; Santillan 5.
Umpires: HP: Jacob Metz. 1B: Mark Ripperger. 2B: Nick Mahrley. 3B: Nic Lentz.
Weather: 70 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, Out To RF.
First pitch: 1:41 PM.
T: 2:10.
Att: 25,662.
Venue: Great American Ball Park.
September 7, 2025

Game Highlights

Mets vs. Reds Highlights (00:03:08)

Condensed Game: NYM@CIN - 9/7/25 (00:09:19)

Hunter Greene shuts down Mets with 12 K's (00:01:24)

Juan Soto's solo home run (38) (00:00:17)

Brandon Sproat strikes out seven in MLB debut (00:00:41)

Brett Baty's solo home run (16) (00:00:25)

Hunter Greene collects his 12th strikeout (00:00:10)

Elly De La Cruz's RBI double (00:00:25)

Juan Soto hammers 114.3 mph homer (00:00:30)

Hunter Greene strikes out the side in the 1st (00:00:12)

Austin Hays sneaks through an RBI single (00:00:13)

Tony Santillan earns the save with a double play (00:00:15)

Hunter Greene freezes Soto with 100.3 mph fastball (00:00:07)

Austin Hays' sac fly (00:00:18)

Brandon Sproat records his first MLB strikeout (00:00:12)

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Box score data via MLB Stats API. Compiled by MetsNewsLinks.com.