Friday, September 5th, 2025 5:40PM CST
Mark Vientos hit a home run and Edwin Díaz worked out of a tense situation in the ninth inning as the New York Mets narrowly defeated the struggling Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Friday night, kicking off a crucial three-game series. Read the full game recap.
Date: Friday, September 5th, 2025
Time: 5:40PM CST
Stadium: Great American Ball Park
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 21,231
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CIN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NYM |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Stephenson (16, Peterson); Friedl (20, Peterson)
Runs Batted In: Stephenson 2 (38), Hayes (48), Marte (48)
Sacrifice Flies: Hayes; Marte
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (Stephenson 1-2, Lux 0-1, Marte 0-1, McLain 0-1, De La Cruz 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Stephenson 1; Hayes 1; Marte 2; De La Cruz 2

Hit By Pitch: Lindor (by Abbott)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Martinez 3/8; Pagán 2/3; Abbott 16/25; Phillips 3/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Martinez-5-5-1-6; Pagán-3-4-0-1; Abbott-19-9-18-18; Phillips-4-1-4-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Martinez 4-1; Pagán 0-1; Abbott 2-7; Phillips 1-2
Game Scores: A Abbott 30

Double Plays: 1 (De La Cruz-McLain-Steer)
Errors: Phillips (1, throw)

Doubles: Lindor (30, Abbott); J. Soto (17, Abbott)
Home Runs: Vientos (16, 3rd inning off Abbott 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Marte (29), Nimmo (79), J. Soto (92), Vientos 2 (56)
2-out Runs Batted In: Soto, J; Marte, S.
Sacrifice Flies: Nimmo
Ground Into Double Play: Alonso
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (Marte 1-1, J. Soto 1-3, Alonso 0-4, Vientos 1-1, Alvarez 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Nimmo 1; J. Soto 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Raley 2/3; Stanek 3/3; Rogers 4/4; Díaz 2/6; Peterson 18/24
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Raley-4-1-3-1; Stanek-2-4-3-0; Rogers-2-2-3-1; Díaz-6-3-3-2; Peterson-14-8-21-19
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Raley 1-0; Rogers 0-2; Díaz 1-0; Peterson 10-2
Game Scores: D Peterson 41

Passed Balls: Alvarez

Stolen Bases: J. Soto (28, 3rd base off Abbott/Stephenson); Acuña (14, 2nd base off Martinez/Stephenson)
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