The Mets' bats went silent after the second inning, not putting a runner in scoring position in the final seven innings until Brandon Nimmo's two-out double in the ninth.

Shut down by Cincinnati’s Nick Lodolo after the second inning, following All-Star snub Juan Soto’s 24th homer in the first and a run-scoring single by Jeff McNeil in the second, the Mets saw the lefty retire 14 of 15 at one point.

The Mets began the second half of the season with a disappointing 8-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.

The Reds will look to lock up a series win Saturday afternoon when they visit the Mets in the middle game of a three-game set. Nick Martinez (7-9, 4.78 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Reds against fellow right-hander Clay Holmes (8-4,

Left-hander Sean Manaea made his return to Citi Field on Friday night against the Cincinnati Reds, striking out the side in the first inning and walking off the mound as the ballpark speakers played “The Boys are Back in Town.” Juan Soto hit a home run off of left-hander Nick Lodolo in the bottom of the inning, and a packed crowd roared.

NEW YORK – Almost lost in the shadows of an impressive comeback victory by the Cincinnati Reds over the New York Mets in their first game out of the All-Star break was the history leadoff man TJ Friedl made. That's history as in, "Ouch!" The Reds center ...

Another New York Mets reliever just went down with a season-ending injury. Ahead of Friday's game against the Cincinnati Reds, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reporte

Voit, who primarily played second base this past spring as a junior at Michigan, also pitched as a freshman and sophomore. He did not pitch this past season after an elbow injury.