McLain entered Sunday's game as a pinch runner for the injured Elly De La Cruz (hamstring) and finished the game at shortstop. He went 0-for-1 with a run scored. McLain has experienced a reduction in playing time as the result of a silent bat. He's batting .038 (1-for-26) over his last eight games, and the Reds are using second base to get at-bats for Spencer Steer, who no longer has an everyday home in the outfield. De La Cruz is set to undergo an MRI on Monday to determine the extent of his injury. If he needs to miss time, the door to the starting lineup should reopen for McLain.
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Matthew McLain Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/24L 4-1200000001050003/21W 11-7311100000020013/20W 8-6412100130030053/18L 8-6313210000030043/17L 8-6300000000040003/15L 6-3312100110040053/13W 6-1411001000050033/12L 9-5301100000031013/11W 6-3323200110061163/9L 9-7312200001040023/8W 13-4201100001020013/7L 6-2300000000050003/5W 14-13333200120020063/2W 17-9232000262050082/28W 9-7322100110030052/26W 11-10311100000030012/24W 5-4301100001020012/22L 14-831211002001003
Preseason Totals 531827172171660622152 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB6/1L 9-2301010011030025/31W 5-3110000000030005/30L 5-2200000001060005/27L 4-2000000000000005/26W 7-2411100000020015/25W 7-2400000000070005/23W 7-6500000000080005/20W 9-4500000000050005/19W 4-1500000010060005/18L 5-4411100000051015/17L 10-3301010001040025/16L 7-4400000000080005/15W 7-6312100131051055/14W 15-1332010121030065/13L 8-7401010000040025/12L 10-4501100010050015/10W 5-0200000012030005/9W 3-1301100020040015/8L 10-0301100000010015/7L 8-3401100001090015/6L 7-6322100110010055/5L 3-2400000000050005/4L 5-4000000000000005/3L 1-0300000000040005/2L 17-7200000000030005/1L 9-1400000000080004/30W 6-4400000000030004/29L 13-25022000000101024/28W 7-2400000000080004/26L 8-3301010011050024/25W 9-2410000001090004/24W 9-8422000241050084/22L 6-1401100000040014/21W 12-6612110010051034/20W 6-1512110000080034/19W 7-4401100001070014/18W 5-4000000000000004/170-0100000000030004/16L 3-0300000001040004/15W 8-3220000003050004/14W 2-1200000002040104/12L 9-6501100000050014/11W 7-3000000001011004/10L 10-2400000000020004/9L 8-1502200000030024/8L 7-4410000000160004/7W 6-3512020020071044/6W 2-0300000001040004/5W 2-1410000001091004/4W 2-0412200000050024/3W 5-3502200000010024/1L 8-3400000000080003/31L 8-3300000001170003/30W 2-0400000000020003/29W 3-2311100001060013/28W 6-5413210012030143/26L 3-030000000105000
Regular Season Totals 1942239241005212622667264
Matthew McLain Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 521390.1982410026272640.298Home 313170.18595020122310.336Away 28220.21015506150330.259Day 17170.210124014021240.326Night 414220.190126012251400.277March 0140.235310510150.435April 28200.206135013151310.306May 311140.1758307020260.241June 0110.333010100020.500Opponent vs SF 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0.462 vs BOS 0 1 4 0.400 3 1 0 4 0 0 1 5 0.571 vs MIA 0 2 4 0.235 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 6 0.316 vs HOU 0 3 2 0.250 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.400 vs ATL 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.250 vs STL 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs MIN 0 0 1 0.125 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.222 vs WSH 1 3 4 0.333 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 9 0.385 vs PIT 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.091 vs COL 0 0 2 0.154 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.154 vs TB 0 1 5 0.333 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.333 vs CLE 1 3 3 0.300 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 7 0.417 vs KC 0 1 1 0.333 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.500 vs PHI 0 1 1 0.071 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.071 vs NYM 0 0 1 0.125 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.125 vs LAA 0 0 1 0.111 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0.200 vs TEX 0 0 4 0.308 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0.357 vs DET 2 5 3 0.273 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 10 0.429 vs CHC 1 1 3 0.273 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.333 Venue @ Texas 0 0 4 0.308 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0.357 @ Miami 0 2 4 0.235 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 6 0.316 @ Cleveland 1 3 3 0.300 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 7 0.417 @ Philadelphia 0 1 1 0.071 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.071 @ Minnesota 0 0 1 0.125 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.222 @ Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 @ Cincinnati 3 13 17 0.185 9 5 0 20 1 2 2 31 0.336 @ Chicago 1 1 3 0.273 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.333 @ New York 0 0 1 0.125 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.125 @ Tampa Bay 0 1 5 0.333 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.333
Matthew McLain Player Profile
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Matthew McLain: Breaking News
Checking out of starting nine
McLain is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta. After going 0-for-2 with a walk in Saturday's 5-2 loss, the struggling McLain will head back to the bench for the third time in four games. The Reds will go with Spencer Steer at the keystone over McLain, who appears to be fading into more of a part-time role in the Cincinnati infield.
Handed night off
McLain is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets. The Reds will give Spencer Steer a look at second base while McLain takes a seat after starting in the team's last three games. Though McLain has most commonly been deployed out of the No. 2 spot this season, he's made his last two starts as the Reds' No. 9 hitter while manager Terry Francona has handed the hot-hitting Blake Dunn more opportunities near the top of the lineup. McLain's slide down the batting order coincides with him recording just three hits and striking out 11 times in 34 at-bats over his last eight games.