Eugenio Suárez homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs, including a grand slam in the second inning as the Cincinnati Reds rolled to a 12-0 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night.

Chase Burns (8-1) struck out seven over five innings in Cincinnati’s most lopsided shutout since a 13-0 win against Philadelphia on April 15, 2023. JJ Bleday added a three-run shot to help the Reds secure their fifth shutout this year.

Game Highlights

Suárez hit a two-run homer to left field off starter Tobias Myers (0-2) in the first on a full-count fastball to make it 3-0. Cincinnati added six runs in the second, including Suárez’s grand slam to center off Jonathan Pintaro with two outs to make it 9-0.

Burns struck out six of the first seven batters he faced and allowed four hits. He lowered his ERA to 2.01. According to Sportradar, it was the first time a National League team had a player and pitcher with at least six RBIs and six strikeouts in the first three innings of a game, going back to 1920.

Up next, RHP Kodai Senga (0-4, 9.00 ERA) will be activated off the injured list Tuesday by the Mets to make his first start since April 26. RHP Brady Singer (2-6, 5.61) goes for Cincinnati.

Original reporting: WLWT Cincinnati — read the source article.