POSTCAST: Nolan McLean Struggles AGAIN | Allows SEVEN Runs As Bats Still Searching For Answers

Locked On Mets - Daily Podcast On The New York Mets · May 25, 2026 · 19m

For the second straight outing, Nolan McLean struggled and the New York Mets fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2.

Well, McLean is the big story in this one. After allowing six earned runs his last time out, it was not the turnaround that McLean was hoping for. Pitching just 3.1 innings, McLean allowed 7 runs for the shortest outing of his big league career. Command remains the issue, with McLean only throwing first pitch strikes to 9 of the 19 batters that he faced.

Offensively, there were hits but not a whole of scoring. The Mets scored their two runs late with the game well in hand for the…