Tobias Myers struggles in return to MLB as Mets trounced by Reds

Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News on Jun 15, 2026

Published in Baseball

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The search for starting pitching continues for the New York Mets, but so too does the search for hits with runners in scoring position.

The Mets recalled right-hander Tobias Myers from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday afternoon to pitch as the opener in an opening game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark. His return to the big leagues went about as poorly as it could have.

Myers allowed seven earned runs in fewer than two innings in a 12-0 loss.

Playing from seven runs down in the second inning isn’t exactly easy, especially against a pitcher like Chase Burns. The Mets had plenty of chances to chip away at that lead and failed in somewhat spectacular fashion, going 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position. They stranded 11 runners from the fourth inning through the seventh.

There have been many times this season where the Mets couldn’t get the big hit they needed, but with the bases loaded multiple times, they couldn’t get any sort of play they would need to drive in a run. It was their most lopsided loss since 2018.

Burns (8-1) shut the Mets out over five innings, giving up four hits, walking three and striking out seven.

Left-handers Brock Burke and Caleb Ferguson had to work against the Mets lineup, but the Reds (34-37) not only made the right pitches at the right time, but they also made the right pitching changes at the right time. Right-hander Chase Petty threw 2 1/3 innings without allowing a hit or a walk to finish the game for Cincinnati.

Eugenio Suarez hit a two-run homer off Myers (0-2) in the bottom of the first. Myers loaded the bases before getting an out in the bottom of the second, then walked Bleday with one out. Now down 3-0, the Mets brought in Jonathan Pintaro, who gave up an RBI single to Sal Stewart. With the bases loaded, he struck out Spencer Steer.

Pintaro was nearly out of the inning, working the count full on Suarez. Then he threw him a cutter right out over the plate, and the third baseman sent it 406 feet to center field for a grand slam. The ball went right into the home bullpen, with the Reds’ relief group pumping their fists at a massive 9-0 lead.

Left-hander David Peterson mostly contained the damage, but the Reds eventually got to him too. Peterson was one out away from pitching three scoreless innings until J.J. Bleday took him deep for a three-run shot in the bottom of the eighth.

Coming off a big series victory against the Atlanta Braves, the Mets (32-41) played as though they were hungover. Every time they take a step forward, they follow it with a series that only sets them back even further. When it comes to the starting rotation, they have a big problem, but at this point, it’s just one of many.

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