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Matt McLain

Matt McLain

2B • Cincinnati Reds Proj Rank N/A Actual 24 214 ADP • Trade Value
AB AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB FSP
419.181153956.272.332194.88
Compare to same point last season
485.225154872305.35518

Matt McLain | Fantasy Outlook

Matt McLain's persistent contact issues make him an easy bench candidate

McLain is mired in a severe slump, batting just .100 with 11 strikeouts over his last 14 days. He remains the everyday starter at second base for a fifth-place Reds squad that has dropped two straight and sits at 72-84, but his bat has cratered. While he chipped in three stolen bases over that span, his lack of run production limits his utility.

After showing 20-20 potential earlier in his career, McLain's 2026 campaign has been derailed by a .181 average through 129 games. Our models projected a rebound toward .239, but mounting strikeouts have wiped out his offensive floor. While 15 home runs and 19 steals offer category intrigue, his prolonged slump is an accurate reflection of ongoing contact issues.

Cincinnati embarks on a six-game road trip, highlighted by a brutal matchup against Atlanta ace Chris Sale and his 2.18 ERA. Even with a softer draw against JR Ritchie (5.17 ERA), our projections forecast a meager .159 average across the week. Fantasy managers fighting in the playoffs cannot afford to roll him out. Sit.

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DATE OPP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG PTS
09/20 CHC 1 0 0 0 1 0 181 4
09/19 CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 180 -1
09/18 CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 181 1
09/17 LAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 182 0
09/16 LAD 1 0 2 0 1 0 184 5
09/15 LAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 184 -2
09/11 @MIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 185 0
09/09 @LAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 186 1
09/08 @LAD 1 0 0 0 1 0 187 4
09/07 @LAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 186 -1
09/06 MIL 1 0 2 0 0 1 188 3
09/05 MIL 1 1 1 1 0 0 187 7
09/04 MIL 1 1 1 2 0 0 186 7
09/02 SD 0 0 0 1 0 0 185 0
09/01 SD 0 0 0 0 0 1 187 1
08/31 SD 1 0 0 0 0 0 188 2
08/30 @CHC 1 0 1 0 0 0 187 1
08/29 @CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 186 0
08/28 @CHC 0 0 1 0 0 0 188 1
08/26 @SF 1 0 1 0 1 0 190 4
08/25 @SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 190 0
08/24 @SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 191 0
08/23 @ARI 0 0 0 0 0 1 194 0
08/22 @ARI 1 1 1 2 0 1 195 7
08/21 @ARI 0 0 0 0 0 0 195 0
08/20 STL 1 1 2 4 0 1 197 12
08/19 STL 3 0 2 0 1 0 196 9
08/18 STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 189 1
08/17 STL 1 0 0 0 0 0 191 0
08/16 MIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 191 -2
08/15 MIA 3 1 2 1 1 0 194 12
08/14 MIA 0 0 0 0 0 1 186 1
08/13 @CHW 0 0 0 0 0 0 188 -1
08/12 @CHW 0 0 0 0 0 1 191 1
08/11 @CHW 1 0 2 0 0 0 192 4
08/09 @WAS 1 0 0 0 0 0 191 1
08/08 @WAS 0 0 0 0 0 2 190 2
08/07 @WAS 2 1 1 1 0 0 191 8
08/06 ATH 0 0 1 0 1 0 186 2
08/05 ATH 1 1 1 1 0 0 188 6
08/04 ATH 1 0 1 0 0 0 187 4
08/02 PIT 0 0 0 1 0 0 185 1
08/01 PIT 0 0 0 0 1 1 187 3
07/31 PIT 1 0 1 0 0 0 188 2
07/30 PIT 1 0 1 0 0 0 188 1
07/07 PHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 187 0
07/04 BAL 0 0 0 0 0 1 188 0
07/03 BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 190 0
07/02 @MIL 0 0 1 0 0 0 192 2
07/01 @MIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 192 -1
06/30 @MIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 195 1
06/29 @MIL 1 0 0 0 0 0 195 1
06/26 @PIT 0 0 0 0 0 1 194 1
06/24 MIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 196 1
06/22 MIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 198 -2
06/21 @NYY 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 1
06/20 @NYY 1 0 0 0 0 0 200 0
06/19 @NYY 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 -1
06/17 NYM 1 0 0 0 0 1 203 2
06/16 NYM 0 0 0 0 0 0 201 -1
06/15 NYM 0 0 2 0 1 2 203 6
06/14 ARI 1 0 0 0 0 1 204 3
06/13 ARI 1 0 1 0 0 0 203 3
06/12 ARI 0 0 0 0 0 0 201 0
06/10 @SD 1 0 0 0 0 0 205 0
06/09 @SD 0 0 1 0 3 2 205 8
06/08 @SD 2 0 0 0 0 1 208 5
06/07 @STL 2 2 2 2 0 0 201 11
06/06 @STL 1 1 2 2 0 1 195 10
06/03 KC 1 0 1 0 0 0 193 2
06/02 KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 191 1
06/01 KC 1 0 0 1 0 1 193 4
05/31 ATL 0 0 1 0 0 0 191 1
05/30 ATL 0 0 0 0 0 1 192 1
05/27 @NYM 0 0 0 0 0 0 194 1
05/26 @NYM 1 0 1 0 0 0 194 3
05/25 @NYM 0 0 0 0 0 0 193 -1
05/23 STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 197 -1
05/20 @PHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 202 0
05/19 @PHI 0 0 0 1 0 0 208 0
05/18 @PHI 1 0 1 0 1 0 214 3
05/17 @CLE 1 0 0 0 0 1 213 4
05/16 @CLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 211 -1
05/15 @CLE 2 1 1 3 1 1 217 13
05/14 WAS 2 1 3 2 0 1 208 13
05/13 WAS 1 0 0 0 0 0 199 3
05/12 WAS 1 0 0 1 0 0 197 2
05/10 HOU 0 0 0 1 0 2 197 4
05/09 HOU 1 0 0 2 0 0 200 3
05/08 HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 197 2
05/07 @CHC 1 0 0 0 0 1 194 2
05/06 @CHC 2 1 2 1 0 0 192 9
05/05 @CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 181 1
05/04 @CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 187 1
05/03 @PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 187 1
05/02 @PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 192 0
05/01 @PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 195 -1
04/30 COL 0 0 0 0 0 0 202 0
04/29 COL 2 0 0 0 1 0 209 3
04/28 COL 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 -1
04/26 DET 1 0 0 1 0 1 208 5
04/25 DET 0 0 1 0 0 1 204 0
04/24 DET 2 2 2 4 0 1 213 16
04/22 @TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 200 1
04/21 @TB 2 0 1 1 1 0 198 7
04/20 @TB 1 0 1 0 0 0 188 2
04/19 @MIN 1 0 0 0 0 1 187 2
04/18 @MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 183 1
04/17 @MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 183 -2
04/16 SF 0 0 0 0 0 1 194 1
04/15 SF 0 0 2 0 0 3 203 5
04/14 SF 0 0 0 0 0 2 210 3
04/12 LAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 217 1
04/11 LAA 0 0 0 0 1 1 218 4
04/10 LAA 0 0 0 0 0 0 218 1
04/09 @MIA 2 0 0 0 0 0 235 2
04/08 @MIA 0 0 1 0 0 0 217 1
04/07 @MIA 2 0 1 2 1 0 238 10
04/06 @MIA 0 0 0 0 0 1 216 1
04/05 @TEX 0 0 1 0 1 1 235 2
04/04 @TEX 2 0 1 0 0 0 267 3
04/03 @TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 231 3
04/01 PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 190 -2
03/31 PIT 0 0 0 0 0 1 235 -1
03/30 PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 286 1
03/29 BOS 1 0 1 0 0 1 400 3
03/28 BOS 3 0 1 1 0 2 429 9
03/26 BOS 0 0 0 0 0 1 000 1
Totals: 761556391947
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YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 CIN 88 106 16 65 50 14 31 .291 .358 .508 332
2025 CIN 145 113 15 73 49 18 55 .221 .301 .346 365
2026 CIN 124 76 15 56 39 18 46 .181 .270 .332 307
ON PACE 128 78 15 58 40 18 47 .181 .270 .332 318
3-YEAR AVG 78 73 10 46 33 11 29 .250 .324 .414 232
Career 357 295 46 194 138 50 132 .228 .307 .387

McLain Projection

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AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.154 .5 1.2 2.5 1.2 .212 .271 .483 1.9 0.6 0.0 3.1 19.8 1.1 1.2 5.3 12.4
AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.168 .1 .2 .4 .2 .247 .303 .551 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.6 3.6 0.2 .2 1.0 2.2
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Cincinnati Reds

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Tyler Stephenson 18% 12%
NAME OWN START
Sal Stewart 100% 94%
Eugenio Suarez 45% 27%
Spencer Steer 11% 1%
Ke'Bryan Hayes 2% 1%
Michael Toglia 1% 1%
NAME OWN START
Elly De La Cruz 100% 96%
Matt McLain 12% 9%
Edwin Arroyo 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
JJ Bleday 28% 25%
Hector Rodriguez 11% 8%
Noelvi Marte 7% 5%
Blake Dunn 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Chase Burns 84% 45%
Andrew Abbott 43% 29%
Nick Lodolo 36% 24%
Brady Singer 14% 7%
Hunter Greene 13% 3%
Rhett Lowder 5% 3%
NAME OWN START
Emilio Pagan 77% 67%
Brock Burke 7% 7%
Luis Mey 2% 2%

Team Rankings

AVG
.228
30th
R
656
25th
HR
209
4th
RBI
624
26th
SB
107
13th
OBP
.305
30th
SLG
.393
25th
OPS
.698
25th
W
72
24th
SV
41
16th
ERA
4.90
28th
WHIP
1.45
28th
QS
46
21st
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
BrewersBrewers98-58.628-802600
CubsCubs87-69.55811835683
PiratesPirates79-77.50619748719
CardinalsCardinals76-80.48722704727
RedsReds72-84.46226642805

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Tyler Stephenson126399399815540.246  
Jose Trevino5114812325190.216  
P.J. Higgins142616040.231  
Will Banfield91513000.200  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Sal Stewart156598851603211015.268  
Spencer Steer98340548116403.238  
Michael Toglia102623010.115  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Matt McLain1294195677153919.184  
Juan Brito299112222131.242  
Ivan Johnson161601002.062  
Edwin Arroyo501481433051.223  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Eugenio Suárez120416478724691.209  
Ke'Bryan Hayes892201932591.145  
Oswaldo Cabrera41200000.000  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Elly De La Cruz13753696153287428.285  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
JJ Bleday127446599623576.215  
Dane Myers115285387472610.260  
Noelvi Marte6319019366157.189  
Héctor Rodríguez3612414275120.218  
TJ Friedl9123920414135.172  
Will Benson51961118361.188  
Blake Dunn381422040276.282  
Carlos Jorge122523001.120  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Chase Burns291530154.11852.861.17  
Brady Singer306150154.01255.671.57  
Andrew Abbott316110159.01254.701.47  
Rhett Lowder286120127.11016.011.56  
Nick Lodolo20360103.2805.041.47  
Hunter Greene522027.2336.831.37  
Brandon Williamson1044043.2315.571.53  
Chase Petty1612131.2154.831.26  
Jose Franco1010020.1154.431.72  
Carson Spiers10004.059.001.25  
Kent Emanuel10105.043.601.60  
Brandon Leibrandt10006.037.502.17  
Julian Aguiar11003.026.001.67  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Emilio Pagán43512440.2433.541.03  
Tony Santillan4434540.2366.421.67  
Brock Burke7565272.1732.361.26  
Julian Garcia3323246.0413.131.04  
Pierce Johnson5421146.2394.821.37  
Sam Moll6527156.1564.791.49  
Graham Ashcraft3211132.1384.451.49  
Tejay Antone5532152.0543.291.10  
Connor Phillips2510127.2285.531.77  
Zach Maxwell1201113.0128.312.15  
Yunior Marte10000.11108.0012.00  
Hector Rodriguez360000.000.000.00  
Kyle Nicolas71007.178.592.86  
Zach McCambley90009.2104.661.76  
Ron Marinaccio4110057.2486.091.53  
Luis Mey2600032.1475.851.64  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
09-22 @ATL07:15 EDTBrandon Williamson
JR Ritchie
09-23 @ATL07:15 EDTAndrew Abbott
Chris Sale
09-24 @ATL07:15 EDTBrady Singer
Tyler Mahle
09-25 @TOR07:07 EDTNick Lodolo
Jose Soriano
09-26 @TOR03:07 EDTRhett Lowder
Spencer Miles
09-27 @TOR03:07 EDTBrandon Williamson
Trey Yesavage

Player Timeline

Aug 20th

Matt McLain’s Grand Slam Gives Reds the Lead

Jul 24th

Reds Assign Matt McLain to Triple-A Louisville for Rehab Stint

May 9th

Matt McLain Gives the Reds the Lead

Mar 30th

Matt McLain Secures Reds Win With Clutch Final Play

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