July 19, 2025 will be a day long-remembered in Mets history for the number retirement and team Hall of Fame induction ceremony honoring David Wright. It will not be remembered for what transpired afterwards, which was a second frustrating loss to the Reds, going down 5-2 and losing the first two games of the series.
In a game that played out eerily similar to Friday’s 8-4 loss, the Mets grabbed an early 2-0 lead by scoring a run in each of the first two frames before the Reds surged ahead and sidestepped a ninth-inning rally. It was fittingly two homegrown third baseman who put the Mets in front, with Mark Vientos delivering an RBI single in the first and Brett Baty lining a first-pitch fastball into the stands in the second.