CINCINNATI (Interstat) — Nolan McLean tossed seven innings of three-hit shutout ball, leading the New York Mets to a 9-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon at Great American Ball Park.

McLean struck out nine and allowed no earned runs, improving to 4-4. Nick Lodolo took the loss for Cincinnati, falling to 2-2 after giving up four hits and two earned runs in 4 1/3 innings.

The Mets pounded out 15 hits and scored three runs in the third inning, four in the fifth and two in the eighth. Juan Soto went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, Bo Bichette was 3-for-4 with an RBI and Francisco Alvarez added three hits. A.J. Ewing doubled in two runs, and Mark Vientos drove in two.

Cincinnati managed just five hits and scored its only run on a sacrifice fly by JJ Bleday in the third inning. Attendance was 27,207, and the game lasted 2 hours, 29 minutes.

The Mets improved to 33-41, while the Reds fell to 35-38.