Mets Add Former Yankees Pitcher After Reds Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The Cincinnati Reds needed a win desperately on Wednesday, and Nick Lodolo delivered it with a complete-game shutout over the Washington Nationals. Lodolo gave up just four hits, did not walk a batter, and struck out eight over nine scoreless innings on Wednesday.

Right-hander pitches around a decrease in velocity but the bats provide no support in a 5-0 loss to the Reds, who stave off a series sweep.

The Cincinnati Reds play the Washington Nationals after Gavin Lux had four hits against the Nationals on Tuesday.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/reds as Two Cincinnati Reds Players Among Top 50 Trade Deadline Candidates. The Cincinnati Reds have lost two straight games and are currently 52-49 and 3 1/2 games out of the National League Wild Card spot.

Cincinnati rookie Chase Burns struck out nine Nationals batters in the first four innings and finished with 10 Ks for the second straight start.

Reds fans have been attending games at a slightly slower pace than last year as they prepare for the season’s second half. But that’s likely to change.

New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso avoided ending his streak of consecutive games played on Sunday. Alonso entered the team's clash with the Cincinnati Reds in the seventh inning after he was initially out of the starting lineup with a hand injury (h/t Will Sammon of The Athletic).