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May 3, 2026 · NL Cent

Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates

May 3, 2026PNC ParkPartly Cloudy 56°F · 13 mph, Out To LF
AWAY
Cincinnati Reds
20-14
0
vs
HOME
Pittsburgh Pirates
19-16
1

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B8 Oneil Cruz Oneil Cruz singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. Konnor Griffin scores. Jake Mangum to 2nd. CIN 0, PIT 1

Box score

  123456789 R
CIN 000000000 0
PIT 000000010 1

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Reds AWAY 0

Chase Burns started for Reds, leaving with the game tied 0–0. Out of the bullpen, Tony Santillan took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Chase Burns Starter 7.0 94 0 7
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Chase Burns threw
    CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 63% 3.9 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 48 51% 3 8 10 19 8
    Slider 39 41% 10 4 6 13 6
    Changeup 7 7% 1 1 0 3 2
  • Tony Santillan Setup 1.0 21 1 0 L inherited 1, stranded 1
Pirates HOME 1

Braxton Ashcraft started for Pirates, leaving with the game tied 0–0.

workload · innings pitched
  • Braxton Ashcraft Starter 7.2 82 0 6
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Braxton Ashcraft threw
    CSW 33% 1st-pitch strike 89% 3.0 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Curveball 36 44% 6 8 2 12 8
    Four-Seam Fastball 29 35% 3 5 6 10 5
    Sinker 10 12% 0 2 2 2 4
    Slider 6 7% 1 2 0 2 1
    Splitter 1 1% 0 0 0 0 1
  • Gregory Soto Setup 1.1 17 0 2 W inherited 2, stranded 2

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 8th · off Santillan
  • Cruz 1B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · CIN
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
TJ Friedl CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .203 .282 .305 .587 2B
Dane Myers PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .279 .415 .349 .764
Elly De La Cruz SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .271 .349 .541 .890
Sal Stewart 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .340 .512 .852
Nathaniel Lowe DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 .274 .348 .597 .945
Spencer Steer 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .245 .325 .443 .768
Will Benson RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .184 .298 .388 .686
Jose Trevino C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .158 .200 .211 .411 2B
Matt McLain 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .195 .308 .293 .601
JJ Bleday LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .500 .800 1.300
HOME · PIT
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Oneil Cruz CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .264 .322 .500 .822 SB
Brandon Lowe 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .243 .356 .522 .878
Ryan O'Hearn RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .308 .393 .475 .868
Nick Gonzales 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .328 .381 .371 .752
Spencer Horwitz 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .362 .368 .730
Konnor Griffin SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 .262 .325 .398 .723 2B
Jake Mangum LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271 .346 .300 .646
Bryan Reynolds LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .258 .404 .427 .831
Marcell Ozuna DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 .189 .256 .297 .553
Joey Bart C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .209 .255 .302 .557

Pitching lines

AWAY · CIN
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Chase Burns 7.0 3 0 0 1 7 0 94 2.20
Tony Santillan 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 21 2.45 L
HOME · PIT
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Braxton Ashcraft 7.2 4 0 0 2 6 0 82 3.02
Gregory Soto 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 1.59 W

Manager comparison

AWAY · CIN
Terry Francona
Terry Francona
Lineup 1.7 R Bunts 1.5 R IBBs 2.9 R
HOME · PIT
Don Kelly
Don Kelly
Lineup 3.0 R Bunts 0.6 R IBBs 1.8 R

Recent form

AWAY · CIN
5-5 L1 +7 run diff
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HOME · PIT
4-6 W1 -8 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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