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June 26, 2026 · NL Cent

Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates

June 26, 2026PNC ParkPartly Cloudy 73°F · 6 mph, Out To LF
AWAY
Cincinnati Reds
38-42
6
vs
HOME
Pittsburgh Pirates
41-41
4

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Konnor Griffin Konnor Griffin homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. CIN 0, PIT 1
T2 Spencer Steer Spencer Steer singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Nathaniel Lowe scores. Eugenio Suárez to 2nd. CIN 1, PIT 1
T2 Tyler Stephenson Tyler Stephenson singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Eugenio Suárez scores. Spencer Steer to 3rd. CIN 2, PIT 1
T2 Blake Dunn Blake Dunn out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Spencer Steer scores. Tyler Stephenson to 3rd. Matt McLain to 2nd. CIN 3, PIT 1
T2 Elly De La Cruz Elly De La Cruz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jake Mangum. Tyler Stephenson scores. Matt McLain to 3rd. CIN 4, PIT 1
B5 Brandon Lowe Brandon Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Blake Dunn. Henry Davis scores. CIN 4, PIT 2
B6 Marcell Ozuna Marcell Ozuna homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. CIN 4, PIT 3
B6 Esmerlyn Valdez Esmerlyn Valdez homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. CIN 4, PIT 4
T8 Noelvi Marte Noelvi Marte homers (4) on a line drive to left center field. Sal Stewart scores. CIN 6, PIT 4

Box score

  123456789 R
CIN 040000020 6
PIT 100012000 4

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 6

Andrew Abbott started for Reds, leaving with the game tied 4–4.

workload · innings pitched
  • Andrew Abbott Starter 5.1 94 4 6
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Andrew Abbott threw
    CSW 32% 1st-pitch strike 63% 3.9 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 35 37% 2 10 5 8 10
    Changeup 27 29% 6 2 6 10 3
    Sweeper 15 16% 2 3 2 6 2
    Curveball 9 10% 3 0 2 3 1
    Cutter 8 9% 2 0 2 3 1
  • Tejay Antone Middle 1.0 17 0 0
  • Brock Burke Setup 1.0 20 0 2 W inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Pierce Johnson Middle 0.2 13 0 1 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Caleb Ferguson Middle 1.0 18 0 1 SV
Pirates HOME 4

Paul Skenes started for Pirates, leaving trailing 1–4. Out of the bullpen, Mason Montgomery took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Paul Skenes Starter 5.0 96 4 7
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Paul Skenes threw
    CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 65% 4.2 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 40 42% 4 6 13 11 6
    Sweeper 21 22% 2 4 4 6 5
    Slider 12 13% 2 3 3 4 0
    Changeup 10 10% 3 0 1 5 1
    Sinker 9 9% 0 2 2 3 2
    Splitter 4 4% 2 0 1 1 0
  • Brandan Bidois Middle 1.0 10 0 1
  • Isaac Mattson Setup 1.0 12 0 1
  • Mason Montgomery Setup 0.2 23 2 2 L
  • Dennis Santana Closer 1.1 14 0 2

Where the game turned

2 runs Top 8th · off Montgomery
  • Marte HR (2)

Batting lines

AWAY · CIN
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Dane Myers CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .351 .375 .726
Elly De La Cruz SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 .273 .341 .492 .833
JJ Bleday LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .239 .347 .516 .863
Sal Stewart 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .249 .340 .445 .785
Noelvi Marte DH 1 1 1 2 0 0 .210 .273 .407 .680 HR (4)
Eugenio Suárez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .209 .273 .366 .639
Spencer Steer RF 4 1 1 1 0 3 .240 .318 .428 .746
Tyler Stephenson C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .218 .308 .347 .655
Matt McLain 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .198 .302 .344 .646
Blake Dunn CF 2 0 1 1 0 1 .282 .335 .387 .722
Nathaniel Lowe DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 .257 .350 .480 .830 2B
HOME · PIT
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Konnor Griffin SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .275 .333 .420 .753 HR (5)
Brandon Lowe 2B 4 0 0 1 0 2 .246 .321 .508 .829
Bryan Reynolds RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .289 .402 .480 .882
Marcell Ozuna DH 3 1 2 1 1 0 .208 .289 .337 .626 HR (7)
Ryan O'Hearn 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .281 .339 .458 .797
Nick Gonzales 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .295 .342 .372 .714
Jake Mangum LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .301 .344 .358 .702
Endy Rodríguez C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .389 .436 .825
Esmerlyn Valdez RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .189 .231 .486 .717 HR (3)
Jared Triolo 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .224 .296 .265 .561
Henry Davis C 2 1 0 0 0 0 .146 .244 .314 .558

Pitching lines

AWAY · CIN
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Andrew Abbott 5.1 6 4 3 1 6 3 94 3.90
Tejay Antone 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 2.38
Brock Burke 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 2.82 W
Pierce Johnson 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.09 HLD
Caleb Ferguson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 1.32 SV
HOME · PIT
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Paul Skenes 5.0 6 4 4 2 7 0 96 3.10
Brandan Bidois 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.80
Isaac Mattson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.75
Mason Montgomery 0.2 2 2 2 0 2 1 23 4.83 L
Dennis Santana 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 4.86

Manager comparison

AWAY · CIN
Terry Francona
Terry Francona
Lineup 2.3 R Bunts 2.0 R IBBs 3.4 R
HOME · PIT
Don Kelly
Don Kelly
Lineup 4.0 R Bunts 0.6 R IBBs 2.8 R

Recent form

AWAY · CIN
7-3 W4 +6 run diff
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HOME · PIT
2-8 L3 -17 run diff
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Season series: 3-1 with CIN listed first across 4 prior meetings.

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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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