Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B3 | Elly De La Cruz | Elly De La Cruz doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jhostynxon Garcia. Matt McLain scores. | PIT 0, CIN 1 |
| B3 | Sal Stewart | Sal Stewart singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Elly De La Cruz scores. | PIT 0, CIN 2 |
| T5 | Jacob Gonzalez | Jacob Gonzalez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Dane Myers. Nick Gonzales scores. | PIT 1, CIN 2 |
| T6 | Brandon Lowe | Brandon Lowe homers (23) on a fly ball to right field. | PIT 2, CIN 2 |
| B9 | Nathaniel Lowe | Nathaniel Lowe grounds into a force out, shortstop Jared Triolo to second baseman Brandon Lowe. Elly De La Cruz scores. Sal Stewart to 3rd. Tyler Stephenson out at 2nd. Nathaniel Lowe to 1st. | PIT 2, CIN 3 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Pirates opened with Yohan Ramírez, then turned the bulk of the game over to Hunter Barco. Out of the bullpen, Gregory Soto took the roughest line.
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Yohan Ramírez
Opener
2.0
39
0
4
Pitch-by-pitch: what Yohan Ramírez threw
CSW 31% 1st-pitch strike 75% 4.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sweeper 19 49% 4 2 3 9 1 Sinker 11 28% 2 3 2 3 1 Four-Seam Fastball 7 18% 1 0 3 2 1 Curveball 2 5% 0 0 0 2 0 - Hunter Barco Bulk 3.0 72 2 2
- Noah Murdock Middle 2.0 45 0 3
- Mason Montgomery Setup 1.0 7 0 2
- Gregory Soto Middle 0.2 18 1 1 L
Rhett Lowder started for Reds, leaving with the game tied 2–2.
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Rhett Lowder
Starter
6.0
90
2
5
Pitch-by-pitch: what Rhett Lowder threw
CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 65% 3.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Slider 27 30% 6 4 4 8 5 Sinker 23 26% 0 7 4 7 5 Changeup 17 19% 4 0 1 8 4 Four-Seam Fastball 15 17% 1 3 4 4 3 Curveball 8 9% 0 2 3 2 1 - Brock Burke Setup 1.0 28 0 2
- Tejay Antone Middle 1.0 22 0 1
- Emilio Pagán Closer 1.0 16 0 2 W
Where the game turned
- Lowe Forceout (1)
Batting lines
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Mangum LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 | .349 | .369 | .718 | |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .253 | .320 | .490 | .810 | HR (23) |
| Bryan Reynolds DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .381 | .454 | .835 | |
| Ryan O'Hearn 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .333 | .456 | .789 | |
| Nick Gonzales 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .370 | .413 | .783 | 2B |
| Endy Rodríguez C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .261 | .383 | .450 | .833 | 2 SB |
| Jared Triolo SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .316 | .312 | .628 | SB |
| Jhostynxon Garcia RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .190 | .227 | .214 | .441 | |
| Esmerlyn Valdez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .371 | .664 | 1.035 | 2B |
| Jacob Gonzalez SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .295 | .381 | .676 |
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elly De La Cruz SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .279 | .355 | .504 | .859 | 3 2B, 2 SB |
| Sal Stewart 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .254 | .333 | .471 | .804 | |
| JJ Bleday LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .228 | .337 | .463 | .800 | |
| Tyler Stephenson C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .251 | .333 | .398 | .731 | |
| Nathaniel Lowe DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .255 | .332 | .472 | .804 | 2B |
| Eugenio Suárez 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .202 | .276 | .390 | .666 | |
| Dane Myers CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .376 | .382 | .758 | |
| Noelvi Marte RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .186 | .230 | .340 | .570 | |
| Matt McLain 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .191 | .293 | .327 | .620 |
Pitching lines
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yohan Ramírez | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 3.10 | |
| Hunter Barco | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 7.36 | |
| Noah Murdock | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 0.00 | |
| Mason Montgomery | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3.86 | |
| Gregory Soto | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3.77 | L |
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhett Lowder | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 90 | 5.42 | |
| Brock Burke | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2.56 | |
| Tejay Antone | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2.10 | |
| Emilio Pagán | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4.84 | W |
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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.