Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds

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Pittsburgh Pirates

38-41, 19-21 Away

Final
9 - 5

Cincinnati Reds

37-42, 20-22 Home

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“Every at-bat's new and different,” Reynolds said. “Every pitcher's trying to do something different to you. Just restarts every day.”

It was a rough start for the Reds' Hunter Greene who was evaluated by training staff after throwing up on the mound in the first inning following a six-pitch walk to leadoff batter Andrew McCutchen.

Reynolds followed with his home run on a 3-2 pitch to put the Pirates ahead 2-0.

“Just battling, got to two strikes and fouled off some pitches until I got something to hit,” Reynolds said. “I got a slider in the middle.”

Greene (5-3) worked through a three-run, 32-pitch first inning and managed to last four innings, allowing six earned runs on seven hits with two walks and five strikeouts.

“Nobody really knows (what caused it) but it is a lot of liquid built up in my system,” Greene said. “The only way it seems to come out is by vomiting. It just sits on my chest. No one wants to go out and get sick. After that I did a good job of getting ahead of hitters but didn’t do a good job of putting them away.”

The Pirates hit five straight singles to begin a three-run third inning, increasing their lead to 6-0.

“It was a rough first inning,” Reds manager David Bell said of Greene. “Getting sick on the mound had some sort of effect. Hunter has been so good for us. He’ll be ready for his next start.”

Jared Triolo's two-run home run off Buck Farmer made the score 8-0 in the fifth.

“We continued to add on, had really consistent at-bats all night,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said.

Pittsburgh's Mitch Keller (9-4) allowed three earned runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings, extending his streak of pitching at least five innings to 47 straight games.

“Didn't have his sharpest command,” Shelton said. “I don't think the sinker was as good as we've seen in the past. That's why Mitch Keller is an elite starting pitcher. Even without his best stuff he was able to navigate through the game.”

Keller's streak is the longest since the Braves' Max Fried went 50 straight starts from June 6, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2022. It’s the longest by a Pirate since A.J. Burnett went 49 straight starts from May 8, 2012 to Aug. 10, 2013.

“It's extremely comforting, especially with the injuries we've had with our starting pitchers,” Shelton said.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Reds: LHP Nick Lodolo (left finger blister) was placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 24. ... 1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand (right ulnar styloid fracture) will have season-ending surgery on July 11 to repair the ligament damage in his wrist.

Pirates: LHP Ryan Borucki (right triceps inflammation) began a rehab assignment Tuesday night with Triple-A Indianapolis.

The Pirates and Reds conclude their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon. Neither team had named their starting pitcher.

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Matchup Prediction

Reds: 58.1%

Pirates: 41.9%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Jordan struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Jordan hit for Fraley
	9th Inning	Steer singled to right.
	9th Inning	Candelario grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, India scored, De La Cruz out at second.
	9th Inning	De La Cruz reached on infield single to second, India to third.
	9th Inning	India doubled to left.

Statistics

PIT		CIN
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	1
8	Ground Balls	15
10	Strikeouts	9
9	Runs Batted In	3
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
10	Hits	9
2	Stolen Bases	3
4	Walks	3
0	Catcher Interference	0
9	Runs	5
0	Ground Into Double Play	1
1	Sacrifice Flies	0
36	At Bats	37
2	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
13	Runners Left On Base	20
0	Triples	1
1	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	0
0	Doubles	4
19	Fly Balls	13
0	Caught Stealing	0
173	Pitches	146
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	1
16	Total Bases	15
41	Plate Appearances	41
324.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
2	Extra Base Hits	5
6.2	Runs Created	5.2
.278	Batting Average	.243
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.444	Slugging Percentage	.405
.333	Secondary Average	.324
.341	On Base Percentage	.317
.786	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.722
0.4	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	1.2
6.2	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	4.8
54.0	Batter Rating	38.5
18.0	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
1.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
4.22	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.56
.167	Isolated Power	.162
0.40	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.33
.098	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.073
.056	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.081
18.0	Runs Produced	8.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	0.6
0.5	Patience Ratio	0.5
0.3	Balls In Play Average	0.3
95.8	MLB Rating	83.5
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0