Pirates ride big inning to 7-6 win over Reds
Andrew McCutchen and Francisco Cervelli homered during a fourth-inning outburst and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended a three-game losing streak with a 7-6 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday nigh
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
6
Pittsburgh Pirates
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Bunted Foul 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Bruce homered to right center (407 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
Hamilton hit sacrifice fly to left, Barnhart scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-7
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
McCutchen homered to left center (403 feet), Marte scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-7
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Play Result 4-5
Marte safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Suárez, Polanco scored.
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Error 4-5
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Cervelli homered to center (416 feet), Harrison and Álvarez scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-4
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Álvarez doubled to deep center, Walker scored, Harrison to third.
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Advancing On Force 4-1
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Inning 6-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Hamilton struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-7
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Bunted Foul 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-7
Hamilton batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Schumaker struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-7
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-7
Schumaker batting
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Play Result 6-7
Schumaker hit for Mattheus.
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Lineup Change 6-7
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Lineup Change 6-7
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Barnhart struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-7
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Swinging 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-7
Barnhart batting
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Play Result 6-7
Melancon relieved Watson.
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Start Inning 6-7
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 6-7
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Lineup Change 6-7
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End Inning 6-7
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Polanco grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 6-7
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-7
Polanco batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Rodriguez struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 6-7
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Head to Head
CIN wins series 2-1
Injuries
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
Lineups
ConfirmedPIT
Gregory PolancoRF25
Starling MarteLF0
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Neil Walker2B12
Josh Harrison3B4
Pedro Alvarez1B24
Francisco CervelliC29
Jordy MercerSS27
Jeff LockeP31
Substitutes
Tony WatsonP56
Mark MelanconP34
Jose TabataPH31
Rob ScahillP18
Jared HughesP35
Jung Ho KangPH16
Arquimedes CamineroP48
Sean Rodriguez1B13
CIN
Brandon Phillips2B0
Joey Votto1B37
Todd Frazier3B99
Jay BruceRF30
Marlon ByrdLF6
Eugenio SuarezSS28
Tucker BarnhartC18
Josh A. SmithP58
Billy HamiltonCF0
Substitutes
Pedro VillarrealP62
Chris DominguezPH61
Carlos ContrerasP53
Kristopher NegronPH45
Nate AdcockP58
Ryan MattheusP41- Skip SchumakerPH55
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