Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates

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Cincinnati Reds

48-71, 22-35 Away

Final
9 - 5

Pittsburgh Pirates

47-74, 26-33 Home

Pirates slam three home runs to down Reds

Castro hit a three-run home run off Mike Minor in the fifth inning. His eighth of the season. Castillo, who was recalled from Indianapolis before the game, hit a two-run shot — his 11th — to cap the inning.

Aristides Aquino broke an 0-for-8 slide with his eighth home run with a man on to put the Reds on top. The line drive off Bryse Wilson was Aquino’s eighth of the season and fourth in his last eight games.

Brian Reynolds started the scoring with his 22nd home run off Minor in the first inning.

Minor (4-11) came into the start with wins in his last three starts. He has allowed 23 home runs in 95 innings this season. He finished giving up six runs and seven hits in five innings.

Wilson (3-8) left with the bases loaded in the sixth inning with a 6-3 lead. Former Reds draft pick Robert Stephenson, who was claimed off waivers from the Rockies, retired Nick Senzel on a line out to center. Wilson allowed three runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.

The Pirates turned two double plays while he was on the mound. Wil Crowe pitched two scoreless innings to earn his fourth save.

The Pirates won for the fourth time in the last 21 games at Great American Ball Park.

JUST LIKE HOME

Brian Reynolds has eight career home runs at Great American Ball Park with three this season.

ROOKIE POWER

When Alejo Lopez hit his first career home run on Sunday in Milwaukee, he became the seventh Reds player since July 12 to hit their first major league home run.

MAKING MOVES

Pirates: Recalled IF Diego Castillo from Triple-A Indianapolis. Optioned If Hoy Park to Indianapolis. Added RHP Luis Ortiz to the Taxi Squad. He will be the 29th man for the double header on Tuesday.

Reds: Placed RHP Justin Dunn on the Injured List. He is expected to be available Friday according to David Bell. Selected the contract of RHP Raynel Espinal from Triple A Louisville. Release OF Albert Almora Jr.

TRAINERS ROOM

Reds: RHP Connor Overton slated to make a rehab start on Tuesday at Louisville. RHP Graham Ashcraft is scheduled to make a rehab start on Wednesdat Double A Chattanooga. RHP Hunter Greene completed a rehab assignment Sunday. His next start will be with the big league team.

The Pirates and Reds play a double header on Tuesday. RHP Luis Cessa (3-2 4,97) expected to start the first game for the Reds. RHP Johan Oviedo (2-2 3.90 and RHP Luis Ortiz (0-0 0.00) are scheduled to pitch for the Pirates.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Reynolds grounded out to first.
	9th Inning	Newman flied out to left.
	9th Inning	Delay struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Diaz relieved Sanmartin
	9th Inning	Papierski grounded into double play, third to second to first, Aquino out at second.
	9th Inning	Aquino safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Castro.

Statistics

CIN		PIT
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
1	Hit By Pitch	1
12	Ground Balls	16
9	Strikeouts	6
9	Runs Batted In	5
1	Sacrifice Hit	0
13	Hits	10
2	Stolen Bases	0
6	Walks	1
0	Catcher Interference	0
9	Runs	5
3	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
37	At Bats	36
2	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
19	Runners Left On Base	15
1	Triples	0
1	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	0
0	Doubles	3
17	Fly Balls	14
0	Caught Stealing	0
156	Pitches	151
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	0
21	Total Bases	13
45	Plate Appearances	38
324.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
3	Extra Base Hits	3
8.7	Runs Created	4.2
.351	Batting Average	.278
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.568	Slugging Percentage	.361
.432	Secondary Average	.111
.455	On Base Percentage	.316
1.022	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.677
0.7	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	1.1
8.4	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	4.4
59.5	Batter Rating	36.0
18.5	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
1.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
3.47	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.97
.216	Isolated Power	.083
0.67	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.17
.133	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.026
.081	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.167
18.0	Runs Produced	10.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.7	Patience Ratio	0.4
0.4	Balls In Play Average	0.3
105.3	MLB Rating	84.5
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0