Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
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Oneil Cruz's 2-run homer helps Pirates snap Reds' 5-game win streak with 4-2 victory
The loss, along with the New York Mets' 9-7 win over the Chicago Cubs, dropped the Reds a full game behind the Mets in the race for the third NL wild card.
The Pirates scored all four of their runs in the second inning against Brady Singer (14-11).
Jack Suwinski doubled and scored on Nick Yorke's single. Yorke scored from first on Alexander Canario's double. Cruz's 20th homer of the season made it 4-0.
Elly De La Cruz, who snapped a 43-game homerless streak on Saturday, got the Reds' on the board with a two-run homer off Johan Oviedo to make the score 4-2 in the bottom of the second.
The Reds had runners on first and third with two outs in the sixth, but Pirates rookie Hunter Barco (1-0), making his major league debut, got Matt McLain to ground into a force play. Barco earned his first career victory.
The Reds managed only five hits and grounded into three straight inning-ending double plays including in the ninth to help Dennis Santana secure his 15th save.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | McLain grounded into double play, third to second to first, De La Cruz out at second. |
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9th Inning | De La Cruz walked. |
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9th Inning | Steer struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Santana relieved Mattson |
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9th Inning | Canario grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Yorke fouled out to third. |
Statistics
 PIT |
 CIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 10 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 5 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 0 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 2 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 34 | At Bats | 29 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 12 | Runners Left On Base | 12 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 0 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 9 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 137 | Pitches | 143 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 3 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 14 | Total Bases | 8 |
| 35 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 3.3 | Runs Created | 1.2 |
| .235 | Batting Average | .172 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .333 |
| .412 | Slugging Percentage | .276 |
| .176 | Secondary Average | .241 |
| .257 | On Base Percentage | .273 |
| .669 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .549 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.1 |
| 3.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.2 |
| 33.0 | Batter Rating | 16.0 |
| 34.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 29.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.91 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.33 |
| .176 | Isolated Power | .103 |
| 0.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.40 |
| .000 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .121 |
| -.059 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .069 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 81.0 | MLB Rating | 68.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 29,847 | Capacity: