Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
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Cruz homers twice, O'Hearn and Reynolds also go deep as Pirates beat Reds 8-3
O’Hearn and Bryan Reynolds went back-to-back in the second inning. Cruz finished with three hits and three RBI. He also scored three times.
The Reds were held hitless until Jose Trevino singled off reliever Hunter Barco with one out in the seventh. Pirates rookie starter Bubba Chandler tossed 4 1/3 innings with six strikeouts, but also walked six.
Sal Stewart and Elly De La Cruz hit consecutive homers off Barco to trim the Pirates' lead to 6-3 in the eighth.
Pittsburgh manager Don Kelly was ejected in the eighth for arguing with plate umpire Jordan Baker.
Cruz hit a solo homer in the fourth off left-hander Brandon Williamson, then provided insurance for Pittsburgh with a two-run homer off Pierce Johnson in the ninth.
Williamson made his first major league appearance since Sept. 1, 2024. He missed last season following left elbow surgery.
Williamson (0-1) allowed consecutive homers in the second to O'Hearn and Reynolds that made it 5-0.
It was the 139th career homer for Reynolds, tying Jason Bay for ninth on the franchise list.
Chandler issued three walks in the third but allowed only one run, helped when TJ Friedl popped into a double play attempting to bunt.
The Reds' first run scored when Reynolds and Cruz allowed Ke'Bryan Hayes' flyball to drop between them in left-center. It was initially ruled a single but later changed to an error on Reynolds in left, keeping the no-hit bid intact for a while.
Cincinnati had the bases loaded with one out in the fifth but Yohan Ramírez (1-0) struck out Matt McLain and De La Cruz to end the inning.
Reds: LHP Andrew Abbott (0-0) tossed six shutout innings last Thursday.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Suárez struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Stewart walked. |
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9th Inning | De La Cruz to second on wild pitch by Soto, McLain to third on wild pitch by Soto. |
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9th Inning | De La Cruz grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, McLain to second, Friedl out at third. |
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9th Inning | McLain hit by pitch, Friedl to second. |
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9th Inning | Friedl grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Hayes out at second. |
Statistics
 PIT |
 CIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 6 | Ground Balls | 7 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 12 |
| 8 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 6 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 8 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 8 | Runs | 3 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 32 |
| 4 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 10 | Runners Left On Base | 25 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 0 |
| 21 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 149 | Pitches | 172 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 20 | Total Bases | 12 |
| 37 | Plate Appearances | 41 |
| 648.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 5.9 | Runs Created | 5.2 |
| .242 | Batting Average | .188 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .606 | Slugging Percentage | .375 |
| .455 | Secondary Average | .438 |
| .297 | On Base Percentage | .366 |
| .903 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .741 |
| 0.3 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 5.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.4 |
| 52.0 | Batter Rating | 22.0 |
| 8.3 | At Bats Per Home Run | 16.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.03 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.20 |
| .364 | Isolated Power | .188 |
| 0.43 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.67 |
| .081 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .195 |
| .212 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .250 |
| 16.0 | Runs Produced | 5.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 96.0 | MLB Rating | 74.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 22,390 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee |
5 | 1 | .833 | - | W2 |
 St. Louis |
4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh |
3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | W2 |
| Cincinnati |
3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | L2 |
 Chicago |
3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | W1 |