Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
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Sal Stewart hits 2-run HR, drives in 4 as Reds come back to beat Pirates 8-7
Stewart’s two-run single off Wilber Dotel (1-4) in the eighth tied the score 7-7. Stewart scored the go-ahead run from third on Brandon Lowe’s fielding error.
Emilio Pagán (4-1) struck out one in one inning for Cincinnati.
The Pirates trailed 5-4 with two outs in the eighth, but three straight RBI singles by Henry Davis, Jake Mangum and Lowe put them ahead 7-5.
Reds right-hander Hunter Greene, who's been mentioned in trade speculation, made his fifth start since coming off the injured list and allowed four earned runs on seven hits with two walks and four strikeouts.
Nick Gonzales' first-inning single with the bases loaded drove in two runs to put Pittsburgh ahead 2-0.
Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes was 5-0 with a 1.38 ERA in seven career starts against Cincinnati, but he struggled on Friday. Skenes allowed five earned runs on seven hits with a season-high four walks and seven strikeouts.
He needed 36 pitches to get through the first inning. Tyler Stephenson doubled home JJ Bleday with the Reds' first run. Stephenson scored the tying run on Nathaniel Lowe's single.
Mangum's third home run of the season and first since July 9 put the Pirates ahead 3-2 in the second.
Bleday tied the score 3-3 with his 19th home run on Skenes' first offering with one out in the third.
Stewart's home run in the fourth inning put the Reds ahead 5-3. It was his 23rd of the season, tying him with Spencer Steer for third-most for a Reds rookie, one behind Joey Votto who hit 24 in 2008.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Rodríguez struck out looking. Pittsburgh Pirates challenged: call on the field was upheld. |
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9th Inning | Gonzales hit by pitch. |
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9th Inning | O'Hearn grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Valdez flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Pagán relieved P. Johnson |
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9th Inning | I. Johnson as designated hitter. |
Statistics
 PIT |
 CIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 13 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 12 |
| 7 | Runs Batted In | 7 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 12 | Hits | 12 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 7 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 7 | Runs | 8 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 38 | At Bats | 35 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 18 | Runners Left On Base | 22 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 1 |
| 1 | Doubles | 2 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 10 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 146 | Pitches | 170 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 16 | Total Bases | 22 |
| 43 | Plate Appearances | 42 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
| 6.8 | Runs Created | 8.8 |
| .316 | Batting Average | .343 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .421 | Slugging Percentage | .629 |
| .237 | Secondary Average | .486 |
| .372 | On Base Percentage | .452 |
| .793 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.081 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.3 |
| 6.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 9.5 |
| 47.0 | Batter Rating | 54.5 |
| 38.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 17.5 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.40 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.05 |
| .105 | Isolated Power | .286 |
| 0.38 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.58 |
| .070 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .167 |
| -.079 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .143 |
| 14.0 | Runs Produced | 15.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.9 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.5 |
| 94.3 | MLB Rating | 101.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 30,618 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee |
- | 59 | W1 | 0.62658226 | 99 |
 Chicago |
12 | 71 | L2 | 0.5506329 | 87 |
| Pittsburgh |
19 | 78 | L1 | 0.5063291 | 80 |
 St. Louis |
22 | 81 | W1 | 0.48734176 | 77 |
| Cincinnati |
26 | 85 | L1 | 0.4620253 | 73 |