Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
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Pirates beat Reds 4-1 to snap four-game losing streak
Steady rain was falling in the third inning when Reds left-hander Andrew Abbott issued four walks including two with the bases loaded to Brandon Lowe and Esmerlyn Valdez to help the Pirates take a 2-0 lead.
The game was delayed one hour and 46 minutes by rain during the sixth inning.
Abbott threw 43 pitches in the third. Following his walk to Reynolds, Abbott had the grounds crew apply drying compound to the mound. His foot slipped on two of his deliveries to Valdez.
Abbott (5-7) allowed three earned runs on three hits with five walks and one strikeout on 98 pitches.
Ashcraft (11-4) retired the first eight batters and didn't allow a hit until Nathaniel Lowe's single with one out in the fourth.
Reds catcher Jose Trevino hit his fourth home run of the season to make the score 3-1 in the fifth. That was the only run allowed by Ashcraft, who had a walk and five strikeouts.
Marcell Ozuna doubled and scored on Henry Davis' single to extend the Pirates' lead to 4-1 in the sixth shortly before the game was delayed.
Carmen Mlodzinski replaced Ashcraft following the rain delay and pitched three scoreless innings, allowing one hit with a walk and four strikeouts.
Gregory Soto pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to earn his 14th save.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Suárez struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Marte flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Lowe grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Soto relieved Mlodzinski |
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9th Inning | Cook in center field. |
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9th Inning | Mangum in right field. |
Statistics
 PIT |
 CIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 3 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 6 | Hits | 3 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 7 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 1 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 30 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 19 | Runners Left On Base | 12 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 9 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 172 | Pitches | 127 |
| 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 | 1 |
| 7 | Total Bases | 7 |
| 39 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 2.9 | Runs Created | 1.0 |
| .188 | Batting Average | .100 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .219 | Slugging Percentage | .233 |
| .281 | Secondary Average | .233 |
| .333 | On Base Percentage | .182 |
| .552 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .415 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.2 |
| 2.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.0 |
| 25.0 | Batter Rating | 13.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 30.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.41 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.85 |
| .031 | Isolated Power | .133 |
| 2.33 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.20 |
| .179 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .061 |
| .094 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .133 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.1 |
| 74.8 | MLB Rating | 62.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 27,616 | 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 |