MLB

Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates

· Major League Baseball
Cincinnati Reds
61-57, 28-31 Away
Final
2 - 1
Pittsburgh Pirates
51-67, 34-28 Home

Marte hits 3 doubles and Martinez pitches Reds past Pirates 2-1 to stop 3-game skid

Oneil Cruz calmly throws his bat and helmet after he disagrees with a strike call

Marte drove in one run and scored another. Martinez (10-9) permitted a run on four hits and two walks while striking out four.

Emilio Pagán earned his 25th save. He gave up a leadoff walk in the ninth but shortstop Elly De La Cruz converted a line drive into a game-ending double play.

Marte knocked in Spencer Steer from first base with a double in the fourth to tie it 1-all. Marte doubled again in the seventh and scored on TJ Friedl's sacrifice fly. He added his third double in the ninth to set a career high.

Pittsburgh took a 1-0 lead in the third when Jared Triolo doubled and scored on Tommy Pham's sacrifice fly.

Spencer Horwitz had two of the Pirates' four hits.

Carmen Mlodzinski (2-7), the second of five pitchers in a bullpen game, took the loss.

Key moment Marte's first double was just fair and it rolled into the left-field corner before Pham could corral the ball, enabling Steer to score from first.

Key stat The Reds have scored two runs or fewer in 40 games this season, including each of their last four.

Up next The four-game series concludes Sunday with Reds RHP Zack Littell (9-8, 3.46 ERA) pitching against RHP Mike Burrows (1-4, 4.45).

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning N. Gonzales lined into double play, shortstop to first, Cruz out at first.
9th Inning McCutchen flied out to left.
9th Inning Cruz walked.
9th Inning Pagán relieved Santillan
9th Inning Friedl struck out swinging.
9th Inning Hayes flied out to center.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 0
11 Ground Balls 11
11 Strikeouts 4
2 Runs Batted In 1
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
7 Hits 4
1 Stolen Bases 0
2 Walks 4
0 Catcher Interference 0
2 Runs 1
0 Ground Into Double Play 1
1 Sacrifice Flies 1
33 At Bats 28
0 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
18 Runners Left On Base 13
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
4 Doubles 1
12 Fly Balls 14
0 Caught Stealing 0
143 Pitches 131
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
11 Total Bases 5
37 Plate Appearances 33
0.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
4 Extra Base Hits 1
3.4 Runs Created 0.9
.212 Batting Average .143
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.333 Slugging Percentage .179
.212 Secondary Average .179
.270 On Base Percentage .242
.604 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .421
0.9 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.8
3.4 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 0.9
24.0 Batter Rating 10.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.86 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.97
.121 Isolated Power .036
0.18 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 1.00
.054 Walks Per Plate Appearance .121
.000 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .036
4.0 Runs Produced 2.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.3
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.2
73.0 MLB Rating 64.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

PNC Park

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 30,274 | Capacity:

2025 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Milwaukee - 58 L3 0.60544217 89
Chicago 5.5 63 W2 0.5684931 83
Cincinnati 14.5 72 W2 0.5068493 74
St. Louis 17 75 L3 0.48979592 72
Pittsburgh 24.5 82 L5 0.43835616 64
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