Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

55-55, 26-27 Away

Final

51-57, 24-30 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. MangumLF	1-4	0	0	0	.301
B. Lowe2B	1-4	1	1	1	.253
B. ReynoldsDH	0-4	0	0	0	.267
E. ValdezRF	1-4	0	0	0	.277
B. CookPR-CF	0-0	0	0	0	.200
R. O'Hearn1B	0-4	0	0	0	.270
N. Gonzales3B	2-4	1	0	0	.316
E. RodriguezC	1-3	0	0	0	.261
J. GonzalezSS	0-1	0	0	1	.237
J. TrioloPH-SS	0-1	0	0	0	.244
J. GarciaCF-RF	1-4	0	0	0	.190

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
Y. Ramirez	2.0	1	0	1	4	39-23	3.10
H. Barco	3.0	5	2	3	2	72-42	7.36
N. Murdock	2.0	2	0	3	3	45-25	0.00
M. Montgomery	1.0	0	0	0	2	7-7	3.86
G. Soto	0.2	1	1	2	1	18-8	3.77

According to ESPN Analytics

PIT

CIN

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Great American Ball Park

4:40 AM, 31 July 2026

Cincinnati, Ohio

Attendance: 25,532

Game Time:3:00

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dan Merzel
First Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
Second Base Umpire - Dexter Kelley
Third Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger

Elly De La Cruz scores in the ninth as the Reds beat the Pirates 3-2

— Elly De La Cruz scored on fielder's choice in the ninth inning to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night in the opening game of a four-game series.

Jul 31, 2026, 07:59 am - AP


PIT
CIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	7	0
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	9	0

E. Pagan3-1

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

G. Soto5-3

0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

		PIT	CIN
3rd	De La Cruz doubled to center, McLain scored.	0	1
3rd	Stewart singled to right, De La Cruz scored.	0	2
5th	Gonzalez hit sacrifice fly to center, Gonzales scored.	1	2
6th	Lowe homered to right (402 feet).	2	2
9th	Lowe grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, De La Cruz scored, Stephenson out at second, Stewart to third.	2	3

Data is currently unavailable.

Pirates
2
Reds
3

Game 1

31/7

Pirates
Reds

Game 2

1/8

Pirates
Reds

Game 3

2/8

Pirates
Reds

Game 4

2/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	67	41	.620	-	L1
Chicago	62	47	.569	5.5	W1
Pittsburgh	55	55	.500	13	L3
St. Louis	54	55	.495	13.5	L1
Cincinnati	51	57	.472	16	W1

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

Video Highlights

Elly De La Cruz scores in the ninth as the Reds beat the Pirates 3-2

E. Pagan3-1

G. Soto5-3

Inning