PITTSBURGH -- The 58-82 Cincinnati Reds
haven't had a whole lot to celebrate recently, which is why they took a
little extra satisfaction in how they ended their five-game losing
streak.
Rookie Jose Peraza's sacrifice fly snapped a ninth-inning tie and lifted Cincinnati to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night, giving the Reds just their third win in 12 games.
Eugenio Suarez hit a leadoff single off closer Tony Watson (2-5), advanced to second on Ramon Cabrera's sacrifice bunt, took third on Tyler Holt's single and scored on Peraza's liner to center field.
"It just shows you that we don't give up," Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips said. "We try to win every game. We're in a lot of games, but we just don't finish. But today, we got to finish and it really shows that we have a heart."
Andrew McCutchen pulled the Pirates into a tie in the bottom of the eighth with a sacrifice fly off Raisel Iglesias (3-1). Iglesias hit the first two batters in the ninth but escaped a bases-loaded jam by getting Josh Harrison to pop out and pinch-hitter Adam Frazier to fly out.
"What I was really pleased with is we bring in Iglesias there in the eighth and our guys immediately came back," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "So, they're right there with their best pitcher on the mound, their best relief pitcher, in that situation, after kind of a bummer, giving up the lead, and then coming back is big."
Harrison swung at the first pitch, even after Iglesias' wildness, but did not second guess his decision.
"He threw me a slider and I thought it was a pitch I could drive," Harrison said. "I just got under it. If I hit another half-inch or so on the bat, it could have been a sacrifice fly and we win the game. I wasn't upset about it. It was a hittable pitch and I didn't get the job done."
Joey Votto had three hits for the Reds, Suarez had two and Phillips hit his 10th home run, a leadoff shot in the seventh off Jared Hughes that put Cincinnati ahead 3-2.
Gregory Polanco had three hits, including two doubles, but couldn't stop the Pirates from losing for the ninth time in 11 games as they continued to fade from the National League wild card race.
Harrison and Jordy Mercer added two hits each. Harrison extended his hitting streak to nine games with an RBI double in the third that drew the Pirates into a 1-1 tie. He scored on McCutchen's sac fly after leading off the eighth with a single.
Reds rookie starter Tim Adleman allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings with three walks and no strikeouts. He picked off two runners and had two hits, doubling in the third inning and scoring the game's first run on Votto's single. He hit an RBI single in the fourth to snap a 1-1 tie.
When asked if Adleman could potentially be used as a pinch-hitter, Price cracked, "He will, in probably the 34th inning of an extra inning game."
Pirates rookie left-hander Steven Brault remained winless in five career starts, giving up two runs and five hits in five innings while walking two and striking out two.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: LHP John Lamb, who made 14 starts for Cincinnati earlier this season, was originally supposed to be recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday but has been shut down for year because of a stained flexor mass in his elbow.
Pirates: RHP Gerrit Cole (elbow inflammation) threw a 32-pitch bullpen session before the game and said he is ready to be activated from the DL on Monday night and start at Philadelphia. He has been out since Aug. 25. ... LF Starling Marte (back spasms) missed his fourth straight game.
HERITAGE NIGHT
As part of an African-American heritage celebration, both teams wore replica Negro League uniforms with the Reds representing the Cincinnati Tigers and the Pirates representing the Homestead Grays.
Former Pirates player personnel director Tyrone Brooks, who was hired earlier this year by Major League Baseball as senior director of its new front office and field staff diversity pipeline program, took part in pre-game ceremonies.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Robert Stephenson (2-1, 3.12 ERA) will make his fourth career start Saturday night and the rookie is coming off his first loss when he gave up two runs in 5 1/3 innings to the New York Mets on Monday.
Pirates: RHP Drew Hutchison (1-0, 4.97) will make his debut with Pittsburgh after being called up Tuesday from Triple-A Indianapolis, where he was 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA in seven games following his acquisition from the Toronto Blue Jays in a trade Aug. 1.\
Cincinnati Reds
Rookie Jose Peraza's sacrifice fly snapped a ninth-inning tie and lifted Cincinnati to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night, giving the Reds just their third win in 12 games.
Eugenio Suarez hit a leadoff single off closer Tony Watson (2-5), advanced to second on Ramon Cabrera's sacrifice bunt, took third on Tyler Holt's single and scored on Peraza's liner to center field.
"It just shows you that we don't give up," Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips said. "We try to win every game. We're in a lot of games, but we just don't finish. But today, we got to finish and it really shows that we have a heart."
Andrew McCutchen pulled the Pirates into a tie in the bottom of the eighth with a sacrifice fly off Raisel Iglesias (3-1). Iglesias hit the first two batters in the ninth but escaped a bases-loaded jam by getting Josh Harrison to pop out and pinch-hitter Adam Frazier to fly out.
"What I was really pleased with is we bring in Iglesias there in the eighth and our guys immediately came back," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "So, they're right there with their best pitcher on the mound, their best relief pitcher, in that situation, after kind of a bummer, giving up the lead, and then coming back is big."
Harrison swung at the first pitch, even after Iglesias' wildness, but did not second guess his decision.
"He threw me a slider and I thought it was a pitch I could drive," Harrison said. "I just got under it. If I hit another half-inch or so on the bat, it could have been a sacrifice fly and we win the game. I wasn't upset about it. It was a hittable pitch and I didn't get the job done."
Joey Votto had three hits for the Reds, Suarez had two and Phillips hit his 10th home run, a leadoff shot in the seventh off Jared Hughes that put Cincinnati ahead 3-2.
Gregory Polanco had three hits, including two doubles, but couldn't stop the Pirates from losing for the ninth time in 11 games as they continued to fade from the National League wild card race.
Harrison and Jordy Mercer added two hits each. Harrison extended his hitting streak to nine games with an RBI double in the third that drew the Pirates into a 1-1 tie. He scored on McCutchen's sac fly after leading off the eighth with a single.
Reds rookie starter Tim Adleman allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings with three walks and no strikeouts. He picked off two runners and had two hits, doubling in the third inning and scoring the game's first run on Votto's single. He hit an RBI single in the fourth to snap a 1-1 tie.
When asked if Adleman could potentially be used as a pinch-hitter, Price cracked, "He will, in probably the 34th inning of an extra inning game."
Pirates rookie left-hander Steven Brault remained winless in five career starts, giving up two runs and five hits in five innings while walking two and striking out two.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: LHP John Lamb, who made 14 starts for Cincinnati earlier this season, was originally supposed to be recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday but has been shut down for year because of a stained flexor mass in his elbow.
Pirates: RHP Gerrit Cole (elbow inflammation) threw a 32-pitch bullpen session before the game and said he is ready to be activated from the DL on Monday night and start at Philadelphia. He has been out since Aug. 25. ... LF Starling Marte (back spasms) missed his fourth straight game.
HERITAGE NIGHT
As part of an African-American heritage celebration, both teams wore replica Negro League uniforms with the Reds representing the Cincinnati Tigers and the Pirates representing the Homestead Grays.
Former Pirates player personnel director Tyrone Brooks, who was hired earlier this year by Major League Baseball as senior director of its new front office and field staff diversity pipeline program, took part in pre-game ceremonies.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Robert Stephenson (2-1, 3.12 ERA) will make his fourth career start Saturday night and the rookie is coming off his first loss when he gave up two runs in 5 1/3 innings to the New York Mets on Monday.
Pirates: RHP Drew Hutchison (1-0, 4.97) will make his debut with Pittsburgh after being called up Tuesday from Triple-A Indianapolis, where he was 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA in seven games following his acquisition from the Toronto Blue Jays in a trade Aug. 1.\
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Brault pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Peraza flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Duvall fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Harrison flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Bell singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| McCutchen grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Bell out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Steven Brault pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Phillips flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Schebler hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Polanco hit a ground rule double to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| Kang grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Polanco picked off second. | 0 | 0 |
| Freese reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Cervelli grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Steven Brault pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Adleman doubled to deep right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart sacrificed to third, Adleman to third, Peraza to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto singled to center, Adleman scored, Peraza to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Duvall grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Votto out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Mercer singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Brault sacrificed to first, Mercer to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Harrison doubled to left, Mercer scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Bell flied out to left, Harrison to third. | 1 | 1 |
| McCutchen flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Steven Brault pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Phillips grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Suárez doubled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Cabrera intentionally walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Adleman singled to right, Suárez scored, Cabrera to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Peraza grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Adleman out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Polanco doubled to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Kang hit by pitch. | 2 | 1 |
| Freese grounded into double play, second to first, Kang out at second, Polanco to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Cervelli grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Steven Brault pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Cozart flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Votto flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Duvall flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Mercer reached on infield single to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Joyce hit for Brault. | 2 | 1 |
| Joyce walked, Mercer to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Harrison sacrificed to third, Mercer to third, Joyce to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Bell grounded out to first, Mercer scored. | 2 | 2 |
| McCutchen popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jared Hughes pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Hughes relieved Brault. | 2 | 2 |
| Joyce in right field. | 2 | 2 |
| Phillips homered to left (392 feet). | 3 | 2 |
| Schebler grounded out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| Suárez grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Cabrera flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Polanco flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Kang walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Freese flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Kang picked off first. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jared Hughes pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Iribarren hit for Adleman. | 3 | 2 |
| Iribarren singled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Peraza grounded into fielder's choice to third, Iribarren out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| Peraza stole second. | 3 | 2 |
| Cozart grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Bastardo relieved Hughes. | 3 | 2 |
| Votto reached on infield single to second, Peraza out at home. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Lorenzen relieved Adleman. | 3 | 2 |
| Cervelli walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Mercer struck out bunting foul. | 3 | 2 |
| Joyce grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Cervelli out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Bastardo pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Duvall fouled out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| Phillips flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Schebler lined out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Iglesias relieved Lorenzen. | 3 | 2 |
| Holt in right field. | 3 | 2 |
| Harrison singled to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Jaso hit for Bastardo. | 3 | 2 |
| Jaso singled to right, Harrison to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Florimón ran for Jaso. | 3 | 2 |
| McCutchen hit sacrifice fly to left, Harrison scored. | 3 | 3 |
| Polanco singled to right center, Florimón to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Kang grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Polanco out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tony Watson pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Watson relieved Bastardo. | 3 | 3 |
| Suárez singled to left. | 3 | 3 |
| Cabrera sacrificed to third, Suárez to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Holt singled to right, Suárez to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Peraza hit sacrifice fly to center, Suárez scored, Holt to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Cozart popped out to first. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Freese hit by pitch. | 4 | 3 |
| Hanson ran for Freese. | 4 | 3 |
| Cervelli hit by pitch, Hanson to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Mercer sacrificed to pitcher, Hanson to third, Cervelli to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Joyce intentionally walked. | 4 | 3 |
| Harrison popped out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Frazier hit for Watson. | 4 | 3 |
| Frazier flied out to left. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Cincinnati Reds
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peraza CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .331 | .361 | .408 |
| Cozart SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .253 | .309 | .427 |
| Votto 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .313 | .433 | .518 |
| Duvall LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .240 | .297 | .504 |
| Phillips 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .281 | .314 | .403 |
| Schebler RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .243 | .317 | .411 |
Iglesias P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .091 |
| Suárez 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .253 | .317 | .429 |
| Cabrera C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .241 | .272 | .326 |
| Adleman P | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .214 | .214 | .357 |
a-Iribarren PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .556 | .556 | 1.000 |
Lorenzen P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 |
Holt RF
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .224 | .311 | .273 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 130 | |||
| a-singled to center for T Adleman in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Adleman (2, Brault); Suárez (22, Brault) HR: Phillips (10, 6th inning off Hughes 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Votto (81), Adleman (3), Phillips (54), Peraza (17) S: Cabrera, Cozart SF: Peraza 2-out RBI: Adleman GIDP: Duvall Reds RISP: 4-8 (Duvall 0-1, Adleman 1-1, Cozart 0-2, Holt 1-1, Peraza 0-1, Votto 2-2) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Peraza (15, 2nd base off Hughes/Cervelli) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 4 (Cozart-Phillips-Votto 2, Phillips-Votto, Phillips-Cozart-Votto). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 24,520 (63.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:01 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 0 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marty Foster, First Base - Lance Barrett, Second Base - Pat Hoberg, Third Base - Paul Nauert |
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