MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/22/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2490 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (72-58) 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 9 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (64-63) 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 6 12 0
Reds Suffer One-Run Loss at Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Pirates bumped off the Cincinnati Reds, 6-5, at PNC Park. Michael Massey hit 1 single and 2 doubles. He also had 2 runs batted in. Adrian Morejon notched his 13th save in 18 chances. With the win, Pittsburgh raised its record to 64-63.

Pittsburgh grabbed the momentum in the bottom of the fifth, when Massey hit a run-scoring double off Zach Eflin. His 14th double of the season put the Pirates out in front, 6-5.

"Every time you put a 'W' on the board is always good," said Massey.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Yelich DH 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 .358 20 75
   c-W. Contreras DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 16 60
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 .271 23 72
J. Naylor RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .232 28 76
B. Donovan 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .266 11 62
R. Pinto C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .236 9 25
D. Moore SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .228 13 47
N. Hoerner CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .301 9 48
   a-J. Soto PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 23 73
   b-K. Pillar CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .387 16 70
L. Gurriel Jr. LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280 4 28
T. Estrada 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .236 12 54
Totals 35 5 9 5 3 10 12      
a - J. Soto pinch hit for N. Hoerner in the 8th
b - K. Pillar substituted for J. Soto in the 8th
c - W. Contreras inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Yelich (23, 3rd Inning off G. Canning, 1 on, 1 out) , V. Guerrero Jr. (29, 5th Inning off G. Canning, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Donovan (27, 5th Inning off R. Contreras, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Moore (20, 6th Inning off R. Contreras, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Hoerner (9, 3rd Inning off G. Canning, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Yelich 2 , V. Guerrero Jr. 2 , J. Naylor , B. Donovan 3 , D. Moore 2 , N. Hoerner 4 , J. Soto , L. Gurriel Jr.
2-out RBI: , B. Donovan 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Pinto 2 , T. Estrada
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. Donovan (11)
OF assists: 1 (Naylor(Massey at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lee CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .303 8 50
A. Gimenez SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 .282 11 57
J. Miranda 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .293 16 60
O. Cruz 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .262 15 59
W. Perez RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .277 1 11
J. McCarthy LF 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 .264 4 32
M. Massey DH 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .288 12 49
D. Fry C 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .246 4 16
N. Madrigal 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 6 .264 0 28
Totals 33 6 12 6 3 6 24      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Perez (4, 2nd Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Gimenez (30, 2nd Inning off Z. Eflin, 2 on, 2 outs) , O. Cruz (27, 3rd Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Massey 2 (14, 3rd Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off Z. Eflin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lee , A. Gimenez 2 , O. Cruz 3 , W. Perez 2 , M. Massey 5 , D. Fry 3 , N. Madrigal
2-out RBI: A. Gimenez , M. Massey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Miranda 2 , O. Cruz , N. Madrigal
Sac Bunt: A. Gimenez , N. Madrigal
Sac Fly: J. McCarthy
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Lee(Guerrero Jr. at home))
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Eflin L (6-10) 5.0 11 6 6 0 2 0 84 5.80   
D. Hernandez 1.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 31 7.66   
C. Sands 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 27 0.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Eflin 23
Batters Faced: Z. Eflin 25, D. Hernandez 7, C. Sands 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eflin 10-2, D. Hernandez 1-2, C. Sands 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eflin 84-54, D. Hernandez 31-16, C. Sands 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Sands 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Canning 4.1 5 4 4 2 4 1 90 4.77   
R. Contreras W (4-3) 2.0 3 1 1 1 4 0 37 4.09   
H. Gaddis H (7) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 1.31   
A. Morejon SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Canning 39
Batters Faced: G. Canning 20, R. Contreras 9, H. Gaddis 6, A. Morejon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Canning 4-5, R. Contreras 0-1, H. Gaddis 3-0, A. Morejon 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Canning 90-51, R. Contreras 37-22, H. Gaddis 23-14, A. Morejon 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Contreras 1-0 , H. Gaddis 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Massey
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 25671
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