MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CINCINNATI REDS
09/22/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 2909 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (79-77) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Cincinnati Reds (70-87) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 2 5 1
Pirates Lose Late, 2-1
The Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates put on a pitchers' duel.

The Pittsburgh Pirates wasted an impressive 6-inning effort from starter Frankie Montas, falling 2-1 to the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Alexis Diaz earned save number 28 this season.

Cincinnati took a 2-1 lead on Jose Barrero's 5th home run of the season. The solo home run came off Pittsburgh pitcher Ben Bowden in the bottom of the eighth.

Barrero said the team appreciates the support from the fans. "I'm glad we could reward them with a good win," he said after the game.

At 70-87, Cincinnati is in last place in the National League Central Division.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hayes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 11 64
J. Bae 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .254 1 9
O. Cruz SS 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 .259 31 80
M. Nunez 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .262 32 92
   a-E. Rodriguez PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .312 23 80
H. Davis C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 2 19
J. Suwinski CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .213 20 65
C. Julks DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .268 23 69
T. Gonzalez LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .224 2 23
C. Smith-Njigba RF 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .202 8 36
Totals 30 1 4 1 4 11 13      
a - E. Rodriguez pinch hit for M. Nunez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bae (8, 8th Inning off F. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Cruz (31, 4th Inning off T. Bauer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bae 2 , O. Cruz 5 , T. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Nunez , H. Davis , T. Gonzalez
GIDP: E. Rodriguez
Hit by Pitch: M. Nunez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Cruz (20)
CS: T. Gonzalez (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mateo SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .222 5 50
T. Friedl CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .279 11 45
M. McLain 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 22 75
A. Cerda DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .211 7 26
J. Fraley RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .240 10 58
S. Steer LF, 1B 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .280 23 96
G. Stubbs C 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .114 1 2
   a-S. Fairchild LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 5 32
T. Stephenson 1B, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 13 47
J. Barrero 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .242 5 28
Totals 29 2 5 2 2 9 11      
a - S. Fairchild substituted for G. Stubbs in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Steer (23, 4th Inning off F. Montas, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Barrero (5, 8th Inning off B. Bowden, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Mateo , T. Friedl , S. Steer 5 , J. Barrero 4
2-out RBI: S. Steer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cerda , J. Barrero
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Stephenson (3)
Double Plays: 1 (McLain-Mateo-Stephenson)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Montas 6.0 2 1 1 2 6 1 87 3.39   
B. Bowden L (7-5) 1.1 3 1 1 0 3 1 26 2.76   
J. Jimenez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Montas 68
Batters Faced: F. Montas 22, B. Bowden 7, J. Jimenez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Montas 7-5, B. Bowden 0-1, J. Jimenez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Montas 87-54, B. Bowden 26-17, J. Jimenez 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jimenez 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Bauer 4.0 3 1 1 2 5 1 53 6.96   
R. Contreras 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 4.36   
S. Moll 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.91   
L. Sims 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 2.69   
F. Cruz W (3-2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 1.97   
A. Diaz SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Bauer 55
Batters Faced: T. Bauer 17, R. Contreras 6, S. Moll 1, L. Sims 4, F. Cruz 4, A. Diaz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Bauer 1-5, R. Contreras 0-3, S. Moll 0-0, L. Sims 2-0, F. Cruz 2-0, A. Diaz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Bauer 53-34, R. Contreras 29-18, S. Moll 5-3, L. Sims 20-10, F. Cruz 10-8, A. Diaz 11-8
Hit Batsmen: T. Bauer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frankie Montas
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 33997
Special Notes: SP Trevor Bauer was injured while pitching.
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