MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/31/2028
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2644 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (73-66) 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 10 9 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (81-58) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 11 1
Reds LF Friedl 3-for-3 in Win
The Cincinnati Reds powered past the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-6, at PNC Park. TJ Friedl went 3 for 3 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3, to lead the charge. The victory gives Cincinnati a record of 73-66.

Elly De La Cruz had a key at-bat with one out in the top of the second for Cincinnati. With the bases loaded and the Reds leading 2-1, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run.

"Getting a lot of baserunners and getting some timely hits, it's a good combination," said Friedl.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Marte 3B 3 2 0 0 2 2 5 .319 15 57
E. De La Cruz 1B 2 1 1 3 3 0 0 .281 36 104
N. Kurtz LF 4 0 0 1 1 2 6 .195 16 53
H. Rodriguez CF 4 0 1 2 0 1 6 .296 36 111
M. McLain 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .261 14 49
R. Verdugo SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 1 9
G. O'Ferrall DH 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .298 2 17
Y. Diaz C 4 3 3 0 1 1 1 .322 14 79
T. Friedl RF 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 .255 14 53
   a-M. Belyeu PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 1 4
Totals 35 10 9 10 8 9 24      
a - M. Belyeu pinch hit for T. Friedl in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Diaz (30, 3rd Inning off A. Bastardo, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Friedl (17, 6th Inning off K. Nicolas, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Friedl (14, 3rd Inning off A. Bastardo, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. De La Cruz , H. Rodriguez , G. O'Ferrall , Y. Diaz 4 , T. Friedl 7
2-out RBI: T. Friedl
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Rodriguez , M. McLain , R. Verdugo
Sac Fly: H. Rodriguez , M. McLain
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: N. Marte (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Griffin CF 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .287 16 45
T. Cheng 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .251 2 33
T. Johnson 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .280 14 62
J. Chirello RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .272 29 96
R. Velazquez DH 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .320 13 26
Y. Rodriguez C 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 .252 2 19
C. Gray 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .285 6 28
R. Ritter SS 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .222 14 42
S. Juan LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .185 6 25
Totals 39 6 11 5 2 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Velazquez (6, 1st Inning off W. Buehler, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Griffin (20, 8th Inning off A. Gaitan, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Ritter (14, 8th Inning off Z. Harris, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Griffin 2 , T. Cheng 2 , J. Chirello , R. Velazquez 4 , C. Gray 2 , R. Ritter 4 , S. Juan
2-out RBI: R. Velazquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Cheng , T. Johnson 2 , Y. Rodriguez
Hit by Pitch: R. Ritter
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: R. Ritter (13)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Buehler W (10-10) 6.2 5 1 1 1 4 0 98 5.40   
Z. Harris 0.2 4 4 3 1 1 1 29 5.87   
A. Gaitan 1.2 2 1 1 0 3 0 28 6.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Buehler 63
Batters Faced: W. Buehler 27, Z. Harris 8, A. Gaitan 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Buehler 6-10, Z. Harris 0-1, A. Gaitan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Buehler 98-65, Z. Harris 29-21, A. Gaitan 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Harris 1-0
WP: W. Buehler , Z. Harris
Hit Batsmen: W. Buehler
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Bastardo L (11-5) 2.2 5 6 6 5 3 1 79 4.17   
K. Nicolas 2.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 37 3.96   
O. Woodward 2.0 1 2 2 1 4 0 32 4.50   
B. Eisert 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 24 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Bastardo 18
Batters Faced: A. Bastardo 18, K. Nicolas 11, O. Woodward 8, B. Eisert 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Bastardo 0-5, K. Nicolas 3-4, O. Woodward 0-2, B. Eisert 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Bastardo 79-45, K. Nicolas 37-24, O. Woodward 32-21, B. Eisert 24-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Woodward 1-0 , B. Eisert 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: TJ Friedl
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 38297
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