MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CINCINNATI REDS
09/24/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 2939 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (75-83) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 7 3
Cincinnati Reds (75-83) 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 X 5 9 1
Reds 5-3 Victors Over Pittsburgh
The Cincinnati Reds knocked off the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3, in National League action at Great American Ball Park. Cincinnati pitcher and Oakdale, New York, native Ron Lowe had an outstanding performance. Anthony DeSclafani converted his 36th save in 38 tries. Cincinnati is now 75-83. Pittsburgh is 75-83.

Juan Ayala took Pittsburgh hurler Jeff Gordon deep in the bottom of the sixth. His 2-run home run put the Reds on top, 4-3. In all, Ayala had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

Lowe said his team "played with determination."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Miller CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 7 47
C. Riley 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .284 18 84
M. Rodríguez 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .297 14 74
B. McBride RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .264 18 70
J. Reyes LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .302 15 73
Y. Puig DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .255 4 16
B. Swihart C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .309 6 39
R. Reynoso 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 1 19
J. Bowen SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 6 44
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 5 6      
BATTING
Doubles: B. McBride 2 (25, 4th Inning off R. Lowe, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off R. Lowe, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Rodríguez (14, 6th Inning off R. Lowe, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Miller , C. Riley , M. Rodríguez 4 , B. McBride 4 , J. Reyes , R. Reynoso
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reyes
GIDP: B. Swihart
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Reynoso 3 (5)
OF assists: 1 (Miller(Paulino at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Parra RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .248 25 89
D. Beggar 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .264 3 28
   b-J. Peraza 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 0 36
B. Anderson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 6 22
D. Paulino 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .259 20 88
   a-M. Lambright LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .301 19 67
J. Ayala LF, 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .182 2 7
J. Bauers DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .309 6 33
A. Lamb CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .238 6 28
J. Juárez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .247 0 27
S. Wade SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .226 1 6
Totals 35 5 9 5 1 7 18      
a - M. Lambright substituted for D. Paulino in the 8th
b - J. Peraza substituted for D. Beggar in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Paulino 2 (26, 2nd Inning off J. Reynolds, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Reynolds, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Ayala (2, 6th Inning off J. Gordon, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Beggar , D. Paulino 4 , M. Lambright , J. Ayala 5 , J. Bauers , A. Lamb , S. Wade
2-out RBI: S. Wade
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Parra , J. Juárez , S. Wade 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ayala (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Juárez-Beggar-Paulino)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Reynolds 5.1 5 3 2 0 4 0 89 4.31   
J. Gordon L (0-1), BS (2) 0.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 10 5.96   
J. Pantoja 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.73   
J. Kaiser 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.35   
C. Maxwell 1.0 2 1 0 0 2 0 21 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Reynolds 52
Batters Faced: J. Reynolds 22, J. Gordon 3, J. Pantoja 2, J. Kaiser 3, C. Maxwell 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Reynolds 2-9, J. Gordon 0-0, J. Pantoja 1-1, J. Kaiser 0-2, C. Maxwell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Reynolds 89-51, J. Gordon 10-4, J. Pantoja 9-5, J. Kaiser 10-9, C. Maxwell 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gordon 1-1 , J. Pantoja 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Lowe W (1-0) 7.0 7 3 3 2 4 1 98 6.23   
J. Taylor H (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.34   
A. DeSclafani SV (36) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Lowe 53
Batters Faced: R. Lowe 29, J. Taylor 3, A. DeSclafani 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Lowe 9-7, J. Taylor 2-1, A. DeSclafani 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Lowe 98-58, J. Taylor 12-7, A. DeSclafani 14-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Lowe
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 28775
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