• Who: Pirates (2-3) vs. Reds (3-2) • What: MLB regular season, Game 6 • When: 12:40 p.m. • Where: Great American Ball Park • Pitchers: RHP Paul Skenes (0-1, 67.50 ERA) vs. LHP Andrew Abbott (0-0, 0.00 ERA) • TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh • Stream: SNP 360 (local), Reds.TV • Radio: Pirates Radio Network • Satellite: SiriusXM 175/861 • Boxscore: MLB.com • Medianotes: Pirates | Reds
► FOLLOW ALONG
• The Pirates secure their first series win of the year with an 8-3 victory over the Reds at Great American Ball Park. Paul Skenes tossed five innings of one-run ball, Oneil Cruz and Bryan Reynolds each homered, and four runs in the ninth broke things open.
• Just as he did last night, GregorySoto enters to try to close this one out.
• HOMERUN: How about some more insurance? Reynolds homers for a second straight game. Two-run shot that traveled 413 feet to right. Pirates, 8-3
• RUNS: Gonzales drives in two with a single to left field off Emilio Pagan. Two big insurance runs there in the ninth. Pirates, 6-3
• A scoreless eighth for Lawrence, who punches out Suarez with a 1-2 sweeper to end the inning. Nice two appearances for him in this series. Six outs, four strikeouts.
• Mattson tossed a clean seventh and now Justin Lawrence gets the ball for the eighth.
• Mattson allows a single to Myers and gets Stephenson to fly out to center to end the sixth.
• Montgomery strikes out Steer and now Isaac Mattson will enter to face DaneMyers.
• HOME RUN: Suarez hits a no-doubter to left on a 1-1 curveball down the middle from Montgomery. Two-run shot. Pirates, 4-3
• Montgomery enters. Skenes' final line: 5.0 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K. Threw 51 of 77 pitches for strikes.
• RUN: Horwitz works a bases-loaded walk to bring in a run. Pirates, 4-1
• Four-pitch walk to Triolo loads the bases.
• Connor Phillips takes over for Abbott with two on and two outs in the sixth.
• Mason Montgomery warming.
• The rain has begun, as we prepare to begin the sixth.
• Skenes allows a leadoff single to Stephenson and doesn't let him get any further than first base. Two weak flyouts and a strikeout of McLain, his third of the day. Skenes is at 77 pitches over five innings. Five strikeouts. ERA now under 10.00, folks.
• That run snapped Skenes' streak of 31 straight scoreless innings against the Reds. Fourth-longest streak by a Pirates pitcher against a single opponent since 1961. Last time he allowed a run against the Reds was in his second inning of his first start against them on June 17, 2024.
• RUN: Lowe doubles into the right-center field gap, scoring De La Cruz from second. Pirates, 3-1
• De La Cruz leads off the fourth with a single to right. Fouled off three straight pitches and Skenes just couldn't put him away with two strikes. First hit of the day for the Reds.
• I sense the rain coming shortly here, folks.
• Pirates get a baserunner in the fourth on a Yorke walk, but he's wiped out by a double play. Horwitz strikes out to end the inning.
• McLain goes down on three pitches to end the third. Skenes goes back to attacking the zone after missing on four pitches away from Friedl. Four strikeouts over three innings.
• Apparently Skenes wants nothing to do with Friedl. Walks him for the second time. This time on four pitches. Two outs in the third.
• Abbott has settled in since that three-run first. He's now retired seven straight batters after a 1-2-3 third.
• A 1-2-3 second for Skenes, who is up to 30 pitches over two innings. Struck out Steer for the second out and induced a pair of flyouts.
• Skenes walks the first batter he faces and then strikes out two in a scoreless first. Fastball velo looks good and already getting a share of whiffs with it. Three already.
• Cruz only had 11 hits against lefties last season. He's already 4 for 5 with two home runs against them to start the year.
• Horwitz strikes out to end the first. Pirates get three on four hits, all of which came with two outs. Included singles by Yorke and Triolo, who were stranded.
• HOMERUN: Cruz mashes lefties now, you guys. Three-run shot off Abbott. His third in two days. Pirates, 3-0
• Reynolds has the first hit of the day. Two-out single past a diving McLain at second.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Reds, 12:41 p.m., Andrew Abbott to Jake Mangum, 76 degrees, cloudy, Great American Ball Park
• Don Kelly’s lineup:
1. Jake Mangum, RF 2. Nick Gonzales, 2B 3. Bryan Reynolds, LF 4. Marcell Ozuna, DH 5. Oneil Cruz, CF 6. Nick Yorke, 3B 7. Jared Triolo, SS 8. Spencer Horwitz, 1B 9. Henry Davis, C
• Terry Francona’s lineup:
1. TJ Friedl, CF 2. Matt McLain, 2B 3. Elly De La Cruz, SS 4. Sal Stewart, 1B 5. Nathaniel Lowe, DH 6. Spencer Steer, LF 7. Will Benson, RF 8. Tyler Stephenson, C 9. Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B
THE ASYLUM
Final: Pirates 8, Reds 3
• Who: Pirates (2-3) vs. Reds (3-2)
• What: MLB regular season, Game 6
• When: 12:40 p.m.
• Where: Great American Ball Park
• Pitchers: RHP Paul Skenes (0-1, 67.50 ERA) vs. LHP Andrew Abbott (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh
• Stream: SNP 360 (local), Reds.TV
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Satellite: SiriusXM 175/861
• Boxscore: MLB.com
• Media notes: Pirates | Reds
► FOLLOW ALONG
• The Pirates secure their first series win of the year with an 8-3 victory over the Reds at Great American Ball Park. Paul Skenes tossed five innings of one-run ball, Oneil Cruz and Bryan Reynolds each homered, and four runs in the ninth broke things open.
• Just as he did last night, Gregory Soto enters to try to close this one out.
• HOME RUN: How about some more insurance? Reynolds homers for a second straight game. Two-run shot that traveled 413 feet to right. Pirates, 8-3
• RUNS: Gonzales drives in two with a single to left field off Emilio Pagan. Two big insurance runs there in the ninth. Pirates, 6-3
• A scoreless eighth for Lawrence, who punches out Suarez with a 1-2 sweeper to end the inning. Nice two appearances for him in this series. Six outs, four strikeouts.
• Mattson tossed a clean seventh and now Justin Lawrence gets the ball for the eighth.
• Mattson allows a single to Myers and gets Stephenson to fly out to center to end the sixth.
• Montgomery strikes out Steer and now Isaac Mattson will enter to face Dane Myers.
• HOME RUN: Suarez hits a no-doubter to left on a 1-1 curveball down the middle from Montgomery. Two-run shot. Pirates, 4-3
• Montgomery enters. Skenes' final line: 5.0 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K. Threw 51 of 77 pitches for strikes.
• RUN: Horwitz works a bases-loaded walk to bring in a run. Pirates, 4-1
• Four-pitch walk to Triolo loads the bases.
• Connor Phillips takes over for Abbott with two on and two outs in the sixth.
• Mason Montgomery warming.
• The rain has begun, as we prepare to begin the sixth.
• Skenes allows a leadoff single to Stephenson and doesn't let him get any further than first base. Two weak flyouts and a strikeout of McLain, his third of the day. Skenes is at 77 pitches over five innings. Five strikeouts. ERA now under 10.00, folks.
• That run snapped Skenes' streak of 31 straight scoreless innings against the Reds. Fourth-longest streak by a Pirates pitcher against a single opponent since 1961. Last time he allowed a run against the Reds was in his second inning of his first start against them on June 17, 2024.
• RUN: Lowe doubles into the right-center field gap, scoring De La Cruz from second. Pirates, 3-1
• De La Cruz leads off the fourth with a single to right. Fouled off three straight pitches and Skenes just couldn't put him away with two strikes. First hit of the day for the Reds.
• I sense the rain coming shortly here, folks.
• Pirates get a baserunner in the fourth on a Yorke walk, but he's wiped out by a double play. Horwitz strikes out to end the inning.
• McLain goes down on three pitches to end the third. Skenes goes back to attacking the zone after missing on four pitches away from Friedl. Four strikeouts over three innings.
• Apparently Skenes wants nothing to do with Friedl. Walks him for the second time. This time on four pitches. Two outs in the third.
• Abbott has settled in since that three-run first. He's now retired seven straight batters after a 1-2-3 third.
• A 1-2-3 second for Skenes, who is up to 30 pitches over two innings. Struck out Steer for the second out and induced a pair of flyouts.
• Skenes walks the first batter he faces and then strikes out two in a scoreless first. Fastball velo looks good and already getting a share of whiffs with it. Three already.
• Cruz only had 11 hits against lefties last season. He's already 4 for 5 with two home runs against them to start the year.
• Horwitz strikes out to end the first. Pirates get three on four hits, all of which came with two outs. Included singles by Yorke and Triolo, who were stranded.
• HOME RUN: Cruz mashes lefties now, you guys. Three-run shot off Abbott. His third in two days. Pirates, 3-0
• Reynolds has the first hit of the day. Two-out single past a diving McLain at second.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Reds, 12:41 p.m., Andrew Abbott to Jake Mangum, 76 degrees, cloudy, Great American Ball Park
• Don Kelly’s lineup:
1. Jake Mangum, RF
2. Nick Gonzales, 2B
3. Bryan Reynolds, LF
4. Marcell Ozuna, DH
5. Oneil Cruz, CF
6. Nick Yorke, 3B
7. Jared Triolo, SS
8. Spencer Horwitz, 1B
9. Henry Davis, C
• Terry Francona’s lineup:
1. TJ Friedl, CF
2. Matt McLain, 2B
3. Elly De La Cruz, SS
4. Sal Stewart, 1B
5. Nathaniel Lowe, DH
6. Spencer Steer, LF
7. Will Benson, RF
8. Tyler Stephenson, C
9. Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B
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