• Solak grounds out to first and that's it. Final: Reds 7, Pirates 1
• Canario does the same.
• Bart grounds out to second.
• Holderman strikes out Lux on three pitches to get out of it. We head to the bottom of the ninth.
• Hays grounds out to Hayes for the second out.
• RUN: De La Cruz now doubles into the right field corner and another run scores. Runners on second and third, one out. Reds, 7-1
• He walks Espinal and that receives some more boos.
• Just bad. There seems to be no life now, no energy. This is Holderman's game to finish and they are just trying to get through it.
• RUN: Friedl singles into right field and Stephenson scores from second. Reds, 6-1
• Stephenson moves to second on a wild pitch.
• RUN: McLain hits a sacrifice fly to right center to score Benson. Reds, 5-1
• Holderman then walks Stephenson. Runners on the corners, no outs.
• Benson takes third on a passed ball.
• Benson pokes one down the third-base line for a double. Hayes was shifted toward second base leaving the wide-open hole.
• End of eighth inning: Reynolds grounds out to first.
• McCutchen strikes out. That's No. 8 tonight for the Pirates.
• Hayes grounds out to third for an easy first out.
• Scott Barlow gets the eighth for the Reds.
• IKF throws out Steer at first base with an assist from Horwitz at the bag.
• Kelly goes to the bullpen and it's Colin Holderman.
• Bednar strikes out Lux. Two outs.
• Hays moves to second on a wild pitch.
• That one received some "SELL! THE! TEAM!" chants.
• RUN: Hays drives home De La Cruz for the second time today with a single up the middle. Reds, 4-1
• RUN: De La Cruz doubles off the wall in left center as Friedl scores from first. De La Cruz advanced to third on the throw home. Reds, 3-1
• Espinal strikes out looking on a curveball that catches the inside edge.
• Friedl reaches on an infield single to third. Hayes made the bare-handed play, but the throw was late.
• David Bednar gets the eighth.
• End of seventh inning: Horwitz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.
• Spencer Horwitz is hitting for Triolo.
• IKF reaches on an infield single. Espinal missed the barehanded play at third.
• Tonight's paid attendance: 10,842.
• He flies out to right center.
• Some boos rain down on Pham as he steps to the plate in the seventh inning.
• Lyon Richardson gets the call for the Reds.
• Ferguson works a quick inning as he fans McLain as well. Needed 11 pitches to make it through the frame.
• Stephenson strikes out swinging as Ferguson gets him with a slurve in the dirt.
• Benson flies out to center field for a quick first out from Ferguson.
• Ferguson gets the seventh inning. Keller's final line: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K. He records the Pirates' ninth quality start in the last 15 games.
• End of sixth inning: Solak flies out to left field on an outside changeup.
• Canario pops out on a changeup way outside the zone. Benson had to travel a good distance into foul territory to catch that one.
• Caleb Ferguson is warming in the pen.
• Bart grounds out to third.
• Keller is at 91 pitches so his day could be done with Benson, a left-handed hitter, leading off for the Reds in the seventh.
• Pirates had played decent defense until IKF's error and it ends up costing them.
• Keller retires Steer with a fly ball to left field after a quick mound visit from Kelly.
• RUN: Lux hits a line drive into left field and Pham drops the ball while trying to make a sliding catch. Hays scores on the play and Lux slides into second. Reds, 2-1
• After making an easy play behind second, IKF tries to spin and throw and his throw ends up in the Reds' dugout. Hays gets second on the play.
• De La Cruz flies out to left field and Pham gets a decent ovation after making the catch.
• Hayes makes one of those gold glove type plays that he's known to make to rob Espinal of a hit down the left-field line.
• End of fifth inning: Reynolds makes weak contact on a changeup and hits a slow grounder to first.
• McCutchen grounds out to third. Espinal makes a nice back-handed stab and a one-hop throw to first.
• Hayes grounds out first. The play is under a review, but it's not even close.
• Friedl flies out to right field and Keller has retired eight of the last nine.
• After a rough start, Keller has settled in and has scattered three hits -- two doubles -- over the last three innings.
• Keller strikes out McClain for his fifth of the night.
• Stephenson lines out softly to right field.
• End of fourth inning: Triolo strikes out again and strands two runners. That's the Pirates' seventh strikeout of the game.
• Lodolo hits IKF to put runners on first and second.
• Not sure why there wasn't a bunt on for Solak. No outs and a runner on second. Move him over to at least put him in position for a sac fly.
• Pham strikes out on three pitches, all at the top of the zone.
• Solak grounds out to short. Canario smartly stays put.
• Canario hits a ground-rule double to that bounces once and goes over the wall. He connected on a 1-2 curveball after fouling off four straight.
• Benson puts a charge into one and Pham gets a little turned around in left field but makes the catch.
• Steer flies out into shallow right field. Triolo ranged back to make a catch on the run.
• Lux doubles to the right center gap. He got ahold of a first-pitch fastball.
• Keller just struck out Hays with four sinkers.
• End of third inning: Bart hits a high fly ball to left field for the final out of the inning.
• Reynolds walks on five pitches. The last -- a sinker -- was nearly a strike. Looked like it caught the bottom of the zone.
• McCutchen makes contact and goes the other way, but it's a soft fly ball for an easy catch.
• Hayes goes down on strikes on again. He whiffed on a changeup below the zone, a pitch Lodolo had used twice earlier in the game.
• Keller gets De La Cruz this time with a 97 mph fastball at the top of the zone after locating two sweepers at the bottom right corner.
• Espinal pops out in foul territory near first base.
• Friedl doubles to the right center gap on a 95 mph fastball at the top of the zone. Keller up to 46 pitches already.
• McLain hits an easy grounder to Hayes for a 5-3 put out.
• End of second inning: Triolo strikes out on a 1-2 curveball at the bottom of the zone.
• IKF beats out a sure double play ball that erases Pham. Two away.
• Pham hits a sharp ground ball through the left side. 109 mph exit velocity.
• Solak grounds out to short for an easy first out.
• Stephenson just grounded into a 5-4-3 double play. Really nice turn by Triolo after a slow roller to Hayes. I didn't think they'd get it in time, but Triolo threw a strike to first.
• Keller burns a 97 mph fastball passed Benson. That's his fastest pitch of the night.
• Steer singles over Triolo into right center field.
• End of first inning: Canario strikes out on a 1-2 sinker at the bottom right corner of the zone.
• RUN: Bart doubles off the top of the wall in straight-away center and Reynolds scores from first. Bart got ahold of a fastball at the bottom of the zone. Tied, 1-1
• Reynolds beats out an infield single and that might be putting it nicely.
• Looked like McCutchen tried to hold there on an inside curveball but couldn't. He's the second strikeout victim.
• Hayes swings and missed at a 2-2 fastball at the top of the zone.
• Keller freezes Lux with a 3-2 sweeper that catches the bottom left corner of the zone.
• RUN: Hays doubles into the left field corner and De La Cruz scores from first. Hays torched a slider in the middle of the plate and ended up on third after the throw home. IKF made the throw to the plate but it was off target, closer to the first-base line. Reds, 1-0
• Keller walks De La Cruz on five pitches. Didn't give him anything close after De La Cruz swung and missed on a first-pitch curveball.
• Nice diving stop by IKF to get Espinal at first. Solak was pulled off the bag, but got his foot back in place quick enough.
• Friedl grounds out to Solak. 3-1 put out.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Reds, Mitch Keller to TJ Friedl, PNC Park, 6:42 p.m., 65 degrees, partly cloudy
• So, Oneil Cruz and Spencer Horwitz sit, Pham returns to the lineup and Solak gets another start.
• For Don Kelly's Pirates:
1. Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B 2. Andrew McCutchen, DH 3. Bryan Reynolds, RF 4. Joey Bart, C 5. Alexander Canario, CF 6. Nick Solak, 1B 7. Tommy Pham, LF 8. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS 9. Jared Triolo, 2B
• For Terry Francona's visitors:
1. TJ Friedl, CF 2. Santiago Espinal, 3B 3. Elly De La Cruz, SS 4. Austin Hays, LF 5. Gavin Lux, DH 6. Spencer Steer, 1B 7. Will Benson, RF 8. Tyler Stephenson, C 9. Matt McLain, 2B
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Greg Macafee
3:36 am - 05.19.2025North ShoreFinal: Reds 7, Pirates 1
• Who: Pirates (15-32) vs. Reds (24-24)
• What: MLB regular season, Game 48
• When: 6:40 p.m.
• Where: PNC Park
• Weather: 65°, partly cloudy
• Pitchers: RHP Mitch Keller (1-5, 4.15 ERA) vs. LHP Nick Lodolo (3-4, 3.42 ERA)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh, FS1
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Streaming: SNP360, MLB.TV
• Satellite: SiriusXM 847/861
• Boxscore: MLB.com
• Media notes: Pirates | Reds
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Solak grounds out to first and that's it. Final: Reds 7, Pirates 1
• Canario does the same.
• Bart grounds out to second.
• Holderman strikes out Lux on three pitches to get out of it. We head to the bottom of the ninth.
• Hays grounds out to Hayes for the second out.
• RUN: De La Cruz now doubles into the right field corner and another run scores. Runners on second and third, one out. Reds, 7-1
• He walks Espinal and that receives some more boos.
• Just bad. There seems to be no life now, no energy. This is Holderman's game to finish and they are just trying to get through it.
• RUN: Friedl singles into right field and Stephenson scores from second. Reds, 6-1
• Stephenson moves to second on a wild pitch.
• RUN: McLain hits a sacrifice fly to right center to score Benson. Reds, 5-1
• Holderman then walks Stephenson. Runners on the corners, no outs.
• Benson takes third on a passed ball.
• Benson pokes one down the third-base line for a double. Hayes was shifted toward second base leaving the wide-open hole.
• End of eighth inning: Reynolds grounds out to first.
• McCutchen strikes out. That's No. 8 tonight for the Pirates.
• Hayes grounds out to third for an easy first out.
• Scott Barlow gets the eighth for the Reds.
• IKF throws out Steer at first base with an assist from Horwitz at the bag.
• Kelly goes to the bullpen and it's Colin Holderman.
• Bednar strikes out Lux. Two outs.
• Hays moves to second on a wild pitch.
• That one received some "SELL! THE! TEAM!" chants.
• RUN: Hays drives home De La Cruz for the second time today with a single up the middle. Reds, 4-1
• RUN: De La Cruz doubles off the wall in left center as Friedl scores from first. De La Cruz advanced to third on the throw home. Reds, 3-1
• Espinal strikes out looking on a curveball that catches the inside edge.
• Friedl reaches on an infield single to third. Hayes made the bare-handed play, but the throw was late.
• David Bednar gets the eighth.
• End of seventh inning: Horwitz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.
• Spencer Horwitz is hitting for Triolo.
• IKF reaches on an infield single. Espinal missed the barehanded play at third.
• Tonight's paid attendance: 10,842.
• He flies out to right center.
• Some boos rain down on Pham as he steps to the plate in the seventh inning.
• Lyon Richardson gets the call for the Reds.
• Ferguson works a quick inning as he fans McLain as well. Needed 11 pitches to make it through the frame.
• Stephenson strikes out swinging as Ferguson gets him with a slurve in the dirt.
• Benson flies out to center field for a quick first out from Ferguson.
• Ferguson gets the seventh inning. Keller's final line: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K. He records the Pirates' ninth quality start in the last 15 games.
• End of sixth inning: Solak flies out to left field on an outside changeup.
• Canario pops out on a changeup way outside the zone. Benson had to travel a good distance into foul territory to catch that one.
• Caleb Ferguson is warming in the pen.
• Bart grounds out to third.
• Keller is at 91 pitches so his day could be done with Benson, a left-handed hitter, leading off for the Reds in the seventh.
• Pirates had played decent defense until IKF's error and it ends up costing them.
• Keller retires Steer with a fly ball to left field after a quick mound visit from Kelly.
• RUN: Lux hits a line drive into left field and Pham drops the ball while trying to make a sliding catch. Hays scores on the play and Lux slides into second. Reds, 2-1
• After making an easy play behind second, IKF tries to spin and throw and his throw ends up in the Reds' dugout. Hays gets second on the play.
• De La Cruz flies out to left field and Pham gets a decent ovation after making the catch.
• Hayes makes one of those gold glove type plays that he's known to make to rob Espinal of a hit down the left-field line.
• Looks like Jim Leyland is in the house tonight:
• End of fifth inning: Reynolds makes weak contact on a changeup and hits a slow grounder to first.
• McCutchen grounds out to third. Espinal makes a nice back-handed stab and a one-hop throw to first.
• Hayes grounds out first. The play is under a review, but it's not even close.
• Friedl flies out to right field and Keller has retired eight of the last nine.
• After a rough start, Keller has settled in and has scattered three hits -- two doubles -- over the last three innings.
• Keller strikes out McClain for his fifth of the night.
• Stephenson lines out softly to right field.
• End of fourth inning: Triolo strikes out again and strands two runners. That's the Pirates' seventh strikeout of the game.
• Lodolo hits IKF to put runners on first and second.
• Not sure why there wasn't a bunt on for Solak. No outs and a runner on second. Move him over to at least put him in position for a sac fly.
• Pham strikes out on three pitches, all at the top of the zone.
• Solak grounds out to short. Canario smartly stays put.
• Canario hits a ground-rule double to that bounces once and goes over the wall. He connected on a 1-2 curveball after fouling off four straight.
• Benson puts a charge into one and Pham gets a little turned around in left field but makes the catch.
• Steer flies out into shallow right field. Triolo ranged back to make a catch on the run.
• Lux doubles to the right center gap. He got ahold of a first-pitch fastball.
• Keller just struck out Hays with four sinkers.
• End of third inning: Bart hits a high fly ball to left field for the final out of the inning.
• Reynolds walks on five pitches. The last -- a sinker -- was nearly a strike. Looked like it caught the bottom of the zone.
• McCutchen makes contact and goes the other way, but it's a soft fly ball for an easy catch.
• Hayes goes down on strikes on again. He whiffed on a changeup below the zone, a pitch Lodolo had used twice earlier in the game.
• Keller gets De La Cruz this time with a 97 mph fastball at the top of the zone after locating two sweepers at the bottom right corner.
• Espinal pops out in foul territory near first base.
• Friedl doubles to the right center gap on a 95 mph fastball at the top of the zone. Keller up to 46 pitches already.
• McLain hits an easy grounder to Hayes for a 5-3 put out.
• End of second inning: Triolo strikes out on a 1-2 curveball at the bottom of the zone.
• IKF beats out a sure double play ball that erases Pham. Two away.
• Pham hits a sharp ground ball through the left side. 109 mph exit velocity.
• Solak grounds out to short for an easy first out.
• Stephenson just grounded into a 5-4-3 double play. Really nice turn by Triolo after a slow roller to Hayes. I didn't think they'd get it in time, but Triolo threw a strike to first.
• Keller burns a 97 mph fastball passed Benson. That's his fastest pitch of the night.
• Steer singles over Triolo into right center field.
• End of first inning: Canario strikes out on a 1-2 sinker at the bottom right corner of the zone.
• RUN: Bart doubles off the top of the wall in straight-away center and Reynolds scores from first. Bart got ahold of a fastball at the bottom of the zone. Tied, 1-1
• Reynolds beats out an infield single and that might be putting it nicely.
• Looked like McCutchen tried to hold there on an inside curveball but couldn't. He's the second strikeout victim.
• Hayes swings and missed at a 2-2 fastball at the top of the zone.
• Keller freezes Lux with a 3-2 sweeper that catches the bottom left corner of the zone.
• RUN: Hays doubles into the left field corner and De La Cruz scores from first. Hays torched a slider in the middle of the plate and ended up on third after the throw home. IKF made the throw to the plate but it was off target, closer to the first-base line. Reds, 1-0
• Keller walks De La Cruz on five pitches. Didn't give him anything close after De La Cruz swung and missed on a first-pitch curveball.
• Nice diving stop by IKF to get Espinal at first. Solak was pulled off the bag, but got his foot back in place quick enough.
• Friedl grounds out to Solak. 3-1 put out.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Reds, Mitch Keller to TJ Friedl, PNC Park, 6:42 p.m., 65 degrees, partly cloudy
• So, Oneil Cruz and Spencer Horwitz sit, Pham returns to the lineup and Solak gets another start.
• For Don Kelly's Pirates:
1. Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B
2. Andrew McCutchen, DH
3. Bryan Reynolds, RF
4. Joey Bart, C
5. Alexander Canario, CF
6. Nick Solak, 1B
7. Tommy Pham, LF
8. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS
9. Jared Triolo, 2B
• For Terry Francona's visitors:
1. TJ Friedl, CF
2. Santiago Espinal, 3B
3. Elly De La Cruz, SS
4. Austin Hays, LF
5. Gavin Lux, DH
6. Spencer Steer, 1B
7. Will Benson, RF
8. Tyler Stephenson, C
9. Matt McLain, 2B
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