PIT 2, CIN 3 | Jul 30, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, July 30, 2026•Great American Ball Park•84°F, Partly Cloudy

PIT

Pirates

CIN

Reds

Final

WIN

Emilio Pagán

LOSS

Gregory Soto

The Reds edged the Pirates 3-2 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Elly De La Cruz3-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 6: Brandon Lowe homers (23) on a fly ball to right field.

Weather: 84°F, Partly CloudyWind: 4 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 3:00Att: 25,532Venue: Great American Ball Park

Ump Audit

Dan Merzel

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90.1%C

18 missed calls

+39.1% PIT

+0.38 runs PIT

Win Probability

CIN WinPIT Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	7	0
CIN	0	0	2	0	0	0	0

Game 824488 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jake MangumLF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.301/.349/.369	94.8	.348	.345
Brandon Lowe2B	4	1	1	1	0	2	.253/.320/.490	103.4	.386	.681
Bryan ReynoldsDH	4	0	0	0	0	2	.267/.381/.454	108.6	.149	.167
Billy CookCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200/.200/.267	-	-	-
Ryan O'Hearn1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.270/.333/.456	97.4	.099	.148
Nick Gonzales3B	4	1	2	0	0	0	.316/.370/.413	98.3	.226	.213
Endy RodríguezC	3	0	1	0	1	1	.261/.383/.450	88.1	.343	.329
Jared TrioloSS	1	0	0	0	1	0	.244/.316/.312	89.7	.011	.013
Jhostynxon GarciaRF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.190/.227/.214	87.9	.502	.462
Bench
Esmerlyn ValdezRF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.277/.371/.664	90.5	.268	.255
Jacob GonzalezSS	1	0	0	1	0	1	.237/.295/.381
Totals	33	2	7	2	2	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Lowe (6th off Lowder, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Valdez; Gonzales

TB:12

RBI:Gonzalez; Lowe

SB:Rodríguez 2; Triolo

SF:Gonzalez

Team LOB:8

Cincinnati Reds

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Elly De La CruzSS	4	2	3	1	1	0	.279/.355/.504	115.7	.612

Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Yohan Ramírez	2.0	1	0	0	1	4	39-23	89.6	3.10
Hunter Barco	3.0	5	2	2	3	2	72-42	87.6	7.36
Noah Murdock	2.0	2	0	0	3	3	45-26	90.3	0.00
Mason Montgomery	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	7-7	99.8	3.86
Gregory SotoL	0.2	1	1	1	2	1	18-8	89.8	3.77
Totals	8.2	9	3	3	9	12	181-106	-	-

WP:Barco

IBB:Soto

Pitches-strikes:Ramírez 39-23; Barco 72-42; Murdock 45-26; Montgomery 7-7; Soto 18-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Ramírez 0-2; Barco 2-3; Murdock 2-0; Montgomery 0-1; Soto 1-0

Cincinnati Reds

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Rhett Lowder	6.0	5	2	2	0	5	1	90-61	88.5	5.42

Game Notes

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B1Replay review: Sal Stewart challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Sal Stewart called out on strikes.

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T8Replay review: Bryan Reynolds challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Bryan Reynolds called out on strikes.

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B9Replay review: Pirates challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Nathaniel Lowe grounds into a force out, shortstop Jared Triolo to second baseman Brandon Lowe. Elly De La Cruz scores. Sal Stewart to 3rd. Tyler Stephenson out at 2nd. Nathaniel Lowe to 1st.

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B4Wild pitch by Hunter Barco

Bot 3 • CIN

0-1

Elly De La Cruz doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jhostynxon Garcia. Matt McLain scores.

EV: 108.6 mph306 ftLA: 13°

0-2

Sal Stewart singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Elly De La Cruz scores.

EV: 100.2 mph43 ftLA: -1°

Top 5 • PIT

1-2

Jacob Gonzalez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Dane Myers. Nick Gonzales scores.

EV: 93.2 mph351 ftLA: 31°

Top 6 • PIT

2-2

Brandon Lowe homers (23) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 103.4 mph💣 402 ftLA: 32°

Bot 9 • CIN

2-3

Pirates challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Nathaniel Lowe grounds into a force out, shortstop Jared Triolo to second baseman Brandon Lowe. Elly De La Cruz scores. Sal Stewart to 3rd. Tyler Stephenson out at 2nd. Nathaniel Lowe to 1st.

EV: 99.1 mph3 ftLA: -41°

Bench
Rhett LowderP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brock BurkeP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tejay AntoneP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Emilio PagánP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-