Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - May 2, 2026

CIN

20-13

PIT

18-16

FINAL

PNC Park

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	7	11	0
PIT	5	5	0	5	0	0	0	2	X	17	19	0

WIN

Carmen Mlodzinski

5.2 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 10 K, 2 BB

LOSS

Rhett Lowder

1.1 IP, 5 H, 8 ER, 1 K, 4 BB

Box Score

CIN BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1T. FriedlCF	1-3	1	0	0	.202
↳ R. HindsRF	0-1	0	0	0	.121
2J. BledayLF	2-4	3	1	2	.308
3E. De La CruzSS	1-2	1	0	0	.277
↳ M. McLainSS	0-2	0	0	0	.200
4S. Stewart2B	0-5	0	0	0	.260
5N. LoweDH	2-4	0	0	3	.288
6S. Steer1B	1-4	0	0	0	.243
7W. BensonCF	2-4	2	1	1	.196
8T. StephensonC	2-4	0	0	0	.188
9K. Hayes3B	0-4	0	0	0	.119

CIN PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
R. Lowder(L, 3-2)	1.1	5	8	4	1	52-25	5.09
C. Phillips	0.0	0	2	4	0	21-5	3.06
S. Moll	1.2	2	0	1	2	40-23	1.84
B. Burke	1.0	6	5	1	2	39-24	3.52
G. Ashcraft	1.0	0	0	1	2	14-8	1.13
J. Franco	1.0	1	0	0	2	17-11	5.40
J. Trevino	2.0	5	2	0	0	28-15	15.75

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

CIN		PIT
11	HITS	19
2	HOME RUNS	0
22	TOTAL BASES	26
2	WALKS	11
13	STRIKEOUTS	9
14	RUNNERS LOB	29

Win Probability

PIT 100.0%

CINEVENPIT

10050100

TOP 9 · CIN 7-17 PIT · PIT 100.0%Sal Stewart flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz.

Scoring Summary

TOP 1Nathaniel Lowe 2-run ground-rule double on a fly ball to left field. JJ Bleday scores. Elly De La Cruz scores.2-0
BOT 1Brandon Lowe 1-run single on a ground ball to center fielder TJ Friedl. Oneil Cruz scores.2-1
BOT 1Ryan O'Hearn 1-run double on a ground ball to right fielder Will Benson. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd.2-2
BOT 1Nick Gonzales 1-run groundout, second baseman Sal Stewart to first baseman Spencer Steer. Bryan Reynolds scores. Ryan O'Hearn to 3rd.2-3
BOT 1Marcell Ozuna 1-run double on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Ryan O'Hearn scores.2-4
BOT 1Konnor Griffin 1-run double on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Marcell Ozuna scores.2-5
TOP 2Will Benson solo 414' no-doubter on a fly ball to right center field.3-5
BOT 2

Season Series

PIT LEADS 7-6

Box Score

CIN BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1T. FriedlCF	1-3	1	0	0	.202
↳ R. HindsRF	0-1	0	0	0	.121
2J. BledayLF	2-4	3	1	2	.308
3E. De La CruzSS	1-2	1	0	0	.277
↳ M. McLainSS	0-2	0	0	0	.200
4S. Stewart2B	0-5	0	0	0	.260
5N. LoweDH	2-4	0	0	3	.288
6S. Steer1B	1-4	0	0	0	.243
7W. BensonCF	2-4	2	1	1	.196
8T. StephensonC	2-4	0	0	0	.188
9K. Hayes3B	0-4	0	0	0	.119

CIN PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
R. Lowder(L, 3-2)	1.1	5	8	4	1	52-25	5.09
C. Phillips	0.0	0	2	4	0	21-5	3.06
S. Moll	1.2	2	0	1	2	40-23	1.84
B. Burke	1.0	6	5	1	2	39-24	3.52
G. Ashcraft	1.0	0	0	1	2	14-8	1.13
J. Franco	1.0	1	0	0	2	17-11	5.40
J. Trevino	2.0	5	2	0	0	28-15	15.75

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

CIN		PIT
11	HITS	19
2	HOME RUNS	0
22	TOTAL BASES	26
2	WALKS	11
13	STRIKEOUTS	9
14	RUNNERS LOB	29

Win Probability

PIT 100.0%

CINEVENPIT

10050100

TOP 9 · CIN 7-17 PIT · PIT 100.0%Sal Stewart flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz.

Scoring Summary

TOP 1Nathaniel Lowe 2-run ground-rule double on a fly ball to left field. JJ Bleday scores. Elly De La Cruz scores.2-0
BOT 1Brandon Lowe 1-run single on a ground ball to center fielder TJ Friedl. Oneil Cruz scores.2-1
BOT 1Ryan O'Hearn 1-run double on a ground ball to right fielder Will Benson. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd.2-2
BOT 1Nick Gonzales 1-run groundout, second baseman Sal Stewart to first baseman Spencer Steer. Bryan Reynolds scores. Ryan O'Hearn to 3rd.2-3
BOT 1Marcell Ozuna 1-run double on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Ryan O'Hearn scores.2-4
BOT 1Konnor Griffin 1-run double on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Marcell Ozuna scores.2-5
TOP 2Will Benson solo 414' no-doubter on a fly ball to right center field.3-5
BOT 2

Season Series

PIT LEADS 7-6

Nick Gonzales 1-run walk. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd. Ryan O'Hearn to 2nd.

BOT 2Marcell Ozuna 1-run walk. Bryan Reynolds scores. Ryan O'Hearn to 3rd. Nick Gonzales to 2nd.3-7

BOT 2Spencer Horwitz 1-run walk. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Nick Gonzales to 3rd. Marcell Ozuna to 2nd.3-8

BOT 2Konnor Griffin 1-run walk. Nick Gonzales scores. Marcell Ozuna to 3rd. Spencer Horwitz to 2nd.3-9

BOT 2Henry Davis 1-run force-out grounder, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to second baseman Sal Stewart. Marcell Ozuna scores. Spencer Horwitz to 3rd. Konnor Griffin out at 2nd. Henry Davis to 1st.3-10

BOT 4Oneil Cruz 1-run single on a ground ball to right fielder Will Benson. Konnor Griffin scores.3-11

BOT 4Bryan Reynolds 1-run double on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. Oneil Cruz scores. Brandon Lowe to 3rd.3-12

BOT 4Ryan O'Hearn 2-run single on a fly ball to right fielder Will Benson. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds scores.3-14

BOT 4Spencer Horwitz 1-run single on a line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Marcell Ozuna to 2nd.3-15

TOP 5Nathaniel Lowe 1-run single on a ground ball to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. JJ Bleday scores.4-15

TOP 6JJ Bleday 2-run 376' homer on a fly ball to right field. TJ Friedl scores.6-15

TOP 8Ke'Bryan Hayes 1-run double-play grounder, shortstop Konnor Griffin to second baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Will Benson scores. Tyler Stephenson out at 2nd. Ke'Bryan Hayes out at 1st.7-15

BOT 8Marcell Ozuna 1-run single on a fly ball to center fielder Will Benson. Jake Mangum scores. Marcell Ozuna to 2nd.7-16

BOT 8Spencer Horwitz 1-run double on a fly ball to center fielder Will Benson. Marcell Ozuna scores.7-17

NL Central Standings

NATIONAL LEAGUE

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	103	59	.636	-	W5
Chicago	89	73	.549	14.0	W1
Pittsburgh	82	80	.506	21.0	W1
St. Louis	77	85	.475	26.0	L4
Cincinnati	75	87	.463	28.0	L1

FULL STANDINGS

Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates, May 2, 2026