Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds, May 3, 2026

RedsCIN
0-1
Final
PiratesPIT

May 3, 2026, 1:35 PM ET | PNC Park

Last 5 Form

Cincinnati Reds

1-4

Last 5
L 2-13
vs COL
W 6-4
vs COL
L 1-9
@ PIT
L 7-17
@ PIT
L 0-1
@ PIT

Pittsburgh Pirates

3-2

Last 5
L 4-5
vs STL
L 5-10
vs STL
W 9-1
vs CIN
W 17-7
vs CIN
W 1-0
vs CIN

Starting Pitchers

Cincinnati Reds

Chase Burns headshot
Chase Burns
Recorded starter

Pittsburgh Pirates

Braxton Ashcraft headshot
Braxton Ashcraft
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 3, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Cincinnati Reds20-14.588#3#32.0
Pittsburgh Pirates19-16.543#5#53.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Cincinnati RedsPittsburgh Pirates
.699
OPS
.734
213
HR
186
666
Runs
767
4.83
ERA
4.14
1.44
WHIP
1.30
1293
Strikeouts by pitchers
1496

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Cincinnati Reds

Hitters

Will Benson headshot
Will Benson

3 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Nathaniel Lowe headshot
Nathaniel Lowe

4 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

TJ Friedl headshot
TJ Friedl

6 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Chase Burns headshot
Chase Burns

7.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Luis Mey headshot
Luis Mey

3.0 IP, 5 SO, 3.00 ERA

Andrew Abbott headshot
Andrew Abbott

6.0 IP, 5 SO, 3.00 ERA

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters

Bryan Reynolds headshot
Bryan Reynolds

6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Marcell Ozuna headshot
Marcell Ozuna

6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Henry Davis headshot
Henry Davis

2 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Braxton Ashcraft headshot
Braxton Ashcraft

7.2 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Mitch Keller headshot
Mitch Keller

7.0 IP, 6 SO, 1.29 ERA

Yohan Ramírez headshot
Yohan Ramírez

4.0 IP, 5 SO, 2.25 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Braxton Ashcraft headshot
Braxton Ashcraft
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Chase Burns headshot
Chase Burns
Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick
Oneil Cruz headshot
Oneil Cruz
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Cincinnati Reds 0: CIN 4 hits, PIT 5 hits; CIN 0 errors, PIT 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
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Box Score

Batting

4 players led Cincinnati Reds with 1 hit each.

Cincinnati Reds batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
TJ FriedlCF4010010
JJ BledayLF2010100
Dane MyersPH1000010
Elly De La CruzSS3000110
Sal Stewart3B4000000
Nathaniel LoweDH3000020
Spencer Steer1B3010010
Will BensonRF3000020
Jose TrevinoC3010000
Matt McLain2B3000000
Totals29040280

Oneil Cruz led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits and 1 RBI.

Pittsburgh Pirates batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Oneil CruzCF4021000
Brandon Lowe2B3000110
Bryan ReynoldsLF3000120
Henry DavisC0000000
Ryan O'HearnRF3000020
Nick Gonzales3B3000010
Marcell OzunaDH3010000
Billy CookPR/DH0000000
Spencer Horwitz1B3000000
Konnor GriffinSS3110010
Joey BartC2010000
Jake MangumPH/LF0000100
Totals27151370

Pitching

Chase Burns went 7.0 innings for Cincinnati Reds (7 SO, 0 ER); Braxton Ashcraft went 7.2 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (6 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Cincinnati Reds
Chase Burns7.0300170
Tony Santillan1.0211200
Pittsburgh Pirates
Braxton Ashcraft7.2400260
Gregory Soto1.1000020
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B8

    Single Oneil Cruz singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. Konnor Griffin scores. Jake Mangum to 2nd. CIN 0, PIT 1

Play-by-Play

All 61 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Flyout Sal Stewart flies out sharply to left fielder Jake Mangum. CIN 0, PIT 1

  • T9

    Groundout Elly De La Cruz grounds out softly to catcher Henry Davis. CIN 0, PIT 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Dane Myers strikes out swinging. CIN 0, PIT 1

  • B8

    Groundout Bryan Reynolds grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Spencer Steer. CIN 0, PIT 1

  • B8

    Walk Brandon Lowe walks. Jake Mangum to 3rd. Oneil Cruz to 2nd. CIN 0, PIT 1

  • B8

    Single Oneil Cruz singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. Konnor Griffin scores. Jake Mangum to 2nd. CIN 0, PIT 1

  • B8

    Walk Jake Mangum walks. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B8

    Double Konnor Griffin doubles (4) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder TJ Friedl. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B8

    Grounded Into DP Spencer Horwitz grounds into a double play, second baseman Matt McLain to shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Spencer Steer. Billy Cook out at 2nd. Spencer Horwitz out at 1st. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B8

    Single Marcell Ozuna singles on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T8

    Strikeout TJ Friedl strikes out swinging. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T8

    Fielders Choice Out Matt McLain reaches on a fielder's choice out, third baseman Nick Gonzales to catcher Joey Bart. Spencer Steer out at home. Jose Trevino to 3rd. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T8

    Double Jose Trevino doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Spencer Steer to 3rd. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T8

    Strikeout Will Benson strikes out swinging. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T8

    Single Spencer Steer singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B7

    Strikeout Nick Gonzales strikes out on a foul tip. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B7

    Grounded Into DP Ryan O'Hearn grounds into a double play, first baseman Spencer Steer to shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Spencer Steer. Bryan Reynolds out at 2nd. Ryan O'Hearn out at 1st. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B7

    Walk Bryan Reynolds challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Bryan Reynolds walks. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T7

    Groundout Nathaniel Lowe grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T7

    Grounded Into DP Sal Stewart grounds into a double play, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Elly De La Cruz out at 2nd. Sal Stewart out at 1st. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T7

    Walk Elly De La Cruz walks. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B6

    Groundout Brandon Lowe grounds out to first baseman Spencer Steer. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B6

    Flyout Oneil Cruz flies out sharply to right fielder Will Benson. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B6

    Single Joey Bart singles on a line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B6

    Strikeout Konnor Griffin strikes out swinging. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T6

    Lineout JJ Bleday lines out sharply to second baseman Brandon Lowe. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T6

    Double TJ Friedl doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T6

    Pop Out Matt McLain pops out to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T6

    Groundout Jose Trevino grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B5

    Groundout Spencer Horwitz grounds out, first baseman Spencer Steer to pitcher Chase Burns. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B5

    Groundout Marcell Ozuna grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Spencer Steer. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B5

    Lineout Nick Gonzales lines out to center fielder TJ Friedl. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Will Benson called out on strikes. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Spencer Steer strikes out swinging. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Nathaniel Lowe strikes out swinging. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Ryan O'Hearn strikes out swinging. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B4

    Pop Out Brandon Lowe pops out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T4

    Grounded Into DP Sal Stewart grounds into a double play, third baseman Nick Gonzales to second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. JJ Bleday out at 2nd. Sal Stewart out at 1st. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T4

    Flyout Elly De La Cruz flies out to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T4

    Single JJ Bleday singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B3

    Groundout Oneil Cruz grounds out, third baseman Sal Stewart to first baseman Spencer Steer. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B3

    Lineout Joey Bart lines out sharply to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B3

    Groundout Konnor Griffin grounds out, pitcher Chase Burns to first baseman Spencer Steer. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T3

    Groundout TJ Friedl grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T3

    Groundout Matt McLain grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T3

    Groundout Jose Trevino grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B2

    Flyout Spencer Horwitz flies out to center fielder TJ Friedl. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B2

    Flyout Marcell Ozuna flies out to right fielder Will Benson. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B2

    Groundout Nick Gonzales grounds out, third baseman Sal Stewart to first baseman Spencer Steer. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T2

    Flyout Will Benson flies out to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T2

    Groundout Spencer Steer grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Nathaniel Lowe strikes out swinging. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Ryan O'Hearn strikes out on a foul tip. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging, catcher Jose Trevino to first baseman Spencer Steer. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • B1

    Single Oneil Cruz singles on a ground ball to third baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T1

    Groundout Sal Stewart grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Elly De La Cruz called out on strikes. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T1

    Walk JJ Bleday walks. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T1

    Lineout TJ Friedl lines out to center fielder Oneil Cruz. CIN 0, PIT 0