Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds, May 2, 2026

RedsCIN
7-17
Final
PiratesPIT

May 2, 2026, 4:05 PM ET | PNC Park

Last 5 Form

Cincinnati Reds

2-3

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

Pittsburgh Pirates

2-3

Last 5
L 7-11
vs STL
L 4-5
vs STL
L 5-10
vs STL
W 9-1
vs CIN
W 17-7
vs CIN

Starting Pitchers

Cincinnati Reds

Rhett Lowder headshot
Rhett Lowder
Recorded starter

Pittsburgh Pirates

Carmen Mlodzinski headshot
Carmen Mlodzinski
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 2, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Cincinnati Reds20-13.606#3#21.0
Pittsburgh Pirates18-16.529#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

Elly De La Cruz headshot
Elly De La Cruz

5 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Nathaniel Lowe headshot
Nathaniel Lowe

6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Will Benson headshot
Will Benson

3 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Chase Burns headshot
Chase Burns

6.0 IP, 9 SO, 3.00 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

Ryan O'Hearn headshot
Ryan O'Hearn

7 H, 1 HR, 7 RBI

Bryan Reynolds headshot
Bryan Reynolds

8 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Konnor Griffin headshot
Konnor Griffin

9 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

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

Bubba Chandler headshot
Bubba Chandler

5.0 IP, 6 SO, 5.40 ERA

Top Performers

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

Carmen Mlodzinski headshot
Carmen Mlodzinski
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
JJ Bleday headshot
JJ Bleday
Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick
Marcell Ozuna headshot
Marcell Ozuna
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Pittsburgh Pirates 17, Cincinnati Reds 7: CIN 11 hits, PIT 19 hits; CIN 0 errors, PIT 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Cincinnati Reds2100120107110
Pittsburgh Pirates55050002x17190

Box Score

Batting

4 players led Cincinnati Reds with 2 hits each.

Cincinnati Reds batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
TJ FriedlCF3110000
Rece HindsRF1000010
JJ BledayLF4322111
Elly De La CruzSS2110110
Matt McLainSS2000010
Sal Stewart2B5000020
Nathaniel LoweDH4023020
Spencer Steer1B4010010
Will BensonRF/CF4221011
Tyler StephensonC4020010
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B4000020
Totals3771162132

Konnor Griffin led Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 hits and 2 RBI.

Pittsburgh Pirates batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Oneil CruzCF6221020
Brandon Lowe2B1311400
Jared TrioloPH/3B1000000
Bryan ReynoldsLF3321210
Jake MangumLF0100000
Ryan O'HearnRF4323120
Billy CookRF1010000
Nick Gonzales3B/2B5122110
Marcell OzunaDH5333120
Spencer Horwitz1B5023100
Konnor GriffinSS5142100
Henry DavisC6001010
Totals421719171190

Pitching

Jose Trevino went 2.0 innings for Cincinnati Reds (0 SO, 2 ER); Carmen Mlodzinski went 5.2 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (10 SO, 5 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Cincinnati Reds
Rhett Lowder1.1588410
Connor Phillips0.0022400
Sam Moll1.2200120
Brock Burke1.0655120
Graham Ashcraft1.0000120
Jose Franco1.0100020
Jose Trevino2.0522000
Pittsburgh Pirates
Carmen Mlodzinski5.28552101
Chris Devenski0.1111001
Yohan Ramírez2.0211020
Gregory Soto1.0000010
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

  • T1

    Double Nathaniel Lowe hits a ground-rule double (5) on a fly ball to left field. JJ Bleday scores. Elly De La Cruz scores. CIN 2, PIT 0

  • B1

    Single Brandon Lowe singles on a ground ball to center fielder TJ Friedl. Oneil Cruz scores. CIN 2, PIT 1

  • B1

    Double Ryan O'Hearn doubles (5) on a ground ball to right fielder Will Benson. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd. CIN 2, PIT 2

  • B1

    Groundout Nick Gonzales grounds out, second baseman Sal Stewart to first baseman Spencer Steer. Bryan Reynolds scores. Ryan O'Hearn to 3rd. CIN 2, PIT 3

  • B1

    Double Marcell Ozuna doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Ryan O'Hearn scores. CIN 2, PIT 4

  • B1

    Double Konnor Griffin doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Marcell Ozuna scores. CIN 2, PIT 5

  • T2

    Home Run Will Benson homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. CIN 3, PIT 5

  • B2

    Walk Nick Gonzales walks. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd. Ryan O'Hearn to 2nd. CIN 3, PIT 6

  • B2

    Walk Marcell Ozuna walks. Bryan Reynolds scores. Ryan O'Hearn to 3rd. Nick Gonzales to 2nd. CIN 3, PIT 7

  • B2

    Walk Spencer Horwitz walks. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Nick Gonzales to 3rd. Marcell Ozuna to 2nd. CIN 3, PIT 8

  • B2

    Walk Konnor Griffin walks. Nick Gonzales scores. Marcell Ozuna to 3rd. Spencer Horwitz to 2nd. CIN 3, PIT 9

  • B2

    Forceout Henry Davis grounds into a force out, 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. CIN 3, PIT 10

  • B4

    Single Oneil Cruz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Will Benson. Konnor Griffin scores. CIN 3, PIT 11

  • B4

    Double Bryan Reynolds doubles (5) on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. Oneil Cruz scores. Brandon Lowe to 3rd. CIN 3, PIT 12

  • B4

    Single Ryan O'Hearn singles on a fly ball to right fielder Will Benson. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. CIN 3, PIT 14

  • B4

    Single Spencer Horwitz singles on a line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Marcell Ozuna to 2nd. CIN 3, PIT 15

  • T5

    Single Nathaniel Lowe singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. JJ Bleday scores. CIN 4, PIT 15

  • T6

    Home Run JJ Bleday homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. TJ Friedl scores. CIN 6, PIT 15

  • T8

    Grounded Into DP Ke'Bryan Hayes grounds into a double play, 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. CIN 7, PIT 15

  • B8

    Single Marcell Ozuna singles on a fly ball to center fielder Will Benson. Jake Mangum scores. Marcell Ozuna to 2nd. CIN 7, PIT 16

  • B8

    Double Spencer Horwitz doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Will Benson. Marcell Ozuna scores. CIN 7, PIT 17

Play-by-Play

All 94 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Flyout Sal Stewart flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz. CIN 7, PIT 17

  • T9

    Strikeout Matt McLain strikes out on a foul tip. CIN 7, PIT 17

  • T9

    Pop Out JJ Bleday pops out to shortstop Konnor Griffin. CIN 7, PIT 17

  • B8

    Lineout Henry Davis lines out sharply to center fielder Will Benson. CIN 7, PIT 17

  • B8

    Single Konnor Griffin singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Spencer Horwitz to 3rd. CIN 7, PIT 17

  • B8

    Double Spencer Horwitz doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Will Benson. Marcell Ozuna scores. CIN 7, PIT 17

  • B8

    Single Marcell Ozuna singles on a fly ball to center fielder Will Benson. Jake Mangum scores. Marcell Ozuna to 2nd. CIN 7, PIT 16

  • B8

    Grounded Into DP Nick Gonzales grounds into a double play, shortstop Matt McLain to second baseman Sal Stewart to first baseman Spencer Steer. Jake Mangum to 3rd. Billy Cook out at 2nd. Nick Gonzales out at 1st. CIN 7, PIT 15

  • B8

    Single Billy Cook singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Jake Mangum to 2nd. CIN 7, PIT 15

  • B8

    Hit By Pitch Jake Mangum hit by pitch. CIN 7, PIT 15

  • T8

    Strikeout Rece Hinds strikes out swinging. CIN 7, PIT 15

  • T8

    Grounded Into DP Ke'Bryan Hayes grounds into a double play, 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. CIN 7, PIT 15

  • T8

    Single Tyler Stephenson singles on a ground ball to pitcher Yohan Ramírez. Will Benson to 3rd. CIN 6, PIT 15

  • T8

    Double Will Benson doubles (2) on a fly ball to left fielder Jake Mangum. CIN 6, PIT 15

  • B7

    Flyout Jared Triolo flies out to center fielder Will Benson. CIN 6, PIT 15

  • B7

    Lineout Oneil Cruz lines out sharply to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 6, PIT 15

  • B7

    Forceout Henry Davis grounds into a force out, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to second baseman Sal Stewart. Konnor Griffin out at 2nd. Henry Davis to 1st. CIN 6, PIT 15

  • B7

    Single Konnor Griffin singles on a ground ball to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 6, PIT 15

  • T7

    Flyout Spencer Steer flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz. CIN 6, PIT 15

  • T7

    Strikeout Nathaniel Lowe strikes out swinging. CIN 6, PIT 15

  • T7

    Lineout Sal Stewart lines out sharply to right fielder Billy Cook. CIN 6, PIT 15

  • B6

    Pop Out Spencer Horwitz pops out to third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes in foul territory. CIN 6, PIT 15

  • B6

    Strikeout Marcell Ozuna strikes out swinging. CIN 6, PIT 15

  • B6

    Single Nick Gonzales singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Will Benson. CIN 6, PIT 15

  • B6

    Strikeout Ryan O'Hearn called out on strikes. CIN 6, PIT 15

  • T6

    Groundout Matt McLain grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. CIN 6, PIT 15

  • T6

    Home Run JJ Bleday homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. TJ Friedl scores. CIN 6, PIT 15

  • T6

    Hit By Pitch TJ Friedl hit by pitch. CIN 4, PIT 15

  • T6

    Groundout Ke'Bryan Hayes grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. CIN 4, PIT 15

  • T6

    Groundout Tyler Stephenson grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. CIN 4, PIT 15

  • B5

    Strikeout Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging. CIN 4, PIT 15

  • B5

    Walk Brandon Lowe walks. CIN 4, PIT 15

  • B5

    Strikeout Oneil Cruz strikes out swinging. CIN 4, PIT 15

  • B5

    Groundout Henry Davis grounds out, second baseman Sal Stewart to first baseman Spencer Steer. CIN 4, PIT 15

  • T5

    Flyout Will Benson flies out to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. CIN 4, PIT 15

  • T5

    Single Spencer Steer singles on a ground ball to shortstop Konnor Griffin. Nathaniel Lowe to 2nd. CIN 4, PIT 15

  • T5

    Single Nathaniel Lowe singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. JJ Bleday scores. CIN 4, PIT 15

  • T5

    Lineout Sal Stewart lines out to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. CIN 3, PIT 15

  • T5

    Strikeout Elly De La Cruz called out on strikes. CIN 3, PIT 15

  • T5

    Double JJ Bleday doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. CIN 3, PIT 15

  • B4

    Flyout Konnor Griffin flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 3, PIT 15

  • B4

    Single Spencer Horwitz singles on a line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Marcell Ozuna to 2nd. CIN 3, PIT 15

  • B4

    Single Marcell Ozuna singles on a ground ball to left fielder JJ Bleday. Ryan O'Hearn to 2nd. CIN 3, PIT 14

  • B4

    Strikeout Nick Gonzales strikes out swinging. CIN 3, PIT 14

  • B4

    Single Ryan O'Hearn singles on a fly ball to right fielder Will Benson. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. CIN 3, PIT 14

  • B4

    Double Bryan Reynolds doubles (5) on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. Oneil Cruz scores. Brandon Lowe to 3rd. CIN 3, PIT 12

  • B4

    Walk Brandon Lowe walks. Oneil Cruz to 2nd. CIN 3, PIT 11

  • B4

    Single Oneil Cruz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Will Benson. Konnor Griffin scores. CIN 3, PIT 11

  • B4

    Strikeout Henry Davis called out on strikes. CIN 3, PIT 10

  • B4

    Triple Konnor Griffin triples (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. CIN 3, PIT 10

  • T4

    Lineout TJ Friedl lines out to center fielder Oneil Cruz. CIN 3, PIT 10

  • T4

    Strikeout Ke'Bryan Hayes strikes out swinging. CIN 3, PIT 10

  • T4

    Strikeout Tyler Stephenson strikes out swinging. CIN 3, PIT 10

  • B3

    Pop Out Spencer Horwitz pops out to third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes. CIN 3, PIT 10

  • B3

    Strikeout Marcell Ozuna strikes out swinging. CIN 3, PIT 10

  • B3

    Single Nick Gonzales singles on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. Brandon Lowe to 3rd. Bryan Reynolds to 2nd. CIN 3, PIT 10

  • B3

    Strikeout Ryan O'Hearn strikes out swinging. CIN 3, PIT 10

  • B3

    Single Bryan Reynolds singles on a ground ball to right fielder Will Benson. Brandon Lowe to 2nd. CIN 3, PIT 10

  • B3

    Walk Brandon Lowe walks. CIN 3, PIT 10

  • T3

    Strikeout Will Benson called out on strikes. CIN 3, PIT 10

  • T3

    Strikeout Spencer Steer strikes out swinging. CIN 3, PIT 10

  • T3

    Strikeout Nathaniel Lowe strikes out on a foul tip. CIN 3, PIT 10

  • B2

    Groundout Oneil Cruz grounds out, catcher Tyler Stephenson to first baseman Spencer Steer. CIN 3, PIT 10

  • B2

    Forceout Henry Davis grounds into a force out, 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. CIN 3, PIT 10

  • B2

    Walk Konnor Griffin walks. Nick Gonzales scores. Marcell Ozuna to 3rd. Spencer Horwitz to 2nd. CIN 3, PIT 9

  • B2

    Walk Spencer Horwitz walks. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Nick Gonzales to 3rd. Marcell Ozuna to 2nd. CIN 3, PIT 8

  • B2

    Walk Marcell Ozuna walks. Bryan Reynolds scores. Ryan O'Hearn to 3rd. Nick Gonzales to 2nd. CIN 3, PIT 7

  • B2

    Walk Nick Gonzales walks. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd. Ryan O'Hearn to 2nd. CIN 3, PIT 6

  • B2

    Walk Ryan O'Hearn walks. Brandon Lowe to 3rd. Bryan Reynolds to 2nd. CIN 3, PIT 5

  • B2

    Walk Bryan Reynolds walks. Brandon Lowe to 2nd. CIN 3, PIT 5

  • B2

    Walk Brandon Lowe walks. CIN 3, PIT 5

  • B2

    Strikeout Oneil Cruz called out on strikes. CIN 3, PIT 5

  • T2

    Strikeout Sal Stewart strikes out swinging. CIN 3, PIT 5

  • T2

    Walk Elly De La Cruz walks. TJ Friedl to 2nd. CIN 3, PIT 5

  • T2

    Strikeout JJ Bleday strikes out swinging. CIN 3, PIT 5

  • T2

    Single TJ Friedl singles on a soft bunt ground ball to pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski. Tyler Stephenson to 3rd. CIN 3, PIT 5

  • T2

    Strikeout Ke'Bryan Hayes strikes out on a foul tip. CIN 3, PIT 5

  • T2

    Double Tyler Stephenson doubles (4) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. CIN 3, PIT 5

  • T2

    Home Run Will Benson homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. CIN 3, PIT 5

  • B1

    Groundout Henry Davis grounds out, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to first baseman Spencer Steer. CIN 2, PIT 5

  • B1

    Double Konnor Griffin doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Marcell Ozuna scores. CIN 2, PIT 5

  • B1

    Groundout Spencer Horwitz grounds out, second baseman Sal Stewart to first baseman Spencer Steer. Marcell Ozuna to 3rd. CIN 2, PIT 4

  • B1

    Double Marcell Ozuna doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Ryan O'Hearn scores. CIN 2, PIT 4

  • B1

    Groundout Nick Gonzales grounds out, second baseman Sal Stewart to first baseman Spencer Steer. Bryan Reynolds scores. Ryan O'Hearn to 3rd. CIN 2, PIT 3

  • B1

    Double Ryan O'Hearn doubles (5) on a ground ball to right fielder Will Benson. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd. CIN 2, PIT 2

  • B1

    Walk Bryan Reynolds walks. Brandon Lowe to 2nd. CIN 2, PIT 1

  • B1

    Single Brandon Lowe singles on a ground ball to center fielder TJ Friedl. Oneil Cruz scores. CIN 2, PIT 1

  • B1

    Single Oneil Cruz singles on a ground ball to second baseman Sal Stewart, deflected by shortstop Elly De La Cruz. CIN 2, PIT 0

  • T1

    Flyout Spencer Steer flies out sharply to center fielder Oneil Cruz. CIN 2, PIT 0

  • T1

    Double Nathaniel Lowe hits a ground-rule double (5) on a fly ball to left field. JJ Bleday scores. Elly De La Cruz scores. CIN 2, PIT 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Sal Stewart strikes out swinging. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T1

    Double Elly De La Cruz doubles (6) on a ground ball to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. JJ Bleday to 3rd. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T1

    Walk JJ Bleday walks. CIN 0, PIT 0

  • T1

    Pop Out TJ Friedl pops out to shortstop Konnor Griffin. CIN 0, PIT 0