Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates

· Doubleheader - Game 1

Cincinnati Reds

61-58, 32-27 Away

Final
2 - 4

Pittsburgh Pirates

53-64, 29-31 Home

Triolo' 1st big league homer leads Pirates over Reds 4-2 in doubleheader opener

“A good moment to do it, for sure,” Triolo said. “I’ve waited a long time for that.”

Pittsburgh overcame a 2-0 deficit against the Reds, who lost for the ninth time in 11 games.

Alika Williams started the comeback with an RBI single in the fifth.

Liover Peguero walked against Lucas Sims starting the seventh and pinch-hitter Endy Rodriguez walked with one out against Alex Young (4-1).

Triolo, in his 116th at-bat and 128th plate appearance, drove a full-count changeup to left.

“I was hoping that I hit it hard enough that it would carry a little bit,” Triolo said. “I didn’t actually see it go over the fence. I was looking for the umpires to see their sign.”

Triolo’s parents Tom and Lesa Triolo saw their son’s first big league homer.

“I think my mom was crying after the game,” Triolo said. “The last time I saw her cry was my debut.”

Angel Perdomo (3-2) pitched a hitless seventh inning. David Bednar allowed a ninth-inning triple to Will Benson but got his 24th save in 27 chances.

Young lost for the first time with the Reds.

Mitch Keller allowed two runs — one earned — five hits and three walks in six innings with seven strikeouts. Reds starter Brandon Williamson gave up one run and two hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Christian Encarnacion-Strand had an RBI single in the fourth and Matt McLain hit a run-scoring double in the fifth.,

Pittsburgh right-hander Andre Jackson (0-0, 5.16 ERA) and Cincinnati right-hander Luke Weaver (2-4, 6.75) were to start the second game, necessitated by a rainout Saturday.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Reds: RHP Ben Lively (right pectoral muscle strain) was sent to Louisville on a rehabilitation assignment. Lively, who has been on the IL since Aug. 2, is 4-7 with a 5.20 ERA.

Reds: RHP Graham Ashcraft (6-7, 4.95) is scheduled to start Tuesday against visiting Cleveland and LHP Logan Allen (5-5, 3.55 ERA).

Pirates: RHP Carlos Carrasco (3-6, 6.42) starts for the New York Mets in Monday’s series opener against visiting Pittsburgh.

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Matchup Prediction

Pirates: 50.1%

Reds: 49.9%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Friedl grounded out to first.
	9th Inning	Ramos struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Ramos hit for Fairchild
	9th Inning	Benson tripled to center.
	9th Inning	Stephenson struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Bednar relieved Holderman

Statistics

CIN		PIT
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
9	Ground Balls	7
12	Strikeouts	8
2	Runs Batted In	4
0	Sacrifice Hit	1
7	Hits	3
3	Stolen Bases	0
4	Walks	5
0	Catcher Interference	0
2	Runs	4
2	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
33	At Bats	26
0	Home Runs	1
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
20	Runners Left On Base	8
1	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	0
3	Doubles	0
12	Fly Balls	12
0	Caught Stealing	0
141	Pitches	137
0	Games Started	0
1	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	1
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	0
12	Total Bases	6
37	Plate Appearances	32
0.0	Projected Home Runs	162.0
4	Extra Base Hits	1
3.6	Runs Created	1.7
.212	Batting Average	.115
.000	Pinch Hit Average	1.000
.364	Slugging Percentage	.231
.364	Secondary Average	.308
.297	On Base Percentage	.258
.661	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.489
0.8	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.6
3.5	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	1.9
26.5	Batter Rating	22.0
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	26.0
1.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
3.81	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	4.28
.152	Isolated Power	.115
0.33	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.63
.108	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.156
.152	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.192
4.0	Runs Produced	8.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.4	Patience Ratio	0.4
0.3	Balls In Play Average	0.1
74.3	MLB Rating	69.8
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0