Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
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Elly De La Cruz hits a grand slam to power Reds past Pirates 5-2
De La Cruz's grand slam on a 3-2 pitch from Pirates lefty Andrew Heaney with two outs in the third put Cincinnati ahead 4-0. His other grand slam came on Sept. 13 against the Twins.
Alexander Canario hit his first home run of the season for Pittsburgh leading off the fifth. It was one of two hits allowed by Abbott, who made his first start since Aug. 18 when his season ended with a strained left shoulder.
Abbott (1-0) made two starts in spring training and a pair of minor league rehab starts before being activated from the 15-day injured list on Saturday.
Heaney (0-1) allowed three hits, walked two and fanned six.
De La Cruz came to bat with the bases loaded again in the seventh but grounded into a force play. No Reds batter has hit two grand slams in a game.
Emilio Pagán pitched a perfect ninth inning to earn his fourth save of the season.
By winning the first two in a three-game series against the Pirates, Cincinnati has won two straight series after dropping the first three to begin the season.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Rodríguez flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Canario grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Pham fouled out to first. |
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9th Inning | Pagán relieved Santillan |
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8th Inning | Marte grounded out to first. |
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8th Inning | Candelario grounded out to shortstop. |
Statistics
 PIT |
 CIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 3 |
| 5 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 4 | Hits | 4 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 5 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 31 | At Bats | 27 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 1 |
| 11 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 8 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 143 | Pitches | 127 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 8 | Total Bases | 8 |
| 34 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 1.4 | Runs Created | 2.1 |
| .129 | Batting Average | .148 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .258 | Slugging Percentage | .296 |
| .226 | Secondary Average | .259 |
| .206 | On Base Percentage | .303 |
| .464 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .599 |
| 0.3 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.5 |
| 1.4 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.3 |
| 17.0 | Batter Rating | 29.0 |
| 31.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 27.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.21 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.85 |
| .129 | Isolated Power | .148 |
| 0.33 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.43 |
| .088 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .091 |
| .097 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .111 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.1 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 66.8 | MLB Rating | 75.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 31,188 | Capacity:
2025 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago |
14 | 9 | .609 | - | W2 |
 Milwaukee |
11 | 9 | .550 | 1.5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati |
10 | 10 | .500 | 2.5 | W1 |
 St. Louis |
9 | 11 | .450 | 3.5 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh |
8 | 13 | .381 | 5 | L1 |