Triolo’s 1st MLB home run lifts Pirates over Reds

Published 5:21 pm Sunday, August 13, 2023

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jared Triolo hit his first major league home run, a three-run drive as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 in a doubleheader opener Sunday.

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

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

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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.

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.

UP NEXT

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.

FIRST GAME

Pirates 4, Reds 2

Cincinnati Pittsburgh
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Friedl cf 5 0 0 0 Hayes 3b 4 0 1 0
McLain 2b 4 1 2 1 Reynolds cf-lf 4 0 0 0
De La Cruz ss 4 0 0 0 McCutchen dh 3 0 0 0
Steer 3b 4 0 3 0 Joe lf-rf 3 0 0 0
Votto 1b 3 0 0 0 Davis rf 3 1 0 0
Encrncn-Strnd dh 3 0 1 1 Suwinski cf 0 0 0 0
Stephenson c 4 0 0 0 Peguero 2b-ss 2 1 0 0
Benson rf 3 1 1 0 Rivas 1b 2 0 0 0
Fairchild lf 2 0 0 0 Williams ss 2 0 1 1
Ramos ph 1 0 0 0 Rodríguez ph-c 0 1 0 0
Delay c 2 0 0 0
Triolo ph-2b 1 1 1 3
Totals 33 2 7 2 Totals 26 4 3 4
Cincinnati 000 110 000 2
Pittsburgh 000 010 30x 4

E–Williams (2), Keller (1). DP–Cincinnati 0, Pittsburgh 2. LOB–Cincinnati 8, Pittsburgh 4. 2B–Steer 2 (27), McLain (22). 3B–Benson (6). HR–Triolo (1). SB–Steer (10), Benson (12), Friedl (22). S–Rivas (1).

IP H R ER BB SO
Cincinnati
Williamson 5 2-3 2 1 1 2 6
Sims H,20 1-3 0 1 1 2 1
Young L,4-1 BS,1-3 1 1 2 2 1 0
Law 1 0 0 0 0 1
Pittsburgh
Keller 6 5 2 1 3 7
Perdomo W,3-2 1 0 0 0 1 1
Holderman H,18 1 1 0 0 0 2
Bednar S,24-27 1 1 0 0 0 2

WP–Williamson.

Umpires–Home, Charlie Ramos; First, Brian Walsh; Second, Jeremie Rehak; Third, Chad Fairchild.

T–2:33. A–28,731 (38,753).

SECOND GAME

Reds 6, Pirates 5, 10 innings

Cincinnati Pittsburgh
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Friedl cf 4 0 1 0 Rivas 1b 5 0 0 0
Newman ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Reynolds lf 5 2 2 2
McLain 2b 5 0 1 0 McCutchen dh 4 1 0 0
De La Cruz ss 5 1 2 1 Suwinski cf 4 0 1 0
Steer 3b-lf 4 0 0 0 Davis rf 4 1 2 1
Votto dh 4 1 1 0 Rodríguez c 4 0 2 0
Stephenson pr-dh 0 1 0 0 Peguero 2b-ss 4 1 2 2
Encrncn-Strnd 1b 5 0 0 0 Triolo 3b-2b 2 0 0 0
Ramos rf 3 1 3 1 Williams ss 3 0 0 0
Hopkins pr-rf 1 1 1 0 Hayes ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Benson lf 2 1 1 0
Fairchild ph-cf 2 0 1 2
Maile c 3 0 1 2
Totals 39 6 12 6 Totals 36 5 9 5
Cincinnati 021 000 020 1 6
Pittsburgh 210 100 100 0 5

DP–Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 1. LOB–Cincinnati 10, Pittsburgh 8. 2B–Ramos (3), Maile (10), Votto (5), Fairchild (13), Suwinski (16), Davis (8). HR–De La Cruz (10), Reynolds 2 (17), Peguero (4). SB–De La Cruz (18). SF–Davis (1).

IP H R ER BB SO
Cincinnati
Weaver 3 2-3 6 4 4 1 7
Moll 1 0 0 0 1 1
Cruz 1 1-3 1 0 0 1 0
Gibaut 1 1 1 1 0 1
Farmer 1-3 1 0 0 1 1
Díaz W,4-4 1 2-3 0 0 0 1 1
Duarte S,1-1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Pittsburgh
Jackson 3 2-3 5 3 3 2 5
Borucki 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1
Bolton H,1 1 2 0 0 1 0
Hatch H,1 1 1-3 3 2 2 0 0
Hernandez BS,0-2 2-3 1 0 0 0 2
Selby 1 0 0 0 1 1
Bido L,2-3 1 1 1 0 0 1

Moll pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.

HBP–Jackson (Maile), Borucki (Votto). WP–Hatch, Hernandez, Bido.

Umpires–Home, Nic Lentz; First, Jeremie Rehak; Second, Chad Fairchild; Third, Brian Walsh.

T–3:39. A–21,545 (38,753).