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Bryan Reynolds hits late HR after Mitch Keller, Hunter Greene duel to lift the Pirates past Reds 1-0

PITTSBURGH (AP) Bryan Reynolds hit a go-ahead home run in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Wednesday.

Reynolds pounced on an 80 mph changeup from Nick Martinez (2-5) and sent it just over the wall in center field for his 10th homer of the season as the Pirates took two of three from Cincinnati.

The blast extended Reynolds' hitting streak to 17 games, the longest by a Pirate since 2019. He is batting .357 during the streak, with three home runs and 10 RBIs. The surge comes during a time of year when Reynolds typically figures things out. He's a career .345 hitter in June.

“I’ve got a good history in June, I guess,” Reynolds said with a characteristic shrug. "So, need to make it a longer month.”

Colin Holderman (3-0) retired the three batters he faced in the eighth after coming on for a brilliant Mitch Keller. David Bednar worked a perfect ninth for his 16th save.

Keller didn't put up much of a fight when Pirates manager Derek Shelton came to get him after issuing a leadoff walk in the eighth even though Keller had thrown just 83 pitches.

“I had no idea how many pitches I was at, wasn’t really looking at that, just keep going," Keller said. "I don’t even know how much it ended up being. Felt like 150, though.”

The teams combined for just five hits on a steamy day at PNC Park in which Keller and Hunter Greene put on a show.

Keller allowed two hits - singles to Jonathan India and Santiago Espinal - over seven-plus innings while striking out seven. The 28-year-old has pitched at least five innings in 46 straight starts, the longest active streak in the majors.

The Reds failed to get a runner to third against Keller and did little against Holderman and Bednar.

“I don’t know if we’ve pitched better than we did in this series,” said Shelton of the Pirates, who allowed three runs in three games against Cincinnati.

Hunter Greene matched Keller pitch for pitch into the seventh. The hard-throwing 24-year-old right-hander struck out nine in 6 1/3 innings. Greene didn’t allow a walk, though he did hit two batters to boost his season total to 11, the most in the majors.

“Hunter’s been working really hard in between starts to train himself to go deeper into games, just one more thing he’s doing to get better,” Reds manager David Bell said. "He’s put a little extra effort toward that.”

Greene's only mistakes were giving up a double to right by Yasmani Grandal in the second and a double off the wall in center field by Rowdy Tellez with one out in the seventh.

GETTING ROWDY

Tellez began trotting when the ball left his bat thinking it was gone. He started chugging when it smacked off the wall and scrambled into second just before the throw came in from the outfield.

The burly first baseman, who is hitting .421 (16 of 38) over his past 12 games, said afterward “are you going to ask me about my double that should have been a homer, write that it's a double that should have been a homer.”

Shelton joked afterward that the penalty for Tellez would be a new bottle of wine for the wine fridge Shelton recently had installed in his office.

“He got to second base,” Shelton said. "I don’t think Rowdy’s getting to third base really ever ... But, he knew he screwed up.”

The hit ended Greene's day but not his impressive run of starts. Greene has at least five strikeouts in his 15 starts, the longest stretch by a Reds starter to begin the season since 1901 and the longest by a Cincinnati pitcher at any point since Mario Soto in 1982.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Reds: Held CF TJ Friedl (hamstring) out of the lineup for a second straight day after he tweaked his hamstring while making a spectacular catch on Monday night.

Pirates: Activated INF Alika Williams (wrist) from the injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Indianapolis.

UP NEXT

Reds: Welcome Boston for a three-game series starting Friday.

Pirates: Host Tampa Bay for a three-game weekend set beginning Friday.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Reds CIN35-39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Pirates PIT36-38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	1	3	0

PNC ParkPittsburgh, PA

W: C. Holderman (3-0)L: N. Martinez (2-5)S: D. Bednar (16)
HR: PIT - B. Reynolds (24)

CINReds

PITPirates

.M. KellerMitch Keller
P
7.0 IP, 2 BB, 7 SO, 83 P
.H. GreeneHunter Greene
P
6.1 IP, 9 SO, 106 P

HITTERS	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. India 2B	4	1	0	1	2	.240	.349	.332	.681	0.5
E. De La Cruz SS	4	0	0	0	1	.236	.334	.435	.770	0.0
S. Steer 1B-LF	4	0	0	1	1	.238	.331	.398	.730	-0.5
J. Fraley DH	4	0	0	0	0	.273	.328	.349	.677	0.0
S. Espinal 3B	3	1	0	1	0	.207	.258	.314	.572	0.5
W. Benson RF	3	0	0	2	1	.199	.291	.393	.684	-1.0
S. Fairchild CF	2	0	1	0	1	.216	.305	.336	.641	3.0
J. Hurtubise LF	2	0	0	1	1	.185	.297	.241	.538	-0.5
a- J. Candelario PH-1B	1	0	0	0	1	.251	.307	.482	.789	0.0
L. Maile C	2	0	1	2	1	.198	.301	.296	.597	2.0

HITTERS	AB
J. India 2B	4
E. De La Cruz SS	4
S. Steer 1B-LF	4
J. Fraley DH	4
S. Espinal 3B	3
W. Benson RF	3
S. Fairchild CF	2
J. Hurtubise LF	2
a- J. Candelario PH-1B	1
L. Maile C	2

a-flied out for Hurtubise in the 8th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
A. McCutchen DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.241	.338	.401	.739	-1.0
B. Reynolds LF	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	.274	.340	.455	.795	6.5
O. Cruz SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.246	.296	.423	.719	-1.0
N. Gonzales 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.286	.315	.466	.781	-0.5
R. Tellez 1B	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.232	.290	.315	.605	1.0
K. Hayes 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.238	.307	.321	.629	1.0
C. Joe RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.246	.323	.405	.728	1.0
Y. Grandal C	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.189	.214	.295	.509	1.5
M. Taylor CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.195	.245	.255	.500	-0.5
a- J. Suwinski PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.174	.267	.308	.575	-0.5

HITTERS	AB
A. McCutchen DH	4
B. Reynolds LF	3
O. Cruz SS	4
N. Gonzales 2B	3
R. Tellez 1B	3
K. Hayes 3B	2
C. Joe RF	2
Y. Grandal C	3
M. Taylor CF	2
a- J. Suwinski PH-CF	1

a-struck out for Taylor in the 8th

Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. India 2 (2), J. Hurtubise

2B - R. Tellez (8), Y. Grandal (4)
HR - B. Reynolds (10)
RBI - B. Reynolds (40)
2-Out RBI - B. Reynolds
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - Y. Grandal, M. Taylor 2 (2)

SB - S. Fairchild (7), L. Maile

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
H. Greene	6.1	2	0	0	0	9	0	3.35	1.12	22.5
F. Cruz	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.51	1.14	1.0
N. Martinez (L, 2-5)	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1	4.40	1.13	-4.5
S. Moll	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.76	0.98	1.5

PITCHERS	IP
H. Greene	6.1
F. Cruz	0.2
N. Martinez (L, 2-5)	0.2
S. Moll	0.1

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Keller	7.0	2	2	7	3.11	1.20	23.5
C. Holderman (W, 3-0)	1.0	0	0	1	0.70	0.90	10.5
D. Bednar (S, 16)	1.0	0	0	0	5.17	1.12	10.0

PITCHERS	IP
M. Keller	7.0
C. Holderman (W, 3-0)	1.0
D. Bednar (S, 16)	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - H. Greene 106-68, F. Cruz 13-5, N. Martinez 8-6, S. Moll 3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - H. Greene 4-3, F. Cruz 0-2, N. Martinez 0-2
Batters Faced - H. Greene 23, F. Cruz 3, N. Martinez 3, S. Moll

Pitches-Strikes - M. Keller 83-59, C. Holderman 13-9, D. Bednar 11-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Keller 5-4, C. Holderman 1-1, D. Bednar 0-2
Batters Faced - M. Keller 25, C. Holderman 3, D. Bednar 3

.M. KellerMitch Keller
P
7.0 IP, 2 BB, 7 SO, 83 P
.H. GreeneHunter Greene
P
6.1 IP, 9 SO, 106 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Reds CIN35-39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Pirates PIT36-38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	1	3	0

PNC ParkPittsburgh, PA

HITTERS	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. India 2B	4	1	0	1	2	.240	.349	.332	.681	0.5
E. De La Cruz SS	4	0	0	0	1	.236	.334	.435	.770	0.0
S. Steer 1B-LF	4	0	0	1	1	.238	.331	.398	.730	-0.5
J. Fraley DH	4	0	0	0	0	.273	.328	.349	.677	0.0
S. Espinal 3B	3	1	0	1	0	.207	.258	.314	.572	0.5
W. Benson RF	3	0	0	2	1	.199	.291	.393	.684	-1.0
S. Fairchild CF	2	0	1	0	1	.216	.305	.336	.641	3.0
J. Hurtubise LF	2	0	0	1	1	.185	.297	.241	.538	-0.5
a- J. Candelario PH-1B	1	0	0	0	1	.251	.307	.482	.789	0.0
L. Maile C	2	0	1	2	1	.198	.301	.296	.597	2.0
Total	29	2	2	8	9	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. India 2B	4
E. De La Cruz SS	4
S. Steer 1B-LF	4
J. Fraley DH	4
S. Espinal 3B	3
W. Benson RF	3
S. Fairchild CF	2
J. Hurtubise LF	2
a- J. Candelario PH-1B	1
L. Maile C	2
Total	29

a-flied out for Hurtubise in the 8th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
A. McCutchen DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.241	.338	.401	.739	-1.0
B. Reynolds LF	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	.274	.340	.455	.795	6.5
O. Cruz SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.246	.296	.423	.719	-1.0
N. Gonzales 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.286	.315	.466	.781	-0.5
R. Tellez 1B	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.232	.290	.315	.605	1.0
K. Hayes 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.238	.307	.321	.629	1.0
C. Joe RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.246	.323	.405	.728	1.0
Y. Grandal C	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.189	.214	.295	.509	1.5
M. Taylor CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.195	.245	.255	.500	-0.5
a- J. Suwinski PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.174	.267	.308	.575	-0.5
Total	27	1	3	1	1	1	11	8	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
A. McCutchen DH	4
B. Reynolds LF	3
O. Cruz SS	4
N. Gonzales 2B	3
R. Tellez 1B	3
K. Hayes 3B	2
C. Joe RF	2
Y. Grandal C	3
M. Taylor CF	2
a- J. Suwinski PH-CF	1
Total	27

a-struck out for Taylor in the 8th

Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. India 2 (2), J. Hurtubise

2B - R. Tellez (8), Y. Grandal (4)
HR - B. Reynolds (10)
RBI - B. Reynolds (40)
2-Out RBI - B. Reynolds
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - Y. Grandal, M. Taylor 2 (2)

SB - S. Fairchild (7), L. Maile

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
H. Greene	6.1	2	0	0	0	9	0	3.35	1.12	22.5
F. Cruz	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.51	1.14	1.0
N. Martinez (L, 2-5)	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1	4.40	1.13	-4.5
S. Moll	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.76	0.98	1.5
Total	8.0	3	1	1	1	11	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
H. Greene	6.1
F. Cruz	0.2
N. Martinez (L, 2-5)	0.2
S. Moll	0.1
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Keller	7.0	2	2	7	3.11	1.20	23.5
C. Holderman (W, 3-0)	1.0	0	0	1	0.70	0.90	10.5
D. Bednar (S, 16)	1.0	0	0	0	5.17	1.12	10.0
Total	9.0	2	2	8	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
M. Keller	7.0
C. Holderman (W, 3-0)	1.0
D. Bednar (S, 16)	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - H. Greene 106-68, F. Cruz 13-5, N. Martinez 8-6, S. Moll 3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - H. Greene 4-3, F. Cruz 0-2, N. Martinez 0-2
Batters Faced - H. Greene 23, F. Cruz 3, N. Martinez 3, S. Moll

Pitches-Strikes - M. Keller 83-59, C. Holderman 13-9, D. Bednar 11-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Keller 5-4, C. Holderman 1-1, D. Bednar 0-2
Batters Faced - M. Keller 25, C. Holderman 3, D. Bednar 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

8TH INNING
Reynolds homered to center 0 1

8TH INNING
	Reynolds homered to center	0	1

1ST INNING
Reds
M. Keller Pitching:
J. India: Strike looking, India grounded out to third
E. De La Cruz: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, De La Cruz grounded out to second
S. Steer: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Steer struck out looking
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Pirates
H. Greene Pitching:
A. McCutchen: McCutchen popped out to shortstop
B. Reynolds: Foul, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Ball, Ball, Reynolds hit by pitch
O. Cruz: Foul, Ball, Foul, Cruz lined out to third
N. Gonzales: Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Gonzales struck out swinging
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Reds
M. Keller Pitching:
J. Fraley: Foul, Fraley fouled out to third
S. Espinal: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Espinal struck out swinging
W. Benson: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Benson struck out swinging
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Pirates
H. Greene Pitching:
R. Tellez: Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Tellez struck out looking
K. Hayes: Ball, Ball, Hayes hit by pitch
C. Joe: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Joe reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Hayes out at second
Y. Grandal: Grandal doubled to deep right, Joe to third
M. Taylor: Foul, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Taylor struck out swinging
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Reds
M. Keller Pitching:
S. Fairchild: Ball, Fairchild flied out to shallow right
J. Hurtubise: Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Hurtubise struck out looking
L. Maile: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Maile walked
J. India: Ball, Ball, Maile stole second, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, India struck out looking
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Pirates
H. Greene Pitching:
A. McCutchen: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, McCutchen struck out swinging
B. Reynolds: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Reynolds grounded out to third
O. Cruz: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Cruz struck out swinging
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Reds
M. Keller Pitching:
E. De La Cruz: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, De La Cruz flied out to left
S. Steer: Strike looking, Steer grounded out to first
J. Fraley: Ball, Fraley lined out to first
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Pirates
H. Greene Pitching:
N. Gonzales: Gonzales grounded out to shortstop
R. Tellez: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Tellez struck out looking
K. Hayes: Foul, Hayes lined out to center
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Reds
M. Keller Pitching:
S. Espinal: Ball, Foul, Espinal singled to right
W. Benson: Ball, Benson popped out to first
S. Fairchild: Fairchild grounded out to first, Espinal to second
J. Hurtubise: Ball, Hurtubise fouled out to third
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Pirates
H. Greene Pitching:
C. Joe: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Joe lined out to second
Y. Grandal: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Grandal struck out swinging
M. Taylor: Strike (foul tip), Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Taylor flied out to deep center
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Reds
M. Keller Pitching:
L. Maile: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Maile struck out swinging
J. India: Ball, Foul, Foul, India singled to center
E. De La Cruz: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, De La Cruz flied out to deep center
S. Steer: Strike looking, Steer lined out to left
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Pirates
H. Greene Pitching:
A. McCutchen: Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul tip, McCutchen struck out on foul tip
B. Reynolds: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Reynolds struck out swinging
O. Cruz: Strike (foul tip), Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Cruz flied out to left
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Reds
M. Keller Pitching:
J. Fraley: Strike looking, Fraley lined out to left
S. Espinal: Strike swinging, Espinal lined out to center
W. Benson: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Benson struck out swinging
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Pirates
H. Greene Pitching:
N. Gonzales: Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Gonzales grounded out to third
R. Tellez: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Tellez doubled to deep center
Fernando Cruz relieved Hunter Greene
K. Hayes: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Hayes flied out to shallow right
C. Joe: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Joe walked
Y. Grandal: Ball, Ball, Grandal flied out to right
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Reds
M. Keller Pitching:
S. Fairchild: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Fairchild walked
Jeimer Candelario hit for Jacob Hurtubise
Colin Holderman relieved Mitch Keller
J. Candelario: Candelario flied out to right
L. Maile: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Fairchild stole second, Strike swinging, Maile struck out swinging
J. India: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, India grounded out to third
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Pirates
Spencer Steer in left field
Jeimer Candelario at first base
Nick Martinez relieved Fernando Cruz
Jack Suwinski hit for Michael Taylor
J. Suwinski: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Suwinski struck out swinging
A. McCutchen: Strike swinging, McCutchen flied out to right
B. Reynolds: Ball, Reynolds homered to center
Sam Moll relieved Nick Martinez
O. Cruz: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Cruz struck out swinging
End of the 8th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Reds
Jack Suwinski in center field
David Bednar relieved Colin Holderman
E. De La Cruz: Foul, Ball, De La Cruz popped out to shortstop
S. Steer: Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Steer flied out to deep right
J. Fraley: Fraley flied out to center
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)