Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 3
When: 7:05 PM ET, Friday, September 23, 2011
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
62°
Umpires:
Home -
Mike Winters, 1B -
Chris Guccione, 2B -
Lance Barrett, 3B -
Mike Everitt
Attendance:
23632
By SportsDirect Inc.
Ryan Ludwick's ninth-inning single lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.
With pinch-runner Chase d'Arnaud on second base, Ludwick lined an offering from Nick Masset off the base of the center-field wall as Pittsburgh improved to 9-4 against the Reds this season.
Closer Joel Hanrahan (1-4) earned the win after blowing the save in the ninth inning.
Bill Bray (5-3) absorbed the loss after surrendering a Jason Jaramillo double with one out in the 10th.
Garrett Jones ended a monthlong power drought with a two-run homer to give the Pirates an early lead. Jones drilled a 1-0 pitch from Edinson Volquez into the center-field picnic area at PNC Park for his first home run since Aug. 21, also against the Reds.
The second-inning blast traveled an estimated 458 feet.
The Pirates extended the lead to 3-0 but couldn't hold on, as Hanrahan forced in the tying run in the ninth after hitting Todd Frazier with the bases loaded.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Cincinnati |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Edinson Volquez
|
Player |
Jeff Locke
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
5.0 |
IP |
4.2 |
|
5 |
Strikeouts |
1 |
|
6 |
Hits |
6 |
|
5.40 |
ERA |
1.93 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Cincinnati
|
11 |
0 |
13 |
.289 |
25 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| Pittsburgh
|
8 |
1 |
15 |
.250 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |