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Reynolds homers in 2nd straight game, Pirates beat Reds 6-1

Tue, Sep 13, 2022
MLB News (AP)

CINCINNATI (AP) - Bryan Reynolds homered for the second straight game and drove in two runs, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds 6-1 Tuesday in a doubleheader opener.

Cincinnati's Jake Fraley was hit on the head by Manny Banuelos' 93.5 mph fastball in the eighth inning. The ball appeared to glance off the bill of Fraley's helmet and graze the right side of his face. Down for several minutes, Fraley got to his feet and was led off the field by an athletic trainer.

Cal Mitchell hit a two-run shot for his first homer since July 22 and Ke'Bryan Hayes added his first home run since Aug. 7, helping last-place Pittsburgh win back-to-back games for the first time since Aug. 18 against Boston and Aug. 19 against Cincinnati. The Pirates (53-88) are assured of their fourth straight losing season and the Reds (56-84) of their seventh in nine years but first since 2019.

The game drew 9,338, the Reds' fourth-lowest at home this season. Three of Cincinnati's six home crowds under 10,000 have been for games against the Pirates.

Pittsburgh hit three homers for the second straight game, sending the fourth-place Reds to a fourth consecutive loss after winning three in a row.

Johan Oviedo (1-1) pitched hitless ball into the fifth and allowed one hit over five shutout innings for his first win since his Sept. 1 recall from Triple-A Indianapolis. He struck out four and walked two.

Luis Cessa (3-3) gave up five runs and eight hits - including three homer - in his sixth start since being moved from the bullpen. He struck out five and walked one in 5 2/3 innings while slipping to 0-2 as a starter.

Reynolds hit a solo home run in the first inning in Monday's 6-3 Pirates win and followed with a third-inning RBI single for a 1-0 lead Tuesday.

Hayes hit his seventh homer of the season for a 2-0 lead in the fourth, a drive into the Reds bullpen in left-center field. Reynolds followed in the fifth with a shot into the right-center field seats.

Mitchell knocked out Cessa with a line drive into the right field seats with Chavis aboard in the sixth.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Pirates: Reds reliever Kyle Dowdy hit Tyler Heineman with his first pitch after relieving Cessa in the sixth. Heineman stayed in the game.

UP NEXT

Pirates RHP Roansy Contreras (5-4, 3.29) goes up against Reds rookie LHP Nick Lodolo (4-5, 3.78) in Wednesday's series finale. Contreras allowedone run and four hits in six innings during win against Cincinnati on July 7. Lodolo has never faced the Pirates.

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