Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 4
When: 1:35 PM ET, Sunday, August 21, 2011
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
80°
Umpires:
Home -
Bob Davidson, 1B -
Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B -
Brian Knight, 3B -
Jerry Layne
Attendance:
29967
By SportsDirect Inc.
Joey Votto hit a three-run homer and Brandon Phillips drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning as the visiting Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
Ramon Hernandez added a game-tying, pinch-hit RBI single for the Reds, who won for just the fourth time in 12 meetings with the Pirates.
Garrett Jones’ two-run homer off Mike Leake gave the Pittsburgh a 4-3 lead in the sixth. It remained that way until the Reds rallied against Pirates All-Star closer Joel Hanrahan (0-3), who suffered his third blown save in 34 chances.
Rookie Todd Frazier led off the ninth with a single, Ryan Hanigan walked and Hernandez’s single to left field tied the game at 4. One batter later, Phillips’ fielder’s choice scored pinch-runner Dave Sappelt.
Jose Arredondo (3-3) threw two scoreless innings for the win. Francisco Cordero survived a shaky ninth for his 26th save in 31 opportunities.
Pirates manager Clint Hurdle was ejected for the second time in three games for arguing after pinch-runner Josh Harrison was thrown out trying to steal second in the ninth.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Cincinnati |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Mike Leake
|
Player |
James McDonald
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
6.0 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
5 |
Strikeouts |
5 |
|
5 |
Hits |
3 |
|
6.00 |
ERA |
4.50 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Cincinnati
|
7 |
1 |
11 |
.219 |
15 |
9 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
| Pittsburgh
|
7 |
2 |
17 |
.212 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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