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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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
Hitting
Cincinnati   Pittsburgh
Miguel Cairo Player Jose Tabata
1 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
1 TB 4
1.000 Avg .500
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