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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 3
When: 7:05 PM ET, Saturday, September 24, 2011
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 70°
Umpires: Home - Chris Guccione, 1B - Lance Barrett, 2B - Chris Conroy, 3B - Mike Winters
Attendance: 37388

Rookie Josh Harrison collected a career-high four hits, and Ryan Ludwick drove in and scored a run as the Pittsburgh Pirates recorded a 4-3 home triumph over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.

Jason Jaramillo added an RBI single to highlight a three-run third for Pittsburgh, which has won 10 of the 14 meetings between the National League Central rivals.

Rookie Brad Lincoln (2-3) rebounded from a dismal start against the Los Angeles Dodgers to allow two runs on six hits in five solid innings. Three relievers bridged the gap to Jason Grilli, who stranded Brandon Phillips on second base to secure his first save of the season.

Joey Votto belted a pair of RBI doubles and Edgar Renteria added an RBI single for Cincinnati, which has dropped six of its last eight.

Travis Wood (6-6) struggled right from the start, permitting four runs on seven hits in 2 2/3 innings.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Cincinnati   Pittsburgh
Travis Wood Player Brad Lincoln
Loss W/L Win
2.2 IP 5.0
2 Strikeouts 4
7 Hits 6
13.50 ERA 3.60
Hitting
Cincinnati   Pittsburgh
Brandon Phillips Player Josh Harrison
3 Hits 4
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
5 TB 7
.600 Avg .800
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Cincinnati 8 0 14 .235 25 11 3 6 0 0
Pittsburgh 11 0 16 .367 16 7 4 5 4 0