Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 2
Thursday, April 5, 2018 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Thursday, April 5, 2018
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 43°
Umpires: Home - Victor Carapazza, 1B - Jordan Baker, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Greg Gibson
Attendance: 9227
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Cincinnati 010000010251
Pittsburgh 00104000-590
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Cincinnati 1-4 1-3 0-1 L1
Pittsburgh 5-1 2-1 3-0 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 2-1 record at home this season. The Cincinnati Reds have a 0-1 record on the road.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Pirates have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Cincinnati has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Reds have won 1 of their last 10 games.
  • Steven Brault pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 1.12. Felipe Rivero closed out the game to get the save and has 3 saves for the season. Homer Bailey took the loss for Cincinnati.
  • Gregory Polanco had the only homerun for Pittsburgh. Adam Duvall had the only homerun for Cincinnati.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Cincinnati   Pittsburgh
Homer Bailey Player Steven Brault
Loss W/L Win
4.2 IP 5.0
2 Strikeouts 4
7 Hits 3
7.71 ERA 1.80
Hitting
Cincinnati   Pittsburgh
Phil Gosselin Player Corey Dickerson
1 Hits 2
0 RBI 1
0 HR 0
1 TB 5
1.000 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Cincinnati 5 1 8 .161 7 1 5 0 1
Pittsburgh 9 1 17 .273 4 4 4 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Cincinnati. The Pirates have a W/L % of .750 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Cincinnati will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Reds have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .250 after a loss.