No late-inning magic this time from Pirates in loss to Reds

Reds Pirates Baseball Cincinnati Reds' TJ Friedl, right, steals second base as Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Liover Peguero, left, waits for a late throw during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed) (Matt Freed/AP)

By Danny Demilio

PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW.com.

The Pittsburgh Pirates were unable to replicate Friday’s late inning magic in a 2-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park on Saturday night.

Jared Triolo led off the third inning with a double and later scored on Tommy Pham’s sacrifice fly to put the Pirates (51-67) ahead 1-0.

Noelvi Marte doubled home Spencer Steer in the top of the fourth inning to even the score at 1-all. Three innings later, Bryan Reynolds made a diving catch in right field to rob TJ Friedl of extra bases, but Marte scored from third on a sac fly to give the Reds (61-57) the lead.

Emilio Pagáan sealed the win for the Reds for his 25th save of the season by getting Nick Gonzales to line into an inning-ending double play.

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