PITTSBURGH (AP) – Bryan Reynolds had four hits, putting his batting average above .300, and the Pittsburgh Pirates reversed a five-score deficit to beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-6 on Saturday night.
Reynolds hit a double and a triple. He is hitting .302 on the season.
The player, with three seasons of experience, hit just .189 during the 2020 campaign, shortened by the pandemic.
The Pirates finally took the lead 7-6 in the sixth inning, when Reynolds drove in a run with a triple. The Reds had tied for the top of the episode on an RBI double from Tyler Stephenson.
Ben Gamel contributed three of Pittsburgh’s 16 hits, while Michael Chavis, Jacob Stallings and Oneil Cruz added two hits per head. The Pirates have won back-to-back matches since they suffered their 100th win of the season.
Cruz, debuted in the majors. At 6 feet 7 inches (2 meters) he is the tallest shortstop in Major League Baseball history.
He was called up from the Triple A branch in Indianapolis before the game.
Nick Castellanos and Eugenio Suárez each hit home runs for Cincinnati, which suffered its fourth loss in a row.
The victory went to the record of Nick Mears (1-0) and the defeat to Tony Santillán (1-3).
For the Reds, the Venezuelan Suarez 4-2 with a run scored and two RBIs. Cuban José Barrero 4-1. The Dominican Aristides Aquino 1-0.
For the Pirates, the Dominicans Cruz 5-2 with a run scored and an RBI, Wilmer Difo 1-1 with a run scored and two RBIs.