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Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds

Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati Regular Season Final

Final score

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8–7 on Friday, July 31, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 82-80
at Cincinnati Reds 8 75-87

Line score

Team
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 7 12 1
Cincinnati Reds 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 8 12 0
  • W: Emilio Pagán (4-1)
  • L: Wilber Dotel

Home runs

  • Pittsburgh Pirates: Jake Mangum (3)
  • Cincinnati Reds: Sal Stewart (23), JJ Bleday (19)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Pittsburgh Pirates Nick Gonzales singles on a line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. Bryan Reynolds scores. Esmerlyn Valdez scores. Ryan O'Hearn to 2nd. 2–0
Bottom 1st Cincinnati Reds Tyler Stephenson doubles (15) on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. JJ Bleday scores. 2–1
Bottom 1st Cincinnati Reds Nathaniel Lowe singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Tyler Stephenson scores. 2–2
Top 2nd Pittsburgh Pirates Jake Mangum homers (3) on a line drive to right field. 3–2
Bottom 3rd Cincinnati Reds JJ Bleday homers (19) on a fly ball to right field. 3–3
Bottom 4th Cincinnati Reds Sal Stewart homers (23) on a fly ball to center field. Elly De La Cruz scores. 3–5
Top 5th Pittsburgh Pirates Esmerlyn Valdez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Noelvi Marte. Brandon Lowe scores. 4–5
Top 8th Pittsburgh Pirates Henry Davis singles on a fly ball to left fielder JJ Bleday. Nick Gonzales scores. Endy Rodríguez to 2nd. 5–5
Top 8th Pittsburgh Pirates Jake Mangum singles on a ground ball to left fielder JJ Bleday. Endy Rodríguez scores. Henry Davis to 3rd. 6–5
Top 8th Pittsburgh Pirates Brandon Lowe singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Henry Davis scores. Jake Mangum to 3rd. 7–5
Bottom 8th Cincinnati Reds Sal Stewart singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Noelvi Marte scores. Matt McLain scores. Sal Stewart to 2nd. 7–7
Bottom 8th Cincinnati Reds Nathaniel Lowe reaches on a fielder's choice. Sal Stewart scores. Tyler Stephenson to 3rd. Nathaniel Lowe to 2nd. Missed catch error by second baseman Brandon Lowe, assist to third baseman Nick Gonzales. 7–8

Box score

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batter
Jake Mangum CF 4 1 2 2 1 1 .304
Brandon Lowe 2B 5 1 3 1 0 2 .257
Bryan Reynolds LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .268
Esmerlyn Valdez RF 3 1 0 1 1 1 .271
Ryan O'Hearn DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 .270
Nick Gonzales 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .318
Endy Rodríguez 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 .259
Jacob Gonzalez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Jared Triolo SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .243
Henry Davis C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .173
Totals 38 7 12 7 3 8
Pitcher
Paul Skenes 4.0 7 5 5 4 7 2 100 3.90
Antwone Kelly 3.0 2 0 0 2 3 0 40 6.14
Wilber Dotel (L, 1-4)(BS, 1) 0.1 3 3 2 0 1 0 18 5.11
Mason Montgomery 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 3.80

Cincinnati Reds

Batter
Elly De La Cruz SS 3 1 1 0 2 1 .279
Sal Stewart 1B 5 2 2 4 0 0 .255
JJ Bleday LF 3 2 1 1 2 1 .229
Tyler Stephenson C 3 1 1 1 2 2 .252
Nathaniel Lowe DH 5 0 2 1 0 2 .258
Ivan Johnson DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
Eugenio Suárez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .200
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .141
Dane Myers CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276
Noelvi Marte RF 4 1 3 0 0 1 .200
Matt McLain 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .192
Totals 35 8 12 7 7 12
Pitcher
Hunter Greene 6.0 7 4 4 2 4 1 91 6.83
Sam Moll (H, 5) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 4.36
Julian Garcia (H, 2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.41
Caleb Ferguson (H, 3) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 7 4.18
Pierce Johnson (BS, 1) 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 17 4.96
Emilio Pagán (W, 4-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.63

Game info

Weather
84 degrees, Clear
Wind
1 mph, Calm
First pitch
6:11 PM
Time of game
2:58
Attendance
30,618
Umpires
Home Plate: Dan Bellino, First Base: Dexter Kelley, Second Base: Shane Livensparger, Third Base: Dan Merzel

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Cincinnati Reds 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Cincinnati Reds 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Cincinnati Reds 3 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 17 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Cincinnati Reds 8 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Cincinnati Reds 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 10 Final Game page

Other MLB games on Jul 31

Matchup Status Details
New York Yankees 2 at Chicago Cubs 0 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Baltimore Orioles 6 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 6 at Tampa Bay Rays 1 Final Game page
Miami Marlins 5 at New York Mets 2 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 4 at Cleveland Guardians 1 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 2 at Atlanta Braves 6 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 2 at Houston Astros 11 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 1 at Colorado Rockies 3 Final Game page
Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Los Angeles Angels 2 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 13 at Athletics 1 Final Game page
San Francisco Giants 0 at San Diego Padres 7 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 5 at Seattle Mariners 3 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 9 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Final Game page

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