Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 1
When: 7:10 PM ET, Friday, October 2, 2009
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 63°
Umpires: Home - Lance Barksdale, 1B - Marvin Hudson, 2B - D.J. Reyburn, 3B - Randy Marsh
Attendance: 16288
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 63°
Umpires: Home - Lance Barksdale, 1B - Marvin Hudson, 2B - D.J. Reyburn, 3B - Randy Marsh
Attendance: 16288
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | L2 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Cincinnati Reds have a 0-0 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 0-0 record on the road.
- Cincinnati has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Reds have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Pittsburgh has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Pirates have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Daniel McCutchen pitched 6.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 0.00. Matt Capps closed out the game to get the save and has 0 saves for the season. Justin Lehr took the loss for Cincinnati.
- Wladimir Balentien had the only homerun for Cincinnati. Lastings Milledge had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Pittsburgh | Cincinnati | |
| Daniel McCutchen | Player | Justin Lehr |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 6.1 | IP | 6.0 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 4 | Hits | 4 |
| 1.42 | ERA | 4.50 |
Hitting
| Pittsburgh | Cincinnati | |
| Andy LaRoche | Player | Jay Bruce |
| 2 | Hits | 1 |
| 2 | RBI | 0 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 2 | TB | 2 |
| .667 | Avg | .333 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | 1 | 9 | .172 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 5 | 1 | 11 | .156 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |