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Henry Davis contributed significantly to the Pittsburgh Pirates' 9-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, helping the team snap a five-game losing streak. His performance brought a rare smile to the usually serious catcher.
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PITTSBURGH ā Henry Davis is about as no-nonsense as they come these days.
The Pittsburgh Pirates catcher is ultra-competitive and carries a reputation as one of the hardest working players in the clubhouse. Heās incredibly focused, disciplined and is always working on his craft. Because of that, it can sometimes be hard to get him to crack a smile.
But in the Piratesā 9-1 rout of the Cincinnati Reds to snap a five-game skid at PNC Park on Friday night, Davis, who had a big hand in the win, had a fairly-regular grin on his face throughout.
At the plate, Davis hit his first two home runs of the season, drove in a career-high three runs and reached base safely three times.
āFelt really good,ā Davis said of his performance. āIāve hit homers in the past with the swing not right, but seeing my barrel work through the middle of the field. Iāve been doing it in batting practice for a while. Old, bad habits have been taking over in the game. To see it happen, to take a fastball to the middle of the field really felt good.ā
Davis connected on a solo home run to center field off Reds starter Brady Singer in the bottom of the fourth inning to extend the Piratesā lead to 4-0. It was his first home run since he went deep last year in Atlanta in the final series of the 2025 season.
The following inning, Davis hammered a two-run shot down the left field off Zach Maxwell, giving him his first multi-homer game since going deep twice off Shohei Ohtani ā then with the Angels ā in Anaheim on July 21, 2023.
The Pittsburgh Pirates won the game against the Cincinnati Reds with a score of 9-1.
Henry Davis played a key role in the Pirates' victory, contributing significantly to the team's success.
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āI donāt know but I like it,ā manager Don Kelly said when asked what got into Davis tonight. āHe had great at-bats, stayed through the middle.ā
Davis entered play with a lowly .447 OPS but upped that mark to .582. While there is still room for improvement, Davis is hoping some of the adjustments heās made will result in that number climbing even higher.
āThatās the plan,ā he said. āKeep working at it.ā
In addition to what he did at the plate, he made a big impact by what he did behind it.
Davis called a masterful game for starter Mitch Keller, who threw seven innings of one-run ball. The right-hander held the Reds to three hits, walked one and tied a season-high with six strikeouts.
ā[Davis] was calling a really good game there,ā Keller said after his outing. āI donāt think I shook once.ā
Keller, Justin Lawrence and Evan Sisk combined to hold the Reds in check. A two-homer game is nice, but Davis was most pleased with what the trio of pitchers did.
āFor sure being behind the plate,ā Davis said when asked which one he takes more pride in. āNine innings against a really good offense, one run, weāll take that any day.ā
Despite having arguably the best game of his career, a team win ā especially one that puts a five-game losing streak to bed ā was the biggest reason for Davisā smile.
Thatās whatās expected from a team-first guy like he is.
āObviously we have a really good team,ā said Davis. āWent through a little lull. But weāre a good team. We hit back. And weāre gonna keep doing that.ā
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