The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds 1-0, completing a weekend sweep. The game featured a thrilling pitchersâ duel between Braxton Ashcraft and Chase Burns.
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PITTSBURGH â An epic pitchersâ duel between Piratesâ Braxton Ashcraft and the Redsâ Chase Burns wasnât settled until both pitchers were out of the game, with Pittsburgh defeating Cincinnati 1-0 on Sunday afternoon at PNC Park.
With the win, the Pirates (19-16) completed the weekend sweep of the Reds (20-14).
Bottom 8th, 1-0 PIT: The scoreless tie was finally broken when Oneil Cruz delivered a two-out RBI single to center field off Tony Santillan (1-1). Konnor Griffin, who doubled high off the center field fence, raced home to score.
The Reds had runners on second and third with one out in the eighth following Jose Trevino double off Braxton Ashcraft. Matt McLain hit a tapper to third baseman Nick Gonzales, who threw home to retire Spencer Steer, who broke from third on a contact play.
The Pirates then brought in Gregory Soto (3-0) from the bullpen, and the left-hander struck out on a 3-2 pitch for the third out of the inning.
The final score was 1-0 in favor of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The starting pitchers were Braxton Ashcraft for the Pirates and Chase Burns for the Reds.
The Pirates completed a sweep of the Reds, winning all three games in the series.
Tobias Harris scored 30 points, including 19 in the first half, leading Detroit to victory in Game 7 against Orlando. Cade Cunningham also contributed significantly, extending the lead in the second half.
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Braxton Ashcraft worked a career-high 7.2 innings and scattered four hits. He walked a pair of batters, struck out six and needed only 82 pitches to get through his outing.
The Pirates improved to 46-21 (.687) against the Reds at PNC Park since the start of the 2018 season. Sundayâs win gave Pittsburgh its first sweep of Cincinnati at PNC Park since winning all four games from April 20-23, 2023.
The Pirates will travel to Arizona to start a three-game series against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. RHP Bubba Chandler (1-3, 4.97 ERA) will be on the mound for Pittsburgh opposite LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (2-0, 3.03 ERA). First pitch: 9:40 p.m. ET on SportsNet Pittsburgh, MLB Network/93.7 The Fan.
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