| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3-1 |
| Game 2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 |
| Game 3 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 3-0 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 3-2 |
| Game 2 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 2-0 |
| Game 3 | 1-0 | 3-3 | 0-1 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
-142 | 7.5o (3.5) | -1.5 (3.5) |
|
|
+120 | 7.5u | +1.5 |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Mangum | RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .167 |
| N. Gonzales | 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| B. Reynolds | LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .222 |
| M. Ozuna | DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .050 |
| O. Cruz | CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .304 |
| N. Yorke | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| J. Triolo | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .150 |
| S. Horwitz | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .133 |
| H. Davis | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .143 |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | ||
Battling
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Friedl | CF -LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .091 |
| M. McLain | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .190 |
| E. De La Cruz | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .208 |
| S. Stewart | 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .474 |
| N. Lowe | DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| E. Suarez | PH -DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .217 |
| S. Steer | LF -RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .059 |
| W. Benson | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 |
| D. Myers | PH -CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 |
| T. Stephenson | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .077 |
| K. Hayes | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .067 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | ||
Battling
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Skenes (W 1-1) | 5 .0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9.53 |
| M. Montgomery (H 1) | 0 .2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12.00 |
| I. Mattson (H 1) | 1 .1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| J. Lawrence (H 1) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 |
| G. Soto | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Abbott (L 0-1) | 5 .2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3.09 |
| C. Phillips | 0 .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| G. Ashcraft | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
| T. Santillan | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| E. Pagan | 1 .0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13.50 |
Location Great American Ball Park
Temperature 74° Temperature
Attendance 15,007 attendance
Home Rob Drake
1st Stu Scheurwater
2nd Junior Valentine
3rd Jordan Baker
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | PIT Starter (IP) | CIN Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, '26 | CIN |
|
PIT -128 | o9.5 | B. Chandler (4.1) | B. Williamson (4.2) |
| Mar 30, '26 | CIN |
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CIN -132 | u8.5 | B. Ashcraft (6.0) | C. Burns (5.0) |
| Sep 25, '25 | CIN |
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CIN -160 | u7.5 | B. Ashcraft (4.1) | N. Lodolo (6.1) |
| Sep 24, '25 | CIN |
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PIT +114 | P7.0 | P. Skenes (6.0) | H. Greene (6.0) |
| Sep 23, '25 | CIN |
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PIT +152 | u8.0 | J. Oviedo (4.2) | B. Singer (5.1) |
| Aug 10, '25 | PIT |
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CIN -104 | o8.0 | M. Walsh (5.0) | Z. Littell (4.2) |
| Aug 09, '25 | PIT |
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CIN -104 | u8.0 | B. Ashcraft (3.1) | N. Martinez (7.0) |
| Aug 08, '25 | PIT |
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PIT +107 | u7.5 | M. Keller (5.2) | C. Burns (6.0) |
| Aug 07, '25 | PIT |
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PIT -152 | o6.5 | P. Skenes (6.0) | B. Singer (3.2) |
| May 21, '25 | PIT |
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PIT +112 | u8.0 | A. Heaney (5.0) | B. Singer (5.0) |
Last Meeting ( Mar 31, 2026 ) Pittsburgh 8, Cincinnati 3
Reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes will try to prove his first start of 2026 was an aberration when he takes the mound again on Wednesday afternoon against the host Cincinnati Reds.
Skenes (0-1, 67.50 ERA) will oppose Reds left-hander Andrew Abbott (0-0, 0.00 ERA).
In the Pirates' season opener on Thursday against the New York Mets, Skenes produced the shortest and worst outing of his thus-far stellar major league career.
The 23-year-old right-hander threw just 37 pitches and recorded only two outs before exiting. Skenes allowed five runs on four hits, walked two and struck out one in a game Pittsburgh lost 11-7.
It matched the most earned runs Skenes has allowed in a start, and it was more than he allowed in the first inning combined of all 32 of his outings in 2025.
Two miscues in center field by Oneil Cruz compounded the issues for Skenes and the Pirates during that disastrous first inning. Cruz misjudged a fly ball by Brent Baty, which landed for a bases-clearing triple instead of what could have been the second out of the inning. He then missed a fly ball by Marcus Semien, which led to an additional run.
"I don't know, maybe a little frustrating, but I just got to execute," Skenes said. "But (the Mets) did a good job."
The poor performance came as a major shock for Skenes, who has been so dominant during his first two full seasons.
Skenes had a 1.97 ERA and struck out 216 batters in 187 2/3 innings last season.
This spring, Skenes made two starts for Team USA during the World Baseball Classic, striking out nine over 8 1/3 innings while permitting just one run.
Facing the Reds, who struggled at the plate on Tuesday in an 8-3 loss to the Pirates, could be Skenes' perfect antidote. Skenes is 4-0 with a 0.31 ERA in five career starts against Cincinnati, having allowed only one run in 29 innings. He has struck out 40 Reds batters while walking just two.
The Reds went 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position on Tuesday, leaving 11 on base, despite being held hitless through the first six innings. Back-to-back homers by Elly De La Cruz and rookie Sal Stewart nearly sparked a comeback in the eighth, but it wasn't enough.
Cincinnati is waiting for two of its key bats to break out of early slumps. Leadoff man TJ Friedl is off to a 2-for-20 start, and Eugenio Suarez is 4-for-21 (.190).
The move to put Stewart in the cleanup spot has paid off so far, however. Hitting in front of Suarez, Stewart is 9-for-16 with two home runs, including one on Tuesday.
"It feels really good to know that Tito (Reds manager Terry Francona) has that faith in me," Stewart said recently. "That's a really big compliment. I know that. I definitely don't take it lightly. I trust Tito. I really do. He is who he is because he knows what he's doing."
Abbott gave up seven hits but pitched six shutout innings, struck out four and walked one in the Reds' 3-0 season-opening loss to the Boston Red Sox on Thursday. The 26-year-old left-hander is 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA in three career starts against the Pirates.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Bart | C | Ten Day IL - Foot Infection( May 11, '26) | May 11, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed C Joey Bart on the 10-day injured list. | ||||
| J. Mangum | LF | Ten Day IL - Hamstring( May 07, '26) | May 07, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed OF Jake Mangum on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. | ||||
| C. Devenski | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Illness( May 06, '26) | May 06, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Chris Devenski on the 15-day injured list due to illness. | ||||
| J. Jones | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 10, '26) | Feb 10, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Jared Jones on the 60-day injured list as he recovers from his surgery. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Lowder | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Shoulder( May 12, '26) | May 12, '26 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed RHP Rhett Lowder on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder pain. | ||||
| E. Pagan | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Hamstring( May 05, '26) | May 05, '26 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed RHP Emilio Pagán on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. | ||||
| B. Williamson | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 29, '26) | Apr 29, '26 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed LHP Brandon Williamson to the 60-day injured list with left shoulder fatigue. | ||||
| E. Suarez | 3B | Ten Day IL - Oblique( Apr 24, '26) | Apr 24, '26 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed INF Eugenio Suárez on the 10-day injured list due to an oblique injury. | ||||
| C. Ferguson | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Oblique( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed LHP Caleb Ferguson on the 15-day injured list with oblique muscle strain. | ||||
| H. Greene | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 22, '26) | Mar 22, '26 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed RHP Hunter Greene on the 60-day injured list following surgery on his right elbow. | ||||
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Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mar 26, '26
NYM 11 - PIT 7
|
L +100 | o7.0 | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 55.5 | 0.0 |
|
Sep 24, '25
CIN 3 - PIT 4
|
W +114 | p7.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 14.2 | 1.3 |
|
Sep 16, '25
PIT 1 - CHC 4
|
L -120 | u6.5 | 3.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 92 | 25.1 | 2.0 |
|
Sep 10, '25
BAL 2 - PIT 1
|
L -145 | u7.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 12.8 | 1.5 |
|
Sep 04, '25
PIT 5 - LAD 3
|
W -106 | o6.5 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 15.7 | 1.7 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.0 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 74.4 | 24.6 | 1.3 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 24, '25
CIN 3 - PIT 4
|
W +114 | p7.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 14.2 | 1.3 |
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Aug 07, '25
PIT 7 - CIN 0
|
W -152 | o6.5 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 16.2 | 2.0 |
|
Sep 22, '24
CIN 0 - PIT 2
|
W -102 | u8.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 14.6 | 1.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.2 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 85.0 | 15.0 | 1.4 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mar 26, '26
CIN 0 - BOS 3
|
L +134 | u8.0 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 13.8 | 7.0 |
|
Sep 27, '25
MIL 4 - CIN 7
|
W +111 | o8.0 | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 15.9 | 2.3 |
|
Sep 21, '25
CIN 1 - CHC 0
|
W -112 | u9.0 | 4.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 18.4 | 0.7 |
|
Sep 16, '25
STL 3 - CIN 0
|
L -116 | u8.0 | 4.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 20.6 | 1.5 |
|
Sep 10, '25
SD 1 - CIN 2
|
W +128 | u7.5 | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 102 | 12.8 | 1.3 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.2 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 90.4 | 16.3 | 2.6 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 12, '25
CIN 5 - PIT 2
|
W -110 | u8.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 16.2 | 0.7 |
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Sep 22, '23
CIN 5 - PIT 7
|
L -143 | o9.5 | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 19.4 | 0.0 |
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Aug 11, '23
PIT 2 - CIN 9
|
W -108 | o9.0 | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 17.3 | 0.8 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.0 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 87.7 | 17.6 | 0.5 |
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3.80 | .224 | .347 | 1.44 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 10.6 |
|
|
3.45 | .227 | .316 | 1.28 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 9.4 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.22 | 3.80 | .227 | .330 | 1.36 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 4.2 |
|
|
4.01 | 4.01 | .239 | .317 | 1.30 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.8 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.94 | 3.80 | .221 | .362 | 1.52 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 6.4 |
|
|
2.82 | 2.82 | .213 | .315 | 1.25 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 4.6 |