Suárez 3-run homer in 9th gives Reds 9-7 win over Pirates
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Eugenio Suárez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to rally the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-7 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. The homer came after Esmerlyn Valdéz put Pittsburgh ahead 7-6 with a pinch-hit homer in the eighth. Chase Petty retired the side in order in the ninth for his first major league save. The Reds led three times and trailed twice during the game. The Pirates went on top 4-2 in the fourth before the Reds tied it and later took a 6-4 lead. The game was played in Pittsburgh.
What’s reported
Eugenio Suárez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Reds a 9-7 win.
Gregory Soto (4-2) let the first two Reds batters reach safely in the ninth before a double play, then walked JJ Bleday ahead of Suárez's homer.
Suárez drove a 2-2 sinker below the strike zone 344 feet to right field.
Chase Petty retired the side in order in the ninth for his first major league save.
Esmerlyn Valdéz put Pittsburgh ahead 7-6 with a pinch-hit homer off Caleb Ferguson (1-0) in the eighth.
Sal Stewart produced Cincinnati's first two runs with a homer in the first and an RBI single in the third.
Brandon Lowe gave the Pirates a 3-2 lead in the third with a three-run homer.
Reds ace Chase Burns was charged with five runs and nine hits in six-plus innings, striking out 10.
Pirates RHP Mitch Keller (5-5, 4.89 ERA) starts the series finale Sunday against RHP Brady Singer (3-6, 4.81).
Key figures
Eugenio Suárez, Cincinnati Reds third baseman
Gregory Soto, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher
Chase Petty, Cincinnati Reds pitcher
Esmerlyn Valdéz, Pittsburgh Pirates pinch-hitter
Caleb Ferguson, Cincinnati Reds pitcher
Sal Stewart, Cincinnati Reds batter
Brandon Lowe, Pittsburgh Pirates batter
Chase Burns, Cincinnati Reds pitcher
Mitch Keller, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher
Brady Singer, Cincinnati Reds pitcher
Sources: abcnews.com
