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CINCINNATI 3, PITTSBURGH 0

WHEN: 4:10 PM ET, Saturday, September 29, 2018

WHERE: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio

TEMPERATURE: 71° 

UMPIRES: Home - Chris Conroy, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Brian O'Nora

ATTENDANCE: 42630

Michael Lorenzen pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings, and Eugenio Suarez homered Saturday to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0.

Relievers David Hernandez (1 1/3 innings), Jared Hughes (one inning) and Raisel Iglesias (one inning, 30th save) joined Lorenzen (4-2) in putting together a six-hit shutout.

Lorenzen also drove in a run for Cincinnati (67-94), which ended a six-game losing streak.

Pittsburgh (81-79) has lost three of four.

The teams will wrap up their 2018 season with the rubber game of the series Sunday. They will open the 2019 season against each other in Cincinnati.

Lorenzen, who was making his third straight start in a bid to join the Reds rotation next year, allowed five hits, with two strikeouts and two walks. He has spent most of the season in the bullpen.

Pirates starter Jameson Taillon (14-10) struck out seven and walked none in six innings. He allowed three runs and seven hits. He finished his season with a string of 22 straight starts allowing three earned runs or fewer.

Taillon was 5-0 in his previous seven starts but simply lacked run support this game. He ends the season with an ERA of 3.20.

In the third, Billy Hamilton tripled to the wall in right with one out for Cincinnati. He scored on Jose Peraza's sacrifice fly for a 1-0 lead.

The Reds added two runs in the fourth. With no one out, Suarez hit his second homer in as many games, his 34th overall, to center to make it 2-0. Two outs later, Dilson Herrera doubled to left. He scored on Lorenzen's single to left for a 3-0 lead.

Pittsburgh loaded the bases after two were out in the sixth when Josh Bell walked and Corey Dickerson and Jung Ho Kang singled. That chased Lorenzen. Hernandez came in and got Josh Harrison to ground out.

Two Pirates left the game with injuries. Shortstop Jordy Mercer had right forearm discomfort after being hit with a liner, and right fielder Adam Frazier had right hamstring tightness.

Top Game Performances

Starting Pitchers

Pittsburgh		Cincinnati
Jameson Taillon	Player	Michael Lorenzen
Loss	W/L	Win
6.0	IP	5.2
7	Strikeouts	2
7	Hits	5
4.50	ERA	0.00

Hitting

Pittsburgh		Cincinnati
Kevin Newman	Player	Mason Williams
1	Hits	3
0	RBI	0
0	HR	0
1	TB	3
.500	Avg	1.000

Team Stats Summary

Team	Hits	HR	TB	Avg	LOB	K	RBI	BB	SB	Errors
Pittsburgh	6	0	7	.188	13	6	0	2	0	0
Cincinnati	7	1	13	.241	4	12	3	0	0	0

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SCORING SUMMARY

INNING				PIT	CIN
Reds		3rd	Peraza hit sacrifice fly to right, Hamilton scored.	0	1
Reds		4th	Suárez homered to center (411 feet).	0	2
Reds		4th	Lorenzen singled to left, Herrera scored, Lorenzen to second advancing on throw.	0	3

Final Scoring Summary

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Cincinnati	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	-	3	7	0

Pittsburgh

Hitters	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Avg
Adam Frazier	RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.277
Pablo Reyes	RF-LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.302
Starling Marte	CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.274
Josh Bell	1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.262
Corey Dickerson	LF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.300
Jose Osuna	PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216
Jung Ho Kang	3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.400
Josh Harrison	2B	3	0	1	0	1	1	3	.250
Jordy Mercer	SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.251
Kevin Newman	SS	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.207
Jacob Stallings	C	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.216
Jameson Taillon	SP	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	.070
Kevin Kramer	PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.147
Kyle Crick	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Felipe Vazquez	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals		32	0	6	0	2	6	13
Batting
2B - Starling Marte (31)
TB - Starling Marte 2, Corey Dickerson, Jung Ho Kang, Josh Harrison, Kevin Newman, Jameson Taillon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Pablo Reyes (8), Josh Harrison 2 (25), Jameson Taillon (14)
Team LOB - 7

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Jameson Taillon (L 14-10)	6.0	7	3	3	0	7	1	3.20
Kyle Crick	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2.39
Felipe Vazquez	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.74
Pitches-Strikes - Jameson Taillon 89-64, Kyle Crick 12-9, Felipe Vazquez 11-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jameson Taillon 3-4, Kyle Crick 0-0, Felipe Vazquez 0-1
Batters Faced - Jameson Taillon 24, Kyle Crick 3, Felipe Vazquez 3

Cincinnati

Hitters	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Avg
Jose Peraza	SS	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.290
Mason Williams	RF	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	.298
Phillip Ervin	PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.251
Joey Votto	1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.285
Raisel Iglesias	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Eugenio Suarez	3B	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	.284
Scott Schebler	LF	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.257
Tucker Barnhart	C	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.248
Dilson Herrera	2B	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	.179
Blake Trahan	2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
Michael Lorenzen	SP	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	.300
David Hernandez	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Gabriel Guerrero	PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200
Jared Hughes	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Brandon Dixon	1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183
Billy Hamilton	CF	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	.235
Totals		29	3	7	3	0	12	4
Batting
2B - Dilson Herrera (5)
3B - Billy Hamilton (9)
HR - Eugenio Suarez (34)
TB - Mason Williams 3, Eugenio Suarez 4, Dilson Herrera 2, Michael Lorenzen, Billy Hamilton 3
RBI - Jose Peraza (58), Eugenio Suarez (104), Michael Lorenzen (10)
2-Out RBI - Michael Lorenzen (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Billy Hamilton (63)
SF - Jose Peraza (5)
Team LOB - 3
Baserunning
CS - Mason Williams (2, 2nd by Taillon/Stallings)

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Michael Lorenzen (W 4-2)	5.2	5	0	0	2	2	0	3.11
David Hernandez (H 15)	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	2.57
Jared Hughes (H 15)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.96
Raisel Iglesias (SV 30)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.41
WP - David Hernandez
Pitches-Strikes - Michael Lorenzen 73-45, David Hernandez 16-13, Jared Hughes 12-9, Raisel Iglesias 12-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Michael Lorenzen 9-2, David Hernandez 1-0, Jared Hughes 2-0, Raisel Iglesias 1-0
Batters Faced - Michael Lorenzen 23, David Hernandez 5, Jared Hughes 3, Raisel Iglesias 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - David Hernandez 3-0