WILLIAMS LEADS PIRATES PAST REDS 5-0

PITTSBURGH 5, CINCINNATI 0

WHEN: 1:10 PM ET, Sunday, March 31, 2019

WHERE: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio

TEMPERATURE: 35° 

UMPIRES: Home - Eric Cooper, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Will Little, 3B - Joe West

ATTENDANCE: 18737

Pittsburgh right-hander Trevor Williams pitched six shutout innings, allowing only three hits, and drove in two runs as the Pirates knocked off the host Cincinnati Reds 5-0 on Sunday for their first win, earning a split of their rain-abbreviated season-opening series.

Williams (1-0) allowed only one walk while striking out six in beating the Reds for the third straight time going back to 2018. He needed only 80 pitches, throwing 59 for strikes, to blank the Reds.

Williams drove in his first run with a single down the first base line in the second inning off Cincinnati starter Sonny Gray (0-1), who struggled badly in his Reds debut.

Gray went only 2 2/3 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits and four walks, with no strikeouts. He threw 72 pitches, only 35 for strikes.

The unearned run came in the first inning after Gray dropped a toss from first baseman Joey Votto that enabled Starling Marte to reach on a ground ball. Marte later scored on a single by Josh Bell.

Williams also drove in a run in the third inning when he drew a bases-loaded walk, Gray's third walk in the inning, to make it 3-0.

The Reds' only threat against Williams came in the sixth, when an infield single by Jose Iglesias, a forceout at second, and a two-out single by Votto put runners at first and third, but Williams struck out Yasiel Puig on three pitches.

Right-hander Joe Musgrove, who would have started Sunday if Saturday's game not been postponed -- pushing Williams' start back a day -- relieved Williams and worked two perfect innings with one strikeout.

Musgrove, who last appeared in a game on March 20 in spring training, is scheduled to start Friday against the Reds in Pittsburgh.

In a non-save situation, the Pirates' closer, left-hander Felipe Vazquez, gave up a long double to center field by Votto with one out in the ninth inning, and then walked Eugenio Suarez with two out. Right-hander Keone Kela came on to strike out Matt Kemp looking to end the game.

The Pirates added two runs in the eighth against reliever Robert Stephenson, the fourth Reds pitcher, when Marte doubled in Adam Frazier, who had reached on a bunt single and took second on a throwing error by Reds third baseman Suarez.

Marte went to third when Stephenson threw wildly on a pickoff attempt, and scored on a groundout by Corey Dickerson.

Frazier and Melky Cabrera had two hits apiece among Pittsburgh's 10.

LIKING CINCINNATI

Corey Dickerson drove in two more runs against Cincinnati. He has 32 RBI in 34 career games against the Reds.

LIKING CINCINNATI II

Williams improved to 4-1 in nine career games against the Reds. Each of his three RBI has come against Cincinnati.

LEAKY DEFENSE

The last time the Reds committed four errors in one game was July 3 against the White Sox.

TRAINER'S ROOM

PIRATES: RHP Jordan Lyles, plagued with right side discomfort, has rejoined the team and is scheduled to start on Thursday against Cincinnati.

REDS: LHP Alex Wood remains in Arizona while trying to come back from lower back stiffness. Manager David Bell labeled a possible mid-April comeback "aggressive."

UP NEXT

PIRATES: RHP Chris Archer starts Pittsburgh's home opener against St. Louis.

REDS: RHP Tanner Roark pitches Monday against Milwaukee. It's his first start for Cincinnati after he was acquired in an offseason trade with Washington.

TOP GAME PERFORMANCES

STARTING PITCHERS

PITTSBURGH		CINCINNATI
Trevor Williams	Player	Sonny Gray
Win	W/L	Loss
6.0	IP	2.2
6	Strikeouts	0
3	Hits	5
0.00	ERA	6.75

Hitting

Pittsburgh		Cincinnati
Melky Cabrera	Player	Joey Votto
2	Hits	2
0	RBI	0
0	HR	0
2	TB	3
.500	Avg	.500

TEAM STATS SUMMARY

TEAM	HITS	HR	TB	AVG	LOB	K	RBI	BB	SB	ERRORS
Pittsburgh	10	0	12	.278	21	5	5	7	1	0
Cincinnati	4	0	5	.133	11	9	0	2	0	4

SCORING SUMMARY

INNING				PIT	CIN
Pirates		1st	Bell singled to center, Marte scored.	1	0
Pirates		2nd	Williams singled to right, Cabrera scored.	2	0
Pirates		3rd	Williams walked, Cervelli scored, González to second, Kang to third.	3	0
Pirates		8th	Marte doubled to left, Frazier scored.	4	0
Pirates		8th	Dickerson grounded out to second, Marte scored.	5	0

Final Scoring Summary

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	10	0
Cincinnati	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4

Pittsburgh

Hitters	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Avg
Adam Frazier	2B	5	1	2	0	0	0	3	.222
Starling Marte	CF	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	.250
Corey Dickerson	LF	4	0	0	1	1	1	4	.125
Josh Bell	1B	4	0	1	1	1	0	0	.250
Francisco Cervelli	C	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	.286
Jung Ho Kang	3B	4	0	1	0	1	1	3	.286
Melky Cabrera	RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	.250
Joe Musgrove	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Colin Moran	PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
Felipe Vazquez	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Keone Kela	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Erik Gonzalez	SS	4	0	0	0	1	1	5	.125
Trevor Williams	SP	2	0	1	2	1	1	2	.500
Pablo Reyes	RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Totals		36	5	10	5	7	5	21
Batting
2B - Starling Marte (1), Jung Ho Kang (1)
TB - Adam Frazier 2, Starling Marte 2, Josh Bell, Francisco Cervelli, Jung Ho Kang 2, Melky Cabrera 2, Colin Moran, Trevor Williams
RBI - Starling Marte (1), Corey Dickerson (2), Josh Bell (1), Trevor Williams 2 (2)
2-Out RBI - Josh Bell (1), Trevor Williams (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Adam Frazier 2 (2), Francisco Cervelli (1), Jung Ho Kang (1), Trevor Williams 2 (2)
GIDP - Corey Dickerson (1), Erik Gonzalez (1)
Team LOB - 12
Baserunning
SB - Starling Marte (1, 2nd off Gray/Barnhart)

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Trevor Williams (W 1-0)	6.0	3	0	0	1	6	0	0.00
Joe Musgrove (H 1)	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Felipe Vazquez	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Keone Kela	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Pitches-Strikes - Trevor Williams 80-59, Joe Musgrove 30-18, Felipe Vazquez 25-13, Keone Kela 4-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Trevor Williams 5-5, Joe Musgrove 4-0, Felipe Vazquez 0-1, Keone Kela 0-0
Batters Faced - Trevor Williams 21, Joe Musgrove 6, Felipe Vazquez 4, Keone Kela 1
Inherited Runners-Scored - Keone Kela 2-0

CINCINNATI

HITTERS	POS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
Scott Schebler	CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000
Kyle Farmer	PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Joey Votto	1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.375
Yasiel Puig	RF	3	0	0	0	1	2	3	.000
Eugenio Suarez	3B	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.000
Matt Kemp	LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000
Jose Peraza	2B-SS	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	.286
Tucker Barnhart	C	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333
Jose Iglesias	SS	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	.600
Robert Stephenson	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jesse Winker	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jared Hughes	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Sonny Gray	SP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Michael Lorenzen	RP	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Wandy Peralta	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Derek Dietrich	PH-2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333
Totals		30	0	4	0	2	9	11
Batting
2B - Joey Votto (2)
TB - Joey Votto 3, Tucker Barnhart, Jose Iglesias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Yasiel Puig (1), Matt Kemp (1)
GIDP - Eugenio Suarez (1)
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
E - Sonny Gray (1), Scott Schebler (1), Eugenio Suarez (1), Robert Stephenson (1)

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Sonny Gray (L 0-1)	2.2	5	3	2	4	0	0	6.75
Michael Lorenzen	2.1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0.00
Wandy Peralta	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00
Robert Stephenson	2.0	2	2	1	0	3	0	4.50
Jared Hughes	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5.40
HBP - Francisco Cervelli (by Gray)
Pitches-Strikes - Sonny Gray 72-35, Michael Lorenzen 41-25, Wandy Peralta 19-7, Robert Stephenson 28-21, Jared Hughes 21-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Sonny Gray 6-1, Michael Lorenzen 1-1, Wandy Peralta 0-2, Robert Stephenson 2-1, Jared Hughes 1-0
Batters Faced - Sonny Gray 18, Michael Lorenzen 9, Wandy Peralta 5, Robert Stephenson 8, Jared Hughes 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Michael Lorenzen 3-0