PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-7 on Saturday evening at PNC Park in front of 30,077 fans. The game lasted 3 hours, 6 minutes.

Cincinnati took an early lead when Sal Stewart homered in the first inning and added a run in the third. Pittsburgh answered with Brandon Lowe’s three-run homer in the third, then took a 4-2 lead on Jared Triolo’s RBI single in the fourth. The Reds regained the lead with two runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth, but Pittsburgh tied it with a run in the seventh on a sacrifice fly and another on Ryan O’Hearn’s single, plus Esmerlyn Valdez’s solo homer in the eighth. In the ninth, Eugenio Suárez hit a three-run homer to put Cincinnati ahead for good.

Caleb Ferguson (1-0) earned the win. Gregory Soto (4-2) took the loss. Chase Petty recorded his first save with a perfect ninth inning.

Brandon Lowe led Pittsburgh with a home run and four RBIs. Jared Jones struck out four over 4 2/3 innings. For Cincinnati, Chase Burns fanned 10 over six innings. Sal Stewart had two hits, including a homer, and two RBIs. Suárez drove in three. Triolo had three hits for the Pirates.

The Reds improved to 39-42, while the Pirates fell to 41-42.