Stewart hits homer, drives in four as Reds edge Pirates

CINCINNATI, Ohio (Interstat) — Sal Stewart drove in four runs and scored the go-ahead run as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 on Friday night at Great American Ball Park.

Pittsburgh took a 2-0 lead in the first inning and moved ahead 4-3 in the fifth on a sacrifice fly. Stewart’s two-run homer in the fourth gave Cincinnati a 5-3 lead, but the Pirates scored three in the eighth to go up 7-5. Stewart then singled in two in the bottom half to tie it and later scored on Nathaniel Lowe’s fielder’s choice.

Jake Mangum homered and drove in two for Pittsburgh, and Antwone Kelly allowed two hits over three scoreless innings. Nick Gonzales added two RBIs.

Emilio Pagán pitched a scoreless ninth for the win. Wilber Dotel took the loss. Hunter Greene struck out four over six innings.

Both teams finished with 12 hits. Attendance was 30,618. The game lasted 2:58. Pittsburgh fell to 55-56. Cincinnati improved to 52-57.