Burns fans nine, Stephenson homers as Reds top Pirates 10‑2
CINCINNATI, Ohio (Interstat) — Chase Burns pitched six strong innings and Tyler Stephenson homered as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-2 on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, at Great American Ball Park.
Burns allowed two hits and one earned run while striking out nine, earning his 13th victory. Nathaniel Lowe had three hits and two RBIs, Stephenson drove in two runs, and Ke’Bryan Hayes added a solo home run. The Reds jumped ahead with three runs in the first, added one in the second and expanded the lead with three in the third. They scored two in the fourth and one in the eighth. Pittsburgh scored single runs in the fourth and eighth.
Mitch Keller took the loss for Pittsburgh. The Pirates managed four hits; Cincinnati had 10. Yohan Ramírez threw two scoreless innings with three strikeouts in relief for Pittsburgh. Brock Burke and Zach McCambley each threw a scoreless inning for Cincinnati.
The Reds improved to 53-58. The Pirates dropped to 56-57. Attendance was 23,878, and the game lasted 3:16.