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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 3
When: 7:05 PM ET, Friday, September 23, 2011
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 62°
Umpires: Home - Mike Winters, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Lance Barrett, 3B - Mike Everitt
Attendance: 23632

Ryan Ludwick's ninth-inning single lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.

With pinch-runner Chase d'Arnaud on second base, Ludwick lined an offering from Nick Masset off the base of the center-field wall as Pittsburgh improved to 9-4 against the Reds this season.

Closer Joel Hanrahan (1-4) earned the win after blowing the save in the ninth inning.

Bill Bray (5-3) absorbed the loss after surrendering a Jason Jaramillo double with one out in the 10th.

Garrett Jones ended a monthlong power drought with a two-run homer to give the Pirates an early lead. Jones drilled a 1-0 pitch from Edinson Volquez into the center-field picnic area at PNC Park for his first home run since Aug. 21, also against the Reds.

The second-inning blast traveled an estimated 458 feet.

The Pirates extended the lead to 3-0 but couldn't hold on, as Hanrahan forced in the tying run in the ninth after hitting Todd Frazier with the bases loaded.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Cincinnati   Pittsburgh
Edinson Volquez Player Jeff Locke
No Decision W/L No Decision
5.0 IP 4.2
5 Strikeouts 1
6 Hits 6
5.40 ERA 1.93
Hitting
Cincinnati   Pittsburgh
Paul Janish Player Ryan Doumit
2 Hits 2
1 RBI 1
0 HR 0
2 TB 2
.667 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Cincinnati 11 0 13 .289 25 8 3 3 3 0
Pittsburgh 8 1 15 .250 8 8 4 2 0 0