Henry Davis hit two of the four Pittsburgh Pirates’ home runs and Mitch Keller tossed a gem in a 9-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park on Friday night to snap a five-game losing streak.

Scoring Plays

Bottom 1st, 1-0 PIT: Bryan Reynolds connected on a thunderous home run to center field off Brady Singer (2-2). The two-out homer traveled 443 feet and bounced off the batter’s eye.

Bottom 3rd, 3-0 PIT: Reynolds plated his second run of the game with a triple to right field. He was followed by a two-out single from Ryan O’Hearn off Singer to put the Pirates (17-16) up by three.

Bottom 4th, 4-0 PIT: Henry Davis hit his first home run of the season, a solo shot to center off Singer to extend the lead.

Bottom 5th, 8-0 PIT: Marcell Ozuna joined the home run barrage with a two-run home run to straightaway center off Zach Maxwell. Later in the inning, Davis hit his second homer of the game, a two-run shot off Maxwell to left.

Top 6th, 8-1 PIT: The Reds (20-12) finally struck against Mitch Keller (3-1) in the top of the sixth inning. TJ Friedl doubled to lead off the inning and later scored on Elly De La Cruz’s groundout to second base.

Bottom 6th, 9-1 PIT: With the bases loaded and two outs, Konnor Griffin drew a walk against Pierce Johnson to force in a run.

Key Moments

Mitch Keller was in complete command the entire night and ensured the Reds never got within striking distance. Keller completed seven innings for the second time in his last three starts and matched a season-high with six strikeouts.

Player of the Game

Henry Davis’ first home run since last year on Sep. 27 against the Atlanta Braves. Friday marked his third multi-hit game of the season and the first time he’s ever driven in four runs in a game.

Stat to Know

This was the second time Henry Davis homered twice in the same game. The other came on July 21, 2023 against the Angels in Anaheim when he took Shohei Ohtani deep twice.

Notable Performances

• Mitch Keller: 7.0 innings, three hits, one run, one walk, six strikeouts, 104 pitches/71 strikes

• Henry Davis: 2 for 3, two home runs, one walk, three runs

• Bryan Reynolds: 2 for 4, one home run, one triple, two RBI, two run

• Nick Gonzales: 3 for 4, one run, one walk

• Ryan O’Hearn: 2 for 5, one RBI, one run

Noteworthy

• Mitch Keller’s third win of the season last year came on July 2 to improve to 3-10.

• Nick Gonzales extended his on-base streak to 12 games with an infield single to lead off the second. Gonzales has had at least one hit in 11 of those 12 games.

• The start of the game was delayed for one out and 16 minutes due to rain.

Up Next

RHP Carmen Mlodzinski (1-2, 4.13 ERA) will start for the Pirates on Saturday. The Reds will send out RHP Rhett Lowder (3-1, 3.18 ERA). First pitch: 4:05 p.m. ET on SportsNet Pittsburgh, FS1/93.7 The Fan.

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