Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - Boxscore - Live Score - May 03, 2026

Fresh off his 2-4, HR, 2 RBI performance, Bleday leads Reds against Pirates (Ashcraft 1-2, 3.71)

PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS

#26 RHP C. Burns

3-1 2.65 ERA

#35 RHP B. Ashcraft

1-2 3.71 ERA

LINEUP

REDS

BATTING
1	TJ Friedl ^CF
2	JJ Bleday ^LF
3	Elly De La Cruz ^SS
4	Sal Stewart ^3B
5	Nathaniel Lowe ^DH
6	Spencer Steer ^1B
7	Will Benson ^RF
8	Jose Trevino ^C
9	Matt McLain ^2B

PITCHING
SP	Chase Burns _(3-1)

PIRATES

BATTING
1	Oneil Cruz ^CF
2	Brandon Lowe ^2B
3	Bryan Reynolds ^LF
4	Ryan O'Hearn ^RF
5	Nick Gonzales ^3B
6	Marcell Ozuna ^DH
7	Spencer Horwitz ^1B
8	Konnor Griffin ^SS
9	Joey Bart ^C

PITCHING
SP	Braxton Ashcraft _(1-2)

TEAM STATS

CIN 2ND NL CENTRAL

4.3 R 5.3

.220 AVG .254

44 HR 38

29 SB 29

4.59 ERA 3.83

.257 OAV .224

PIT 5TH NL CENTRAL

TEAM LEADERS

CIN

Elly De La Cruz

.277

AVG

.336

RBI

2.65

ERA

2.85

PIT

PREVIOUS GAMES

CIN


5/2	@PIT	L17-7
5/1	@PIT	L9-1
4/30	COL	W6-4
4/29	COL	L13-2
4/28	COL	W7-2

PIT


5/2	CIN	W17-7
5/1	CIN	W9-1
4/30	STL	L10-5
4/29	STL	L5-4
4/28	STL	L11-7

RUN LINE

The Pirates must win by 2 runs or more to cover the run line

+1.5

CIN

-1.5

PIT

TEAM TO WIN

A bet of $100 would win $201 total if the Reds win and a bet of $121 would win $221 total if the Pirates win

+101

CIN

-121

PIT

TOTAL

The combined final score of both teams is set at 7.5

-107

OVER 7.5

-112

UNDER 7.5

PLAYER NEWS

Matt McLain CIN #9 - 2B

McLain is not in the Reds' starting lineup against the Pirates on Saturday.

Nick Lodolo CIN #40 - P

The Reds transferred Lodolo's (finger) rehab assignment to Triple-A Louisville on Saturday.

Konnor Griffin PIT #6 - SS

Griffin went 4-for-5 with a walk, a double, a triple, a run scored and two runs in Saturday's 17-7 win over the Reds.

Carmen Mlodzinski PIT #50 - P

Mlodzinski (2-2) picked up the win in Saturday's 17-7 rout of the Reds, giving up five runs on eight hits and two walks over 5.2 innings. He struck out 10.