Line score {{linescore After a scoreless first inning and a half, the Pirates secured the first runs of the game with home runs by
Marlon Byrd and
Russell Martin in the bottom of the 2nd inning. Martin's home run came after Reds starting pitcher
Johnny Cueto, having his name chanted mockingly by over 40,000 Pirates fans, dropped the baseball from the mound. Martin hit a home run on the next pitch. In the bottom of the third,
Pedro Alvarez hit a sacrifice-fly to
Shin-Soo Choo, which allowed
Andrew McCutchen to score. In the top of the fourth, with Choo and
Ryan Ludwick on base,
Jay Bruce hit a groundball single to Pirates left-fielder
Starling Marte, allowing Choo to score. In the bottom of the fourth, Marte and
Neil Walker scored off RBI hits by Walker and Byrd, respectively. In the bottom of the 7th inning,
Russell Martin hit another home run. The Reds could only further respond with a Choo home run off of
Tony Watson. The Pirates would maintain their lead and go on to win, with
Jason Grilli closing the game. ==References==