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Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates met in each team’s second-to-last regular seasonal series on Thursday.
The Reds went into the game after Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs – two teams that have already clucked playoff bunks – in the National League Central position. The pirates have long been removed from strife after the season, but Reds’ Playoff -Hope remains alive.
A Red’s loss on Thursday could have been a devastating blow to the team’s hope after the season. Red’s third Baseman Noelvi Marte did his part to prevent it from happening.
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Cincinnati Red’s third Baseman Noelvi Marte (16) jumps to run a home drive across the wall from Pittsburgh Pirates Right Fielder Bryan Reynolds (10) in the ninth lap of a game between Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates in Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio the 25th of September 2025. (Sam Greene / The Enquirer / USA Today Network via Imag images)
Pirates right Fielder Bryan Reynolds looked to hit a game-binding home drive in the ninth lap, but Marte pulled out a height-worthy catch to record the game’s last.
Cincinnati was in danger of a three-game sweeping, but Marte’s catch and his RBI singles in the fifth round helped the reds to avoid that accident. Outfielder Gavin Lux ran in Reds’ second race later in the same round.
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The 2-1 loss also marked Pirates 90. Defeat of the season.
Cincinnati Red’s third Baseman Noelvi Marte (16) captures the final out of the ninth lap of the game between Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates in Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on September 25, 2025. (Sam Greene / The Enquirer / USA Today Network via Imag images)
“It was a fantastic baseball series,” said Pirates Manager Don Kelly. “Well played on both sides – the defensive effort, pitching effort, offensively, finding ways to get through. Bryan should have, could have tied it up, Marte is pulling it back. … it was an endgame statmosphere and I thought we answered really, really well.”
Cincinnati Red’s Outfielder Noelvi Marte (16) responds with Shortstop Elly de la Cruz (44) after the victory over Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 25, 2025. (Katie Stratman/Imag photos)
Next, the red breweries that start on Friday meet for a three-game series. The brewers’ 96 wins represent most wins in MLB this season.
The pirates begin their last series in the regular season of 2025 Friday in Atlanta against Braves.
