Michael Chavis hit a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth to walk it off for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Friday night.
The Pirates trailed 4-3 going into the final frame but tied it on Kevin Newman's run-scoring double with one out. The Reds then intentionally walked Bryan Reynolds to put runners on first and second and brought in left-handed reliever Ross Detwiler to replace closer Joe Kunhel,
Detwiler hit Ben Gamel to load the bases and Chavis lined a single into short left field.
Gamel had three hits. Newman added two hits and two RBIs, and Greg Allen and Bligh Madris also had two hits.
The Reds took a 3-0 lead behind home runs from Nick Senzel and TJ Friedl but wound up losing for the eighth time in their last 10 games.
Kevin Newman when he scored on a wild pitch in the sixth and notched a sacrifice fly in the seventh before Gamel tied it with an RBI single. Cincinnati then pulled ahead 4-3 on Kyle Farmer's RBI single in the eighth.
Reds rookie Graham Ashcraft struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings while allowing three runs on nine hits and one walk.
Pittsburgh's Bryse Wilson gave up three runs and five hits in seven innings while striking out four and walking none.
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