MLB Pittsburgh Grandal reverse walk-off home run Bae Ji-hwan absent

MLB Pittsburgh Grandal reverse walk-off home run Bae Ji-hwan absent

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The Pittsburgh Pirates smiled brightly with Yasmani Grandal's walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th.

Pittsburgh won a comeback victory 4-3 in a home game against the Cincinnati Reds in the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season held at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA on the 26th (Korean time).

Pittsburgh, leading 2-0, gave up 3 runs in the 7th inning and lost the game, but ended it with a single home run.

In the bottom of the ninth, with one out and a runner on first base, Grandal hit a high pitch out of the strike zone from Cincinnati closer Alexis Diaz that cleared the right-field fence.

Meanwhile, Pittsburgh's Bae Ji-hwan (25) was unable to play in 한국을 the game.

Ji-Hwan Bae, who was left out of the starting lineup, had no chance to be put in as a pinch runner, and while preparing to be a pinch hitter, he was unable to step on the ground as the game ended with Grandal's home run.

Former LG Twins' Casey Kelly (Cincinnati), who earned his first save since his debut with three perfect innings in his first MLB game in six years the day before, also watched the game from the bullpen without appearing on the mound.

Despite the win, Pittsburgh remains in last place in the National League Central Division with 62 wins and 68 losses.

In the wild card race, Pittsburgh is eight games behind the third-place National League wild card team, the Atlanta Braves (70-60).