Noelvi Marte's ninth-inning seize preserves Reds playoff hopes

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The Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates met in every group's second-to-last common season sequence on Thursday.

The Reds entered the sport trailing the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs — two groups which have already clinched playoff berths — within the Nationwide League Central standings. The Pirates have lengthy been eradicated from postseason rivalry, however the Reds' playoff hopes stay alive.

A Reds' loss on Thursday might have been a devastating blow to the group's postseason hopes. Reds third baseman Noelvi Marte did his half to forestall that from occurring.

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Cincinnati Reds third baseman Noelvi Marte (16) leaps to rob a house run over the wall from Pittsburgh Pirates proper fielder Bryan Reynolds (10) within the ninth inning of a recreation between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Nice American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio on Sept. 25, 2025. (Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK by way of Imagn Photographs)

Pirates proper fielder Bryan Reynolds appeared to hit a game-tying house run within the ninth inning, however Marte hauled in a highlight-reel-worthy catch to report the sport's ultimate out.

Cincinnati was in jeopardy of a three-game sweep, however Marte's catch and his RBI single within the fifth inning helped the Reds keep away from that misfortune. Outfielder Gavin Lux drove within the Reds' second run later in that very same inning.

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The two-1 loss additionally marked the Pirates ninetieth defeat of the season.

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Noelvi Marte (16) catches the ultimate out of the ninth inning of the sport between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Nice American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Sept. 25, 2025. (Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK by way of Imagn Photographs)

"That was an important baseball sequence," Pirates supervisor Don Kelly stated. "Nicely performed on each side — the defensive effort, the pitching effort, offensively, discovering methods to return by. Bryan ought to've, might've tied that up, Marte pulls it again. ... That was a playoff environment, and I assumed we responded actually, rather well."

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Noelvi Marte (16) reacts with shortstop Elly De La Cruz (44) after the victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Nice American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio on Sept. 25, 2025. (Katie Stratman/Imagn Photographs)

Subsequent up, the Reds will meet the Brewers beginning on Friday for a three-game sequence. The Brewers' 96 wins symbolize essentially the most victories in MLB this season.