PITTSBURGH — It had been a long time coming for Bryan Reynolds.
The Pirates’ center fielder began the season with a bang, signing a two-year extension to eat up a pair of arbitration years. But on the field in April, he was hitting below his lofty, All-star standards, entering Friday’s game hitting .188 with a .577 OPS. Saturday, he finally got a good thing rolling.
The Pirates and San Diego Padres were all square after nine, needing extras to decide it. The Padres scored their automatic runner from second in the top of the 10th, and Pittsburgh swiftly answered. Third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes bounced a single up the middle to score outfielder Jake Marisnick, Pittsburgh’s own automatic runner. Then came Reynolds.