Reds star Noelvi Marte robs Pirates' Bryan Reynolds of homer in spectacular, game-saving grab

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The Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates met in each team's second-to-last regular season series on Thursday. 

The Reds entered the game trailing the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs — two teams that have already clinched playoff berths — in the National League Central standings. The Pirates have long been eliminated from postseason contention, but the Reds' playoff hopes remain alive.

A Reds' loss on Thursday could have been a devastating blow to the team's postseason hopes. Reds third baseman Noelvi Marte did his part to prevent that from happening.

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Cincinnati Reds third baseman Noelvi Marte (16) leaps to rob a home run over the wall from Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Bryan Reynolds (10) in the ninth inning of a game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio on Sept. 25, 2025. (Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Pirates right fielder Bryan Reynolds appeared to hit a game-tying home run in the ninth inning, but Marte hauled in a highlight-reel-worthy catch to record the game's final out.

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

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The 2-1 loss also marked the Pirates 90th defeat of the