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Cincinnati Reds third baseman Todd Frazier puts the tag on Pittsburgh Pirates' Jose Tabata at third during the ninth inning on Sunday. Tabata was attempting to go from first to third on an errant pick-off throw by Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman. The Reds won 4-3. (AP photo / September 30, 2012)

7:18 p.m. EDT, September 30, 2012

Wandy Rodriguez allowed two runs in six innings for the Pirates, who beat the Reds on Saturday but could not win consecutive games for the first time since Sept. 4-5.

 

Rodriguez finished his season 5-4 with a 3.72 ERA in 13 games (12 starts) with Pittsburgh since being acquired in a July 24 trade with Houston.

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That also was the previous time the Pirates won a series, but things were looking good for fans at PNC Park on Fan Appreciation Day with Hanrahan taking the mound having converted his previous 16 save opportunities. Hanrahan had allowed four earned runs in 33 prior appearances at home this season.

 

“I’m not a home run hitter to begin with and I certainly wasn’t expecting to hit a home run off a guy like Joel Hanrahan,” Paul said. “I was just trying to get on base and he happened to throw me a fastball up in the zone.”

 

The Reds scored twice in the second inning on Votto’s ground-rule double and Todd Frazier’s groundout. Jones’ 26th home run, a two-run shot in the bottom half, tied it.

 

Cincinnati’s Sam LeCure and Sean Marshall (5-5) combined to pitch a scoreless eighth.

 

NOTES: Four minutes into the game, umpires stopped play for a 4-minute rain delay. ... Reds 2B Brandon Phillips was removed from the game in the sixth with tightness in his left leg that first flared up while running the bases in the third. SS Cozart replaced him in the lineup, with Valdez moving to second base. After the game, Phillips declared he would be fine. ...The Pirates recognized the 40-year anniversary of Roberto Clemente’s 3,000th hit during a pregame ceremony. ... The Reds and second-place St. Louis have split 12 games so far this season with St. Louis winning two of three played at Busch Stadium. ... Pittsburgh closes its season with three games against the Atlanta Braves, a team it has not played since April.