The Cincinnati Reds’ game against the Pittsburgh Pirates left the crowd tense and energetic on Sept. 22, as both teams had playoffs on the brain. Inevitably, the Reds lost two games in the series against the Pittsburgh Pirates before rallying to beat the Pirates 4-2 in their last regular home game of the season.

Keep scrolling for everything we saw during the Cincinnati Reds’ game on Sept. 22.

Photos by Jon Sepchinski [slideshow-1]

Fans during the seventh inning stretch | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Spencer Steer scores in the bottom of the fifth inning | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Endy Rodríguez homers to center in the top of the sixth inning | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Endy Rodríguez homers to center in the top of the sixth inning | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Pittsburgh Pirates watching on as the game starts | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Noelvi Marte strikes out in the bottom of the ninth inning to end the game | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Connor Joe grounds out to first and Joey Votto tags Joe out in the top of the third inning | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Ji-hwan Bae watching from the dugout in the first inning | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Jonathan India trying to beat out the throw at first in the bottom of the fifth inning | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Jonathan India reacting to TJ Friedl scoring in the bottom of the fifth inning | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Home run fireworks in the bottom of the sixth inning | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Ke’Bryan Hayes homers to right in the top of the fourth inning | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
TJ Friedl scores in the bottom of the fifth inning | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
TJ Friedl homers to center in the bottom of the sixth inning | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Fans singing Take Me Out to the Ballgame during the seventh inning stretch | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Fans cheer on the Reds | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Elly De La Cruz steals third in the bottom of the second inning | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Elly De La Cruz singles to center in the bottom of the second inning | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Elly De La Cruz scores in the bottom of the second inning | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Elly De La Cruz posing during the pre-game | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Elly De La Cruz steals second in the bottom of the second inning | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Henry Davis homers to left in the top of the fifth inning | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Fernando Cruz celebrates his strikeout in the top of the seventh inning | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Fernando Cruz celebrates his strikeout in the top of the eighth inning | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Andrew Abbott pitching in the first inning | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski
Andre Jackson strikes out Jonathan India in the bottom of the first inning | Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Sept. 22, 2023 Photo: Jon Sepchinski