The Columbus Dispatch

Reds fall to Pirates in extras

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Pablo Reyes scored on Jackson Stephens’ wild pitch in the top of the 10th inning Sunday, rallying the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati.

The Reds finished 67-95, their fourth straight season with at least 90 losses — the second-worst stretch in franchise history. Their first item in the offseason is choosing a next manager.

Bryan Price was fired after a 3-15 start, and the Reds went 64-80 under interim manager Jim Riggleman. He’ll be interviewe­d Monday, and the Reds plan to pick a manager by the end of the month. Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin has told the team he isn’t interested at this time.

NATIONAL LEAGUE NEEDS 163 GAMES: The playoff-bound Colorado Rockies are headed to Los Angeles for a tiebreakin­g game to decide the NL West title after routing the Washington Nationals 12-0 behind Charlie Blackmon’s cycle. The Dodgers routed San Francisco 15-0 to send the season to Game 163. The one-game tiebreaker will be Monday at Dodger Stadium, and the loser goes to the Chicago Cubs or Milwaukee for Tuesday’s wild-card game. The Cubs, 10-5 winner over St. Louis, will host Milwaukee, 11-0 winners over Detroit, on Monday at Wrigley Field. ANGELS MANAGER SCIOSCIA STEPS DOWN: Mike Scioscia stepped down as manager of the Los Angeles Angels after 19 seasons. He finished with a 1,650-1,428 record and managed the 2002 World Serieswinn­ing club.

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