If not for PNC Park's intimate outfield that allows fans in left field, right-center and right a chance to interfere with balls in play, the Arizona Diamondbacks' Mark Reynolds might have hit four home runs in two days.

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Minor-league report

Monday's games

INDIANAPOLIS (31-34) was off.

ALTOONA (26-34) was off.

LYNCHBURG (26-38) won at Myrtle Beach, 5-3. LHP Danny Moskos (5-3, 4.55) allowed three runs, two earned, and eight hits -- including a home run -- in 5 1/3 innings. RHP Kevin Roberts (4.97) pitched a scoreless ninth for his fourth save. 2B Angel Gonzalez (.269) went 3 for 5 with a double. RF Jamie Romak (.287) went 1 for 2 with a double, a sacrifice fly and two walks. LF Jared Keel (.213) went 2 for 4 with a walk and a steal.

HICKORY (28-36) was off.

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His shot toward the top of the Clemente Wall in the second inning yesterday was caught by a fan leaning over the highest railing there, and first base umpire Rob Drake signaled a home run. But Pirates manager John Russell rushed onto the field succeeded in asking the umpires to confer, and crew chief Jeff Kellogg emerged after a short while to change it to a double.

It was Arizona manager Bob Melvin's turn to take the field, and he did not last long: Kellogg ejected him within a minute.

"The first base umpire is closest to the play, and my opinion was that he got it right," Melvin said. "I don't know why they overturned it."

"Fortunately, they got the call right," Russell said.

Reynolds did homer in the fourth, into the seats beyond right-center, but he hesitated as he rounded first base when he saw it ricochet off a fan's glove and back onto the field.

One might think it could sour him on the ballpark, but that was not the case. Instead, he joined a growing chorus seeking instant replay on possible home runs.

"To be that close to the game is good for the fans," Reynolds said. "I know when I was a kid, I liked to be as close as I could, and it was exciting to sit there. They are not going to change ballparks. The best thing to do is just throw a monitor down by the TV camera well and have the umpires take a quick look. It would take 30 seconds."

The young fan who caught the ball was not ejected but was issued a warning.

Limping Nationals next

The Pirates express nothing but respect for last-place Washington, particularly after having lost three of four May 1-4 at the new Nationals Park. But those Nationals and the ones coming to PNC Park tonight will have little in common.

Six key players, including five who were in their opening-day lineup, currently are on the disabled list. That includes the usual 3-4-5 hitters in the order -- Nick Johnson, Austin Kearns and Ryan Zimmerman -- as well as closer Chad Cordero and catchers Paul Lo Duca and Johnny Estrada.

No coincidence, the Nationals have lost eight of their past nine, including all four over the weekend to the rookie-laden San Francisco Giants.

Buried treasure

• Xavier Nady, as he predicted, was right back in right field after being rested two days because of inflammation near his left ankle. He went 1 for 4 and, more important, showed no obvious difficulty in running before coming out in the eighth inning.

• Second baseman Freddy Sanchez was rested and will return tonight. Center fielder Nate McLouth was to have the day off, too, but he entered as a late substitute.

• The Pirates signed their first three draft picks: 11th-round outfielder Dave Rubinstein of Appalachian State University, 35th-round left-handed starter Tyler Cox of Illinois State University, and 36th round outfielder Kyle Morgan of the University of San Francisco.

• The crowd of 20,967 for the game Saturday night was the ninth smallest on a Saturday since PNC Park opened, the second smallest for a Saturday in June.