Austin Hays and TJ Friedl have three strokes to make a strong start from Nick Lodolo and take Cincinnati Reds to 7-1 victory against the host Pittsburgh pirates on Monday night.
Reds matched the top five-game win of the season and this season rose to 4-0 against pirates. Pittsburgh came fourth in a row and lost 17 of the last 21 matches.
Lodolo (4-4) made six strokes and kept the pirates without a score for the last five frames and allowed a run in four strokes while a walk and seven strokes.
The pirates saw that their aggressive problems were continuing because they were taken to four or less running for 24 consecutive games.
Pittsburgh made a quality start from Mitch Keller (1-6), which entered six strokes and five strokes (one was won) and five strokes on a walk.
An expensive shooting error by Shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa contributed to Cincinnati’s leadership against Keller in the sixth kick. Hays, which was driven in two rounds, was selected by two exits and came second in the wrong shot. Gavin Lux, who finished with two hit, watched a couple to score Hays and to highlight Reds 2-1.
Hays put Cincinnati on the top of the first when he climbed a two layers on the left wall to score the fast Elly de la Cruz, which reached a two -output.
Pittsburgh, Bryan Reynolds waiting for two exit and Joey Bart’s midfield walls when he first tied the game at the bottom of the 1-1.
De La Cruz, who made two strokes, made an insurance run with David Bednar, a relaxing of the pirates who threw Friedl in the eighth place. Later, he scored a goals in Hays.
Will Benson, the National League player of the National League on Monday, scored a pair of shots at the ninth and a three-stage rally by Matt McLin.
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