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Pirates hushed in frustrating finale loss
- Updated: September 11, 2016
PITTSBURGH — The Pirates’ September slide continued Sunday afternoon with the Reds’ 8-0 win at PNC Park. Still mathematically alive in the National League Wild Card race, but fading fast with little time remaining, Pittsburgh has dropped 11 of its past 13 games.
At a time where the Bucs can afford few, if any, mistakes, they made plenty. Andrew McCutchen’s defensive miscues sparked a five-run second inning for the Reds. Granted two opportunities with the bases loaded against Cincinnati left-hander Brandon Finnegan, the Bucs whiffed away both of them. Finnegan pitched around five hits and five walks, striking out seven over five scoreless innings. Right-hander Ryan Vogelsong couldn’t pitch past the Pirates’ mistakes or a few of his own, surrendering six runs on seven hits and three walks in four innings.
Tyler Holt and Brandon Phillips led the Reds lineup with three hits apiece, and Cincinnati’s bullpen kept Pittsburgh off the …
