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Bucs’ bats erupt in DH-matinee win over Reds
- Updated: September 17, 2016
CINCINNATI — Held silent for most of the month, the Pirates bats have come to life. The Pirates scored four runs in the first inning and cruised to a 10-4 win over the Reds, their third straight, in the first half of Saturday’s doubleheader at Great American Ball Park.
Pittsburgh stumbled out of the gate in September, going 3-10 while averaging only 3.38 runs per game. But the Bucs have scored 34 runs during their three-game winning streak, pulling back within a game of .500. Andrew McCutchen paced the Bucs with three RBIs. Sean Rodriguez provided the biggest hit of the day, crushing a two-run homer to center field in the third inning. Rodriguez’s career-high 15th homer came off his bat at 107 mph and traveled a Statcast-projected 404 feet. The Pirates have homered in five straight games, going deep 10 times during that stretch.
Returning to the rotation after skipping a start, Pirates rookie Jameson Taillon took advantage of the …
