Reds-Pirates game delayed by rain in Pittsburgh
The first-place Cincinnati Reds are in Pittsburgh to open a seven-game NL Central division road trip that finishes in Chicago.
PITTSBURGH – The start of the opener of the Cincinnati Reds ' weekend series against the division-rival Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh has been delayed by rain. The Pirates did not immediately have an estimated start time for the Friday, May 1, game and expected to re-evaluate the forecast at 7 p. m.
– 15 minutes after the originally scheduled start time. The Reds (20-11) enter the weekend in first place in the National League Central. The Pirates (16-16), who beat the Reds in a three-game game series a month ago in Cincinnati, open the weekend in last place.
It's the first game of a seven-game, two-city road trip that continues in Chicago with a four-game series against the Cubs. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Reds-Pirates game delayed by rain in Pittsburgh