Pirates DISMANTLE Reds Again, Walk Into Record Books; Everyone Contributes

Photo provided by Matt Lynch PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates just put on an offensive clinic against the Cincinnati Reds. The Pirates tied an MLB record for the most consecutive walks in an inning, collected 19 hits and had every player in the starting lineup drive in at least one run in a 17-7 win at PNC Park on Saturday evening. Scoring Plays Top 1st, 2-0 CIN: Nathaniel Lowe plated a pair with a two-out double to left-center off Carmen Mlodzinski (2-2).

Center fielder Oneil Cruz appeared to call off left fielder Bryan Reynolds but was unable to track the ball down. Bottom 1st, 5-2 PIT: The Pirates (18-16) immediately responded with a five-run inning off Rhett Lowder (3-2) in the home half of the inning. Brandon Lowe singled home Cruz and scored on a Ryan O’Hearn double.

Marcell Ozuna roped an RBI double to left, Nick Gonzales brought home a run with a groundout to second and Konnor Griffin capped off the inning with a run-scoring double to left. Top 2nd, 5-3 PIT: Will Benson got a run back for the Reds (20-13) with a 414-foot solo home run to right field off Mlodzinski to lead off the inning. Bottom 2nd, 10-3 PIT: Lowder and Connor Phillips combined to walk SEVEN batters in a row, leading to four runs for the Pirates.

Henry Davis drove in a fifth run after beating out a double play ball, the third pitcher used by the Reds in the inning. Bottom 4th, 15-4 PIT: The Pirates posted their third five-run inning of the game. Cruz singled home Griffin after a leadoff triple and scored on a Reynolds double to right.