PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor Joe and Jack Suwinski hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning, Roansy Contreras took a shutout into the seventh and the Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 on Thursday night. Joe hit a three-run blast to center on a full count off Luke Weaver to open the scoring. Suwinski followed with a shot into the right-field stands for his fourth homer in four games to put the Pirates ahead 4-0. “We had a good plan as a team against Weaver,” Joe said. It was the 10th straight game in which a Pirates starter pitched at least six innings.

Source: The Star April 21, 2023 13:01 UTC